1. SRO Program & Performance
SRO Evaluations
SRO Assessments
SRO Program Evaluations
SRO Program Objectives analysis

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3. Working With…….. Police Agency School Students School Staff
School Board
Community

4. Plan ahead for successful working relationships…
As an SRO supervisor, who in the police community do you need to build relationships with?
Who in the school community?
Outside of the student body, who do you expect your SRO’s to build relationships with?
What are some problems you and the SRO’s might encounter?

5. Assessing Both Program & SRO Effectiveness
How
Why
Who
When
Where

6. What do you want to assess?
Individual SRO
SRO program
SRO materials/lessons
SRO projects
Crime statistics in each school
Or…..?

7. What have you done to measure or prove that your SRO Program is effective?!

8. If you are assessing an individual SRO, consider the following….
What does poor performance look like? How would it be documented?
What does good performance look like? How would it be documented?
What does great performance look like? How would it be documented?
If the SRO is competent in their position, how is this demonstrated?
If the SRO is incompetent in their position, how is this demonstrated?

9. One method of assessing individual SRO’s is have each SRO establish goals for the coming school year. Work with them to articulate clear, achievable, measurable goals which can be measured.

10. Use the SMART method for establishing goals: Specific - how much, who, by when Measurable - both quality and quantity Achievable - under what circumstances, what are the possible challenges Relevant - set goals in only the top 20% of job tasks Time Frame - a goal without a deadline is just a dream.

11. Many agencies rely on standardized employee appraisal forms which ask managers to rate employees in such areas as:
job knowledge
attitude
courtesy
perceptiveness
dependability
perseverance
ambition
attendance
productivity
works to increase knowledge and ability
uses effective instructional methods
performs appropriate non-instructional functions necessary to the total SRO role
intervenes with students in an effective manner

12. When setting up an employee appraisal interview, try to ensure the that:
you’ve set aside at least one hour on your day-timer
a suitable space has been reserved that is quiet and comfortable
nobody will interrupt the meeting in person or by phone
you have the individual’s personnel file at hand, including the most recent appraisal, all training they have received in the past year, notes on what goals they had set which are being discussed in this meeting, notes on their success in meeting those goals.

13. If you are assessing SRO’s actions/activities/abilities in the classroom, consider first:
have they been adequately trained to “teach”?
have they received instruction on how to manage difficult groups, individuals and questions in class?
can they appropriately modify their style and language to meet a range of students from grades one to twelve?
do they have proper and effective lesson plans?
do they have access to appropriate videos and films?

14. If you are assessing SRO’s actions/activities/abilities in the classroom, continued………..
are their lessons, handouts and videos approved by the school and district?
do they have proper and effective support materials to hand out to students?
how will you know if their message was received, understood and accepted by the students?
are they simply delivering information in the classroom, or is the goal of the lesson an expectation of a change in behaviors/attitudes on behalf of the students?

15. Five SMART Goals...
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time Frame