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SRO1: Promoting a Safe and Supportive School Climate

  • Free
  • Administration, Classroom Management, Leadership, School Safety, Social Emotional Learning
  • 2hrs
  • Self-Paced
  • Credit Type: No SCECHs
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At this time, this course is for approved participants only

Safe and supportive school environments help to promote student learning. Establishing a positive school climate is an evidence-based prevention approach to ensuring school safety and reducing student academic and behavioral problems. Designed for School Resource Officers, this course explores what a safe and supportive school environment looks like, offers strategies for reducing school violence, and suggests methods for promoting and measuring safety and supportiveness at your school. This course is the first in a six-part series titled MSP Training in School Safety and Mental Health for School Resource Officers.

In this course, you will:
  • Analyze school safety personnel’s role in ensuring a positive school climate.
  • Describe the connection between school climate, school safety, and preventing school violence.
  • Examine a school’s climate for the purpose of school improvement and accountability.

Who should take this course?

Administrator
Community
School Resource Officer
Support Staff

What grade level(s) does this course apply to?

Early Childhood
High School
Lower Elementary
Middle School
Post-Secondary
Upper Elementary

Course Partner

  • Michigan State Police Office of School Safety

Course Vendor

Michigan State University

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Limited Course Capacity

We’re sorry to inform you that we have reached capacity for several of our Semester 1 and Trimester 1 courses. You’ll notice when attempting to enroll students in our Student Learning Portal that some courses are unavailable. While we are no longer accepting new enrollments for these courses at this time, many courses continue to remain open for enrollment.

With many students across the state 100% remote, demand for our online courses is greater than ever before. Because every course we offer is taught by a Michigan-certified teacher, this high volume of enrollments has created capacity issues for our teachers who provide each and every student with individual feedback.

While the Michigan Virtual team anticipated and planned for significant increases in student enrollments this Fall, the increased demand we’ve experienced has been unprecedented. As a result, we are taking steps to hire even more part-and full-time teachers to support larger numbers of student enrollments for Semester 2 as well as for Trimester 2 and 3. 

For schools that still need online learning options this year, please fill out the form at the bottom of our virtual pathways page to meet with someone to discuss other solutions. While some of our teacher-led courses are full, we may still have the capacity to help you in upcoming terms or can discuss timing to implement a whole-school or collaborative program in which local teachers from your school/district use our online course content to teach students. We also have free course content and resources available for you to use.

We know this is an incredibly stressful time for all, and we’re sorry if the courses you’re looking for are unavailable. We never want to turn away a student who wants to learn from us. Our top concern, however, is student success, and we have a policy to not take on additional enrollments if we cannot guarantee that all students will have a quality online learning experience. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the unusually high volume of enrollments we are receiving.