20th Annual National School Safety Conference
Attendee Registration Information
Early Discounted Registration-Prior to 4/1/24
- Attendee........................................................$550
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Multi-Attendee..........................................$500
more than 5 from same agency
Regular Registration-After 4/1/24
- Attendee.......................................................$650
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Multi-Attendee..........................................$600
More than 5 from same agency
Cancellation Fee: Any attendee or exhibitor cancellations prior to 4/1/24 will receive 50% of their registration fee. Cancellations after 4/1/24 will not receive a refund but allowed to substitute attendees without a fee. A $25 administrative fee is assessed to all cancellations.
Stronger Together: Uniting to make our schools safer
Discover the latest innovations and best practices in securing our schools and universities
Engage with educational leaders, and school safety professionals at our world class networking events and educational sessions
Succeed by implementing the information and techniques you bring back to your schools to improve their safety and preparedness
The 20th Annual 2024 National School Safety Conference featuring the 36th Annual DARE International Training Conference is the largest and most comprehensive conference focused on all aspects of school safety and security. Centered on national best practices and proven methods and programs, this conference brings together the most knowledgeable and internationally renowned keynote presenters into a single forum to provide the highest quality professional development possible in one conference. In addition to our unmatched keynote presenters, you will be able to take advantage of a choice of two complimentary pre-conference sessions as well as almost 50 breakout sessions by current professionals in the fields of education, law enforcement, and school safety.
Who Should Attend This Conference
School Administrators
Law Enforcement Executives
School Security Directors
Emergency Managers
School Safety Officers
School Resource Officers
DARE Officers
School Crisis Team Members
Educators
Community Leaders
Parents & Students
Industry Solution Providers
Keynote Presentations
On February 14th, 2018 a 19-year old opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Broward County, Florida killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. Since that dreadful day, there have been numerous investigations, TV reports and Trials into this horrific tradgedy. Those that lost loved ones, or had family members impacted by this, continue to demand answers to what went wrong, and what has been done to assure this would never happen again. In the summer and fall of 2023, just before the county began efforts to demolish the building when this happened, numerous community leaders, elected officials and school safety experts had the opportunity to tour the scene of this massacre. 5-years later, this final walk left a chilling impact on many that had walked this crime scene. This session will bring together some of those individuals who made the final walk and have them share the impact of that walk as well as opportunities to hear the lessons learned.
“Travelin” Davlin – Motivational Speaker, Author & Guinness World Record Holder
Over 25 years ago, Dave Davlin began bringing smiles to faces with a form of entertainment he developed as a young boy. From NBA and major college arenas across America to the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea — and even to the world-famous Branson Strip— “Travelin” Davlin has entertained people of every age and background. His amazing ability with basketballs even landed his name and picture in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records.
Success can be defined in its simplest form as making life better for someone else. Whether it comes in creating a better product, helping to relieve someone’s stress or pain, bringing someone laughter or joy or helping someone get more out of their life, success is always about serving.
This presentation is an hour of interaction, humor, audience participation mixed with a powerful message. It is a roller coaster ride of emotion that will find the audience engaged in hilarious laughter one moment and brought to tears the next. The audience will be challenged to make the most of every moment in order to develop themselves personally and professionally while creating value and making a difference in the lives of others.
Securing Our Schools: The steps every school must take to protect their students and staff
Lt. Sean Burke(ret), President School Safety Advocacy Council
Sean is a recently retired Lieutenant from an urban Police Department with 34 years of law enforcement experience, with over twenty-seven of those years directly related to school safety. He began his school safety career when he was the law enforcement officer assigned to a high school during an active shooter event where he placed the shooter in custody and recovered the firearm and ammunition without a student being injured. Sean holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services from Springfield College, a Master of Science in Administration of Criminal Justice from Western New England University and is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy-Session 239. He served as the first Director of Public Safety for the Lawrence Public School’s Police/Safety Department where he established all aspects of the department and managed all safety efforts, including the creation of their comprehensive school crisis plan and completion of a district wide assessment.
Sean Burke is considered one of the foremost experts in school safety and youth violent behavior. He has traveled extensively and spoken before police officers and school personnel from the United States, Europe, Japan, Iceland, Canada, and the Caribbean. Sean has authored numerous articles and research papers and been quoted as an expert source in media journals from across the nation. Sean continues to serve as an on-air expert for numerous media outlets including CBS National News and was honored to be chosen for the cover of Time Magazine’s Guns in America edition for his work in school safety
Planning for Your Extracurricular & Athletic Event Security and Emergency Management
Curtis Lavarello, Executive Director School Safety Advocacy Council
Curtis Lavarello served as a 25+ year law enforcement veteran in South Florida. During his tenure in Law Enforcement, Curt has held assignments in Patrol, Detective, Youth Investigations and as both a School Resource Officer (SRO) and SRO Supervisor. Curt sat on the committee that was responsible for developing the first SRO program in Broward County, Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) and was named South Florida’s law enforcement officer of the year in 1987. In 1994, Curt developed the first teen court program for the Palm Beach County School District in Florida. That program went on to be recognized nationally as one of the largest teen diversion programs in the nation. Curt was a Founder, Vice-president, President, and Executive Director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) from 1991 until 2005. In 2005, Curt founded the School Safety Advocacy Council, which has since become the largest organization focusing on school safety in the nation.
Curt has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada speaking about school violence, school-based police programs and school related mass shootings. He has been the focus of numerous articles and has been featured on ABC’s “Eye on Crime”, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Fox News “Dayside” and World News with Peter Jennings. Curt has also been featured as the guest on several National Talk Radio shows, including national public radio (NPR). Curt has authored numerous articles on the topic of school related shootings and school-based law enforcement and was responsible for developing the curriculum now in use to train school-based police officers throughout the United States and Canada.
Advanced SRO Certification
The National School Safety Conference will again offer the opportunity for School Resource Officers to receive their Advanced School Resource Officer Certification during the conference. The certification will not require you to attend a separate class but only to attend specific courses during the conference to receive your certification. There is no additional fee once you are registered and anyone wishing to receive their certification should mark the appropriate box on their online registration form.
Conference Host Hotel and Travel
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Discounted Conference Airline
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DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld
Discounted Conference Rate:
$169 per night
(Includes Resort Fee & Self Parking)
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