Registration Open

KYASRO Orientation & Membership Meeting

*BE SURE TO VISIT THE SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT HOSPITALITY ROOM 

DARE MANDATORY TRAINING

WILL BE OFFERED BY DARE INSTRUCTORS.

Training topics will be announced at a later date.

Opening KEYNOTE Session with Paul Butler

Leadership for a Lifetime: How the Past Prepares Us for the Future
This motivational presentation will cover what it takes to be a good professional and highlight the power of being a good person. It will illustrate how to take individual talents and apply them to the group setting to make an unstoppable and productive team. There are common characteristics that respected people and effective leaders share - most of these traits are developed by the individual rather than through the position they hold. This presentation will cover some of these most important leadership traits, as well as how everyone can use the lessons of yesterday to overcome the challenges of today and capitalize on the opportunities of tomorrow.  

Hangout Space Activities 

All Law Enforcement officers are invited to attend KASA's opening session with Keynote Speaker Ruby Bridges

Through My Eyes
Ruby Bridges was the first African American Child to integrate an all-white public elementary school in the South in 1960. Six-year-old Ruby and her mother were escorted by four federal marshals to the school every day that year. She walked past crowds screaming vicious slurs at her. Undeterred, she later said she only became frightened when she saw a woman holding a black baby doll in a coffin.

She spent her first day in the principal's office due to the chaos created as angry white parents pulled their children from school. Her bravery paved the way for continued Civil Rights actions, and she shares her story in education forums across the nation. A lifelong activist for racial equality, Ruby is the author of her autobiography Through My Eyes and the children's book Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story.

President's Kentucky Cuisine Party

KASA President Bob Bennett  has planned an unforgettable after party for KASA 2021 attendees. Join us after the opening session where you will experience a tasting of Kentucky's finest food and drinks, while having fun and networking. This is an event you don't want to miss!

Hospitality Room Open 

Hangout Space Open

Breakfast Available 

Early Bird Session

So what can we do together? In today’s times, school safety is in the forefront of everyone’s mind. School safety is no longer just a law enforcement or school issue. It is now a state and national issue requiring teamwork and cooperation among the law enforcement community and school administrators like no other time in history. In this session, SRO’s and school administrators will focus on healthy relationships between administrators and law enforcement with school safety at the center of those relationships. Models will be highlighted and shared that have proven to be successful in education. 

Presenter: James Poynter, KYASRO President and KCSS Board Members

Keynote Speaker Stephen M. R. Covey 

Trust and Inspire, a New Way to Lead and Live!
The world has changed, our style of leadership has not. The traditional Command & Control approach to education found in many schools and districts is incapable of inspiring the level of commitment, innovation, collaboration, loyalty and performance needed to unleash the inherent power and potential within administrators, faculty, and each individual student.  The fact is many districts and classrooms are over-managed and under-led.  The antidote to Command & Control, simply put, is Trust & Inspire- a new way to lead and educate.  A Trust & Inspire leader models authentic behavior, with humility and courage. They’re not only trustworthy, they’re trusting, and inspire others to deliver on that trust. They inspire others to willingly give their hearts and minds, not just to the work, or the task at hand, but to contribute meaningfully to something that matters. People don’t want to be merely motivated; they want to be inspired. Contrary to what most people believe, inspiring others is a learnable skill. The 3 Stewardships of a Trust & Inspire School Leader provides a practical, actionable framework for unleashing the greatness inside of people and driving incredible performance.

Hangout Space Activities 

Education Session

This session will provide an overview of adolescent dating, sexual violence and how IPOs (Interpersonal Protective Orders) can be utilized in the protection of youth. Learn the red flags and dynamics of intimate partner violence, the impact of sexual assault on teen survivors, and who qualifies for an IPO and the implications of filing one.

Presenter: Denise Durbin, Executive Director, Office of Victim Advocacy, KY Office of the Attorney General

Leadership Luncheon for School-Based Safety Teams

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SRO Roundtable: Developing Effective School/Law Enforcement Partnerships

Dating Violence & IPOs

This session will provide an overview of adolescent dating, sexual violence and how IPOs (Interpersonal Protective Orders) can be utilized in the protection of youth. Learn the red flags and dynamics of intimate partner violence, the impact of sexual assault on teen survivors, and who qualifies for an IPO and the implications of filing one.
Presenter: Denise Durbin, Executive Director, Office of Victim Advocacy, KY Office of the Attorney General

Updates: School Safety & Resilience Act

SRO Survival 101

During this breakout session participants will be given an overview of the required School Resource Officer Training courses SRO I and SRO II objectives. The focus will be on objectives that center around Mental Health Awareness, Trauma Informed Practices, Threat Assessment, and Students with Special Needs. Updated information about discipline practices for students with special needs as identified by IDEA and Section 504 will be provided. Additional time will be given to trauma informed discipline practices and procedures and evidence based mental health interventions in a school setting. There will be a Q & A session at the end. 

Presenters: Meghan Martin, MTSS & Integrated School Mental Health Consultant; Kentucky Academic, Behavioral, and Social Emotional Response to Intervention (KY-ABRI); and University of Louisville Center for Instructional & Behavioral Research in Schools (CIBRS)