2009 National School Safety Conference

The School Safety Advocacy Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice, for the 2009 National School Safety Conference. This conference will be held in Orlando, FL. July 27-31, 2009 at the Buena Vista Palace and Resort, an official Disney Resort Hotel. This annual partnership is aimed at providing cutting edge training in school safety and its newest technologies to law enforcement, school administration, school security or anyone that is responsible for school safety or emergency response.

In addition to the unprecedented educational opportunities the Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice will officially unveil A.S.T.R.O, an active school shooter virtual training tool. This will be the first time this training will be available and will be held in a state of the art computer laboratory set up solely for use by conference attendees. Conference attendees can also attend virtual training in Incident Commander, where they can respond virtually to an emergency management incident at a school. Conference attendees can also participate in School Safety Plan Generator where they will be able to build an emergency response plan for their actual school or district. Attendees can also train in a virtual School Vulnerability Program which can be customized to their school. All conference attendees will receive free copies of these programs to return to their departments or districts with for continued use. Please visit www.SCHOOLSAFETY911.com for conference updates and registration information or contact Michael O'Shea at michael.oshea@usdoj.gov