SRO/SSE Training Academy Cont. Participant feedback is encouraged and collected after each session, and overall remains positive. This feedback is essential as it helps update and provide current, up-to-date information. 2024 feedback includes: • “My takeaway is the importance of establishing relationships, communications, and understanding your staff, students, climates, and cultures of each school within your district.” • “I understand a wide variety of issues that are going on in my school, and they helped to equip me with tools and skills to help the students in my building.” • “I now have a better knowledge of my role as an SRO. All those in the public school system should know about this course if they are involved with or around children in schools.” 2024 SRO/SSE Continuing Education Program The initial training provided in the SRO/SSE Training Academy is essential to help security officials begin to perform their duties well, but equally important is continued, regular professional growth opportunities. Existing school safety regulations require the following: “School resource officers and school security employees shall complete additional hours of training annually in content areas approved by the Center, including: 1. Updated legislative and regulatory changes affecting the work of school resource officers and school security employees; 2. Expanded training in existing content areas; MCSS developed continuing education in-service training through interactions with practitioners and available research. Topics for the course were discussed and decided upon based on the required regulations and current issues in school safety. These topics included: 1. Current Trends – identifying dangerous on-line trends in the school safety realm. 2. Pathways to Violence – assisting the SROs/SSEs in recognizing distressing signs and symptoms in students to help prevent violence. 3. Current Drug Trends in Maryland Schools – identify the current drugs being seen in and around Maryland schools. 4. Maryland School Law – updating the new laws and regulations involving schools in Maryland. 3. Any training identified or approved by the Center; or 4. Any other mandates under State, federal, or local law.” 1
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