Cedar Springs — Stacie Voskuil, assistant superintendent of student services at Cedar Springs Public Schools, has been appointed to serve on the board of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) in the role of educator’s representative.
NASRO is a not-for-profit organization composed of school-based law enforcement officers, administrators and security personnel. The association trains school resource officers and educators alike, and promotes best practices in the world of school safety.
“We help inform and connect educators to school-safety topics and school resource officers, helping to build more consistent information across the board,” said Voskuil, who has been involved with NASRO for about a year.
Voskuil — who was nominated and appointed in October — will serve a two-year term as one of two educator’s representatives.
“My job is to help review training modules and make sure that they’re meeting the needs of both SROs and educators,” Voskuil said of her role, stressing the importance of bridging the gap between security and education.
NASRO’s philosophy centers around the notion that school-based security personnel should be trained in public safety education and informal counseling, not just law enforcement.
“Instead of just law and education … we need to connect the two,” Voskuil said. “De-siloing is absolutely part of the process, but also understanding best practice when it comes to school safety and making it less about law enforcement and more about (education).”
As an educator’s representative, Voskuil will work to develop, review and revise training modules, lead courses and attend conferences. She said she hopes to broaden the scope of trainings.
“To have little Cedar Springs in Michigan play a role in this national organization on school safety — it’s such an honor.”
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