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How to Become a State of Mississippi CERTIFIED School Resource Officer

by MDE on November 1, 2022

Qualifications to becoming an SRO (According to the MDE School Safety Manual): 

  1. Must be a full-time certified Law Enforcement Officer for at least three (3) years prior to SRO assignment; and

  2. Must be at least 24 years old

Prerequisites to take prior to BASIC SRO TRAINING:

  1. FEMA Incident Command Courses- FREE ONLINE! Create a SID # and use the links 

    1. IS-100: IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System

    2. IS-200: IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

    3. IS-700: IS-700.B: Introduction to the National Incident Management System

    4. IS-800: IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction

  2. ALERRT Active Shooter Level 1 (Within Last 3 Years): MOHS Training Opportunities

    1. Or contact MOHS Training Coordinator Laura Fosselman to set up a training date. Email: lfosselman@dps.ms.gov or Cell: (601) 927-7783

SRO Certification Training: ** Officers MUST complete Certification within 2 Years of the appointment or assignment to the School District**

  1. Take a Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) sponsored SRO Basic Training; OR

  2. Take a National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Basic SRO Training AND an 8 Hour MDE Legal Course 

    1. You can find NASRO Basic SRO Courses taught all across the country by visiting their website: NASRO Training Courses 

** Submission: Once all the parts are completed from prerequisites to certification training, please send all the certificates to MDE School Safety Specialist Lauren Houston at lhouston@mdek12.org to fulfill your certification requirements and receive your state certification.**

Maintain SRO Certification:

  1. Officers MUST complete 40 hours of MDE approved in-service training per year

    1. Including two (2) firearm certifications per year