SROs, Safety Directors, Superintendents, Principals, Social Workers and any other School Safety Personnel... Join the Illinois School Resource Officers Association this summer for 3 days of excellent training!
Link for online conference attendee registration HERE
Current Attendance Numbers: 240 Registered / 60 Seats Available
The registration fee for the 3-day conference is $240. This fee includes all training materials, several meals, and a 1-year ILSROA membership.
*We also offer a 1-Day Pass for June 19th for School Admin and School District Personnel for $100. This fee includes all training for June 19th and lunch.
We accept online payment or a check mailed to ILSROA. Either way, register online with the link above.
Hotel is NOT included in the registration fee. (See Host Hotel Details below.)
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Hotels
Hotel room is not included in your registration fee.
Book your hotel room ASAP, these discounted room blocks will sell out.
See overflow Hotel below
Bloomington-Normal Marriott (Host Hotel)
- Discount Room Block SOLD OUT -
A few rooms still available at the regular rack rate, $225 / night at link below:
Includes parking & WIFI
Hyatt Place Uptown Normal (2nd Host Hotel)
- Discount Room Block SOLD OUT -
A few rooms still available at the regular rack rate, $180 / night at link below:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/illinois/hyatt-place-bloomington-normal/piazn#quickbook
Includes parking, WIFI, and daily continental breakfast
Overflow Hotels: (Rooms available)
Hampton Inn Bloomington-Normal
(2 miles from Conference Hall) $139/night Discount Room Block:
https://group.hamptoninn.com/
Includes breakfast & parking
Contact us if this block is full, we will add more - [email protected]
Chateau Hotel Bloomington
(2.2 miles from Conference Hall) $89/night Discount Room Block
Call Hotel to book, mention the "SRO Conference" to get the discount rate
Includes breakfast & parking
Reservations: 309-662-2020
VENDORS / SPONSORSHIP:
SOLD OUT - Thank you Sponsors!!
We are currently seeking School Safety related vendors / sponsors for the 2024 Conference. For more information and to officially join us as a sponsor, follow the link below:
Questions or special request, contact the Board President: [email protected]
2024 Conference Agenda:
2024 Conference ILETSB Mandate Hours:
| Dark Nights of the Soul: When Terror Hits Home | Crisis Intervention 1 hour
Officer Wellness Mental Health 1 hour Procedural Justice 1 hour SRO Active Threat Response 3 hours |
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| Expert Panel | Legal Updates .5 hour
Procedural Justice .5 hour SRO Active Threat Response 1 hour SRO Juvenile Law 1 hour |
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| I Was Almost a School Shooter | Crisis Intervention 1 hour
Procedural Justice 1 hour SRO Active Threat Response 2 hours SRO Officer & Youth Interaction 2 hours |
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| The SRO: Tactical Mindset and Active Shooter Readiness | SRO Active Threat Response 3 hours | |
| The Night Before: An Experiential Training for SRO’s | Crisis Intervention .5 hours
Cultural Competency .5 hours Officer Wellness and Mental Health .5 hours SRO Officer & Youth Interaction 1.5 hours |
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| Responding to Sextortion Related Offenses Against Children | Human Rights .5 hours
Procedural Justice .5 hours Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect .5 hours Lead Homicide 1.5 hours |
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| School Law: The Basics | SRO School Law 1.5 hours
Juvenile Law 1.5 hours |
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| A Debriefing of the 2018 Dixon High School Shooting | Crisis Intervention .5 hours
Procedural Justice .5 hours De-escalation Techniques . 5 hours SRO Active Threat Response 1 hour SRO Officer & Youth Interaction .5 hours |
Hours towards SRO Re-Certification:
Active Threat Response: 10 hours
Youth & Officer Interaction: 4 hours
Juvenile Law: 2.5 hours
Beginning in January of 2021, any law enforcement officer serving as a School Resource Officer (SRO) pursuant to an agreement between a school district and a law enforcement agency, must be certified as having completed the necessary course of instruction. This certificate may be obtained by completing the Board’s new course (the ILETSB SRO Course) created especially for new SROs or by obtaining a waiver based on previously completed coursework.
If you are a chief or sheriff seeking to enroll your officer into the SRO program, please click here to download the SRO Application/Waiver Form. This form will allow you to enter all pertinent information regarding your SRO officer. If your officer has completed courses in the required fields, you may request a waiver using this form as well.
f you are looking to recertify your current SRO please complete this form.
To learn more about the Board’s SRO course, click here.
If you are an officer with some previous experience or coursework related to SRO topics, please click here to learn more the Board’s waiver process.
If you are a school administrator seeking to learn more about the Board’s SRO program, click here.
For any questions please review the FAQ's or email [email protected].
SRO Recertification:
