The 10th National Conference:
Fostering Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

The NATIONAL CONFERENCE
and
Instructor Certification Workshops

Fostering Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

 A Comprehensive Conference on Developing Secondary School Career Programs with College and Employer Connections

Supported by:
International Foundation of Protection Officers
National Association of State Directors of Career and technical Education
National Sheriffs’ Association

And
State CTE Offices in Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas, New Jersey, District of Columbia and Texas

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Conference Purpose
The conference will present workshops and sessions in the areas of law, public safety, and security that cover the following topics:

·         Planning and developing new, or improving current, career academies and other career-oriented programs and learning communities

·         Methods for forming business partnerships and developing meaningful career program cultures and values

·         Examples of classroom-ready curricula, lesson plans, simulations, scenarios, and related program materials      

·         Integrating academic and career standards, knowledge, and skills                  

·         Updates on national initiatives in law, public safety, and security programs including the States’ Career Cluster Initiative and new certification programs,

·         Middle school models

·         Examples of specific career programs for law, law enforcement, corrections, fire and emergency services, and security                             

 

Conference Registration

There is one registration form for both the Conference and the workshops following the Conference. You do not have to register for the Conference to attend any of the workshops; however, there are discounts when attending the Conference and one or more of the workshops. The registration form may be obtained at by clicking registration form at the end of this page or by emailing a request to jnc11@msn.com.

Lodging

Special conference rates have been arranged at three hotels. The newly renovated University Hotel has set aside 80 rooms. This is the Hotel that is on campus and next to the Criminal Justice Center at 1610 Bobby K. Marks Drive. Rates there are $66.95 a night plus tax. These rooms will go fast so they should be reserved as soon as possible: Tel. # 936-291-2151, fax 936-294-2151 and website--http://www.shsuhotel.org/

Two other hotels are also offering excellent rates. The Holiday Inn Express located at 148 South I-45 in Huntsville has a rate of $85 plus tax. The hotel is quite well appointed with a refrigerator and microwave, coffee maker, free Wi-Fi in each room. The hotel has an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center, on-site guest laundry and complimentary deluxe Smart Start Breakfast. Tel# 936-295-4300 and fax 936-295-4306.

 

The Comfort Suites offers a $79.99 rate plus tax and is located at 631 I-45 South, Exit 114 in Huntsville. The hotel is an all suite hotel with breakfast included. It has an outdoor pool, business and fitness centers and a guest laundry facility. The Tel. # is 936-436-9600 and fax 936-436-9022.

 

There will be a free shuttle to take conference participants to the conference and return them to the Comfort Suites and Holiday Inn Express at set times for those not having cars or choosing not to use them. This is about a five minute drive to the Conference.

 

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Travel

 

For those flying to the Conference, we suggest checking flights into Houston, Bush International Airport. Huntsville is about 50 miles from the airport on Interstate 45, so an easy drive. We will have three pickups at different times at the airport for those not renting a car and requesting a pickup. We will let you know the times for the pickups when you receive your confirmation letter. There will be no charge for these services.  The other Houston airport is Hobby that some of you may find more convenient in terms of flights; however,  Hobby is on the southeast side of Dallas. We will also have a least three returns to Bush International on Wednesday afternoon, July 21.

 

Conference Themes

There will be more than 50 sessions offered during the conference. In order to present subjects of most interest to you, we have organized the sessions around several themes. Each session will be one-hour so that we can provide as much variety as possible. Each session will cover one or more of the following themes. 

Special Programs. These programs are outside the regular for-credit high school courses, or they are integrated with regular courses. Special programs make the law and public safety program unique and help create the sense of a learning community and an environment of mutual support. They may also be pre-high school programs that introduce students to public safety careers or post-high school programs that continue to support and educate students for public safety, law-related, and security careers.

Getting Started: Issues for Developing and Improving Career Programs. Career academies and other types of schools-within-schools normally have a core of faculty who work as a team and have the same students. The faculty and students work with a core group of partners that include colleges, public safety, security, and law organizations. Many of the sessions in this track will focus on developing the learning community and family-like culture.

The Role of Colleges, College Programs, and Other Postsecondary Options and Programs. The postsecondary relationship to secondary school career programs is often essential in creating academic rigor and obtaining community and parent support. This track will emphasize building the relationships between high schools and colleges, creating articulation and dual credit agreements, using scholarship programs, and developing innovative college programs.

Lesson Plans, Curriculum and Standards. This theme focuses on academic courses integrated with the career areas, such as English, the sciences, and social studies and vice versa. Sessions on forensics and physical education and fitness will also be offered. In addition, sessions will address the standards required to merit certificates in different career areas.

Law, Law Enforcement and Forensics Career Programs. This track will showcase models from around the country and include program design as well as curriculum. Sessions will cover how to combine law and law enforcement education, forensic science lessons and courses, integration with academic standards, and use of state law-related education programs.

Corrections, Security, and Fire and Emergency Services Career Programs. Interest in these career areas has been growing for a variety of reasons. Prison populations and the number of prisons continue to increase; security needs continue to grow due to September 11-related concerns and is an increasingly technology-based field. Fire and emergency services have become more critical to the homeland security strategies both nationally and locally. Models from various states, school districts, and colleges will be highlighted. Two half-day sessions will be offered: Corrections, and Fire and Emergency Services. 

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THE POST-CONFERENCE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION WORKSHOPS 

Law and Public Safety is a multifaceted curriculum that develops a realistic understanding of law and public safety careers using research and hands-on student projects. The material includes all five career cluster pathways and can be used as a foundation for an introductory course for the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security career cluster or integrated into more advanced courses. Those attending this course will receive the classroom set: 25 student texts (65 pages each) and a teaching guide on CD (sold separately at a cost of $295). The workshop will provide hands on experience using the materials with discussions on the many ways the materials can be used. The program can be taught as a one semester introductory course or it can be taught as a full year course with added speakers and visits to local public safety/law related organizations. The materials can also be incorporated into more advanced courses as much of it relies on problem-based, case studies.

Course cost with materials: __Standard registration: $395 per person   __Late registration: $445

If also registering for the conference: ___$345 per person   ___ Late registration: $395

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Instructor Certification Workshop: Integrating Information Technology into LPSCS Courses at the Secondary and Post-Secondary Levels: The materials for this course have been developed through a project funded by the National Science Foundation, managed by the Education Development Center in cooperation with the National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security.

There are two ITAC resources provided to each participant: a booklet containing IT in Action statements and problem-based scenarios for Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security (LPSCS). The IT in Action statements illustrate the many ways IT core applications are used in the different LPSCS careers and connect the learner to the real world of work. The scenarios integrate authentic LPSCS workplace job duties and tasks with the use of different IT core applications and provide a deep learning opportunity of different kinds of skills. As a skills building piece, each scenario contains information about the specifics of the work task, including what IT application will be utilized, a definition of the work task(s) to be performed, and the scope of the finished product. The IT components of the scenarios are aligned to the IT Across Careers Rubrics to Assess Basic IT User Skills. The IT in Action statements and scenarios for LPSCS were designed to be used with the ITAC IT Core Lesson Templates which contain all the lesson components and information related to the IT tasks of the lesson.

The second resource provided to each participant is an instructor guide that helps instructors make effective use of these materials. The course will help instructors develop a better understanding of how to use all the materials provided and how to access a website specifically designed to provide additional material and information to support the instructor and students.

Cost for Workshop ___Standard registration: $100 per person   ____ Late registration: $125

If also registering for the conference: ___$50 per person   ___ Late registration: $100

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Emergency Telecommunicator Instructor Certification (ETC-I) Course: For students of the Emergency Telecommunicator Course (above) to be eligible for certification as Emergency Telecommunicators by the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED), they must have been taught by an instructor certified by the NAED. Instructor-candidates must successfully complete the Emergency Telecommunicator Instructor (ETC-I) Course. NAED-certified ETC Instructors maintain their certification through meeting minimum teaching requirements and recertification exercise requirements.

Benefits to ETC-I certification include:

• Improvement of personal training skills and abilities through the ETC-I course
• Familiarity with ETC Course content
• Insight into how to incorporate local policies and procedures
• Familiarity with National Academies of Emergency Dispatch processes, ethics, and values
• Certification of your students through the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch
• ETC-I certificate and pocket card
• Subscription to the Journal of Emergency Dispatch
• Member discounts at NAED’s annual Navigator conference

The ETC-I course includes all of the materials necessary to teach the ETC Course and certify your students, including:

• ETC Course Manual (student manual)
• ETC Instructor Manual
• ETC Instructor Toolkit (CD-ROM) with Complete PowerPoint presentations for each chapter/topic, Instructor notes, Audio media, and Video media

Cost for Workshop: ___Standard registration: $475 per person   ____ Late registration: $525

If also registering for the conference: ___$425 per person   ___ Late registration: $475 

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Certified Protection Officer (CPO) Instructor Certification Program: We have designed the CPO Instructor Certification Workshop for those who want to provide their students with 1) an opportunity to become Certified Protection Officers and/or 2) be introduced to the field of security as part of a law enforcement or general public safety career program. This certification is awarded by the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO). Once students have passed the assessment which is tied to the standards in the Security Pathway of the LPSCS Career Cluster, they receive their CPO certification. This certification is used internationally and recognized by the security industry to identify those in security positions for advancement and increased pay.  To be eligible to teach the certification course and use the full set of lesson plans based on the Protection Officer Manual instructors must complete two phases of the instructor certification process. First the instructor must complete and pass the CPO exam. Second, the instructor attends and completes the certification workshop.

Cost of workshop including manual, CPO assessment and certification, lesson plan and membership in the CPO Instructor Network: ___Standard registration: $350 per person   ____ Late registration: $425

If also registering for the conference: ___$300 per person   ___ Late registration: $375

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Fire Service Communications, 1^st Edition: Become an APCO Fire Service Communications Instructor by attending APCO Institute's Fire Service Communications, 1^st Edition course.  This dynamic course covers the terms, techniques and protocols required for excellence in fire service call taking and dispatch.

The topics covered in the course include:

	·        Overview of firefighting and the fire service
	·        Fire service apparatus, equipment and terminology
	·        Fire service communications systems
	·        Fire service call processing
	·        Fire service dispatch procedures
	·        Handling fire service incidents (comprehensive call guides for fire related, rescue related, technical rescue and search & rescue incidents)
	·        The National Incident Management System and Incident Command System (in-depth training meeting IS-100 and IS-700 training requirements)
	·        Understanding and handling HAZMAT incidents
	·        Understanding and handling terrorism incidents

The course manual contains numerous photographs and illustrations to bring the course material to life and serves as an excellent reference source once back on the job.

Instructional media and exercises used throughout the course reinforce the knowledge attained in lecture and demonstration.

Prerequisites: Participants should have already completed basic telecommunicator training/experience in the public safety field. A current national or state issued teaching certificate is required to become an APCO Instructor. Cost: $537 This exceptional package for conference attendees includes: ·        Fire Service Communications, 1st Edition (3 Day Course) ·        APCO Fire Service Communications, 1st Edition Instructor Certification ·        Comprehensive Instructor Guide Package: ·        Detailed lesson plans ·        PowerPoint Presentation ·        Games & Puzzles ·        Drill & Practice exercises ·        Role-play Exercises/Training tips/Guidelines ·        Certification Fees ·        APCO International Membership (1 yr) - APCO International is the world's largest organization dedicated to public safety communications. We have been around since 1935 - far longer than any other public safety communications association. More than 15,000 members rely on APCO for their professional needs - from examining standards and issues to providing education, products and services.

To receive an application for this course, you must contact APCO at 386-322-2500

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SPEAKER form for this conference.

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