Trainings and Supports
The Office of School Safety works in partnership with other Units and Initiatives in DESE to support a safe learning environment for all students. Trainings offered below are open to all educators, administrators, maintenance staff, transportation staff, and volunteers.
Upcoming Trainings
Registration is required for training sessions and managed through the escWorks system. Certificates of Attendance are available for these sessions when viewed live and participation can be verified through login and email address.
Click on the session title to view description information and to register through escWorks. If you do not have an escWorks account and are not eligible for one, you may email suzanne.jones@ade.arkansas.gov and ask to be registered; please specify the session name(s).
- Current Drug Trends: An Awareness for Educators – Presented by the US Drug Enforcement Agency – Little Rock Field Office
October 5, 2021 – Virtual – 11:00-12:00 – Register to receive Link – Will NOT be recorded - A Self-Imposed Prison Called Addiction – Presented by Arkansas Office of Drug Director
October 14, 2021 – Virtual – 11:30-12:30 – Register to receive Link – Will be recorded
Past Trainings (Recordings)
When possible, training sessions are recorded and posted below. DESE does not provide Professional Learning Credit for viewing of recorded sessions posted here. Please discuss options for credit with your administration or licensing agency or join us for an upcoming session listed above.
- Child Safety and Prevention Education: The Firefly Project (video) - Presented by the Morgan Nick Foundation
(pdf description and objectives) (feedback form) - Reporting Educational Neglect: What to Include (video) – Presented by ASP-Crimes Against Children
(pdf description and objectives) (Handout) - Teens and Risky Online Behaviors (video) – Presented by Morgan Nick Foundation
(pdf description and objectives) - Human Trafficking 101 (video) Presented by Partners Against Trafficking Humans
(pdf description and objectives) - Child Abuse Hotline: Beyond the Call (video) – Presented by ASP-Crimes Against Children
(pdf description and objectives) (PowerPoint) (Q&A Document from Training) - Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators (video) – Presented by the PLSB Unit at DESE
(pdf description and objectives) - In the Know with Foster Care (video) – Presented by CASA of the 20th Judicial District
(pdf description and objectives) (PowerPoint) (Additional Handouts from Presenters) - Addressing HIV in Youth: What Can I Do as an Educator? (video) - Presented by the Arkansas Department of Health
(pdf Description and Objectives) (Powerpoint) (Handouts) - Child Abuse Investigation: The Differential Response Unit (Video) – Presented by the Division of Child and Family Services
(pdf Description and Objectives) (Powerpoint)
Additional Supports for Training and Information
Arkansas Center for School Safety
National Center for School Safety
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TAC)
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
National Association of School Resource Officers
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Future of Privacy Forum – Youth and Education Privacy
National Association of School Psychologists
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention