Welcome to: The First 30 Days - SRO and School Administrators

The First 30 Days of the School Year 1. Review the agency/school district agreement. 1. Review the agency/school district agreement.  - sample contract on NASRO’s website  - what are the hours, job duties, etc?  - officer procedural issues  - Overtime, flex schedule, off duty, etc.

The First 30 Days of the School Year Meeting with the building administration: Meeting with the building administration: 1. Expectations 1. Expectations 2. Review contract, discuss details 2. Review contract, discuss details 3. Communication lines 3. Communication lines 4. School/law overlap 4. School/law overlap 5. Assisting with students 5. Assisting with students

Strategies for immersing yourself into the school community Attend the enrollment or fee payment sessions. Attend the enrollment or fee payment sessions. Introduce yourself and participate in new student orientation programs. Introduce yourself and participate in new student orientation programs. Attend the back to school teacher in-service days, participate when possible. Attend the back to school teacher in-service days, participate when possible. Attend and participate in beginning of the year assemblies and programs. Attend and participate in beginning of the year assemblies and programs.

Strategies for immersing yourself into the school community Meet weekly with the building administration. Meet weekly with the building administration. Attend monthly faculty meetings and present whenever possible. Attend monthly faculty meetings and present whenever possible. Help plan, critique, and implement the building crisis plan. Help plan, critique, and implement the building crisis plan. Update the faculty, via , about safety issues in the building and community. Update the faculty, via , about safety issues in the building and community.

Strategies for immersing yourself into the school community Attend dances, football games, and other major school functions. Attend dances, football games, and other major school functions. Visit all first year student classrooms (9 th or 10 th grade in HS or 6 th or 7 th grade in MS or JRHS). Visit all first year student classrooms (9 th or 10 th grade in HS or 6 th or 7 th grade in MS or JRHS). Write articles for the school newsletter to communicate with the entire community. Write articles for the school newsletter to communicate with the entire community. Attend back to school night. Attend back to school night.

Strategies for immersing yourself into the school community Attend a PTA/PTO meeting Attend a PTA/PTO meeting Offer class time/presentations to the faculty Offer class time/presentations to the faculty Ask an administrator to watch one of your classroom presentations. Ask an administrator to watch one of your classroom presentations. Put your stamp on one program and do it well (anti- drug, safe driving, alcohol awareness, anti-bullying, etc.) Put your stamp on one program and do it well (anti- drug, safe driving, alcohol awareness, anti-bullying, etc.)

Strategies for immersing yourself into the school community. Be the most visible person in your building (lunchroom, hallways, parking lot, stairwells, classrooms, commons, etc.) Be the most visible person in your building (lunchroom, hallways, parking lot, stairwells, classrooms, commons, etc.) Meet regularly with other SRO’s. Meet regularly with other SRO’s. Continue to grow professionally through seminars, conferences, conventions, professional reading, and research. Continue to grow professionally through seminars, conferences, conventions, professional reading, and research.

References McMullun, Jim Principal, Frontier Trail Junior High School- Olathe, Kansas McMullun, Jim Principal, Frontier Trail Junior High School- Olathe, Kansas