The Arkansas Center for School Safety (ACSS), a program of the Criminal Justice Institute, provides education, training, resources, and technical assistance to Arkansas educators and law enforcement professionals helping them create safe environments where kids can reach their full academic potential.
Through a partnership between the Criminal Justice Institute and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, ACSS offers a comprehensive catalog of basic and specialty school safety training courses are available to both law enforcement and school personnel, including administrators, teachers, staff, counselors, and school security officers. Training combines classroom instruction with hands-on, practical application across a wide range of school safety topics.
Course offerings include professional development for school resource officers and K-12 staff. Training includes but not limited to, safety and crisis planning, active shooter response, drugs on campus, behavioral threat assessment and management, site safety assessments and audits, and school safety coordinator training. All ACSS classes are free, so educators can earn professional development hours at no cost to themselves or their school. Beyond our scheduled course calendar, CJI also accepts requests from school districts that need a specific school safety course delivered in their area.
For more information about the Arkansas Center for School Safety, contact Diana Larkin at (501) 570-8098 or [email protected].
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