Registration is Open Safe Schools and Communities Conference June 10-11, 2025Great Crossing High School, Georgetown, KYHosted by the Kentucky Center for School Safety This two-day event is FREE OF CHARGE and is open to principals, law enforcement officers, school administrators, safe school coordinators, DPPs, and school personnel. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendance at this conference includes membership in the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers (KYASRO) and the Kentucky DARE Association for law enforcement participants. EILA...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety We have been receiving calls about how to school should react when and if ICE immigration agents should show up at one of your schools. KASA just sent this out. Wayne Young comes through once again for all of us. I wanted to be sure you all received it. Please see below. Immigration Information for KASA School Leaders With President Trump’s newest executive orders, school leaders...

From the Bureau of Justice Assistance Opportunity ID: O-BJA-2025-172340Fiscal Year: 2025Closing Date: April 3, 2025Posting Date: January 15, 2025Solicitation Type: CompetitiveGrants.gov Deadline: March 27, 2025, 11:59 pm EasternApplication JustGrants Deadline: April 3, 2025, 8:59 pm Eastern Download Description This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers,...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety We had a super successful conference last year. We had nearly 600 attendees. We can accommodate 700 max this year. Holding it at Great Crossings High School in Scott County was the perfect venue for such a conference. So mark your calendars for our COST FREE Conference. Registration will begin in March of 2025. (We only ask you to register with us so we can get...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety If you have recently hired a new SRO, we are offering transition assistance for them. This could greatly benefit a new SRO who hasn’t gone through the initial SRO 1 training. Transitioning from the “road” into a “school environment” is a major change. Working with one of KASROs mentors is something you might want to seriously consider. This is a cost free service provided by KCSS....