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The Ohio School Resource Officers Association (OSROA) believes that the presence of a properly trained School Resource Officer within a school provides a first line of defense against violence, fosters communication/partnerships between educators, law enforcement, students and parents, and ensures safer and more productive school communities in Ohio.

Get In Touch

Email: osroa@osroa.org
Phone: 1-614-761-3210
Address: 6277 Riverside DR., Suite 2N, Dublin OH 43017

Our Location

SRO & DARE Officer Conference

July 6-8, 2026
Kalahari Resort & Conference Center, Sandusky OH

The 2026 conference is filled with exciting educational sessions. Det. Michael Collazo, Nashville Covenant School Shooting, Gary Sigrist – School Bomb Threat Protocols for Schools: Response, Prevention and Investigation, Ennis Britton Co. LPA – School Legal Update, Tim & Tamia Woods – Do it for James – Dangers of sextortion, cyberbullying and online exploitation, FBI – Nihilistic Violent Extremism, and Lisa Pescara Kovach, PhD – Female School Shooters and 764 Network.

Target Audience: SROs and D.A.R.E. Officers, School Administrators, School Counselors and Psychologists, School Based Policing Supervisors, School Safety Supervisors, Juvenile Probation Officers, and Detectives.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Monday, July 6, 2026:
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conf. Check In
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. -Welcome\Opening
2:45– 5:15 p.m. -Sessions
5:15 – 6:15 p.m. – Dinner

Tuesday, July 7, 2026:
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. -Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. -Business Meeting
8:15 – 11:30 a.m. -Sessions
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch/Vendor Visit
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. -Sessions
4:45 p.m. -Dinner

Wednesday, July 8, 2026:
7:00– 8:00 a.m. -Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – Noon -Sessions
Noon – Adjourn/Lunch-to-go

Registration Information:

Thank you for your interest in attending our 2026 OSROA/DARE Conference. Unfortunately, registration for the 2026 Conference is closed. No further registration options are available due to contractual obligations with Kalahari Resort.

DARE Ohio 2026 Awards Dinner
Monday, July 6, 2026, from 6:30  pm – 8:00 pm

Please join us for the 2026 Awards Reception to recognize you and your fellow DARE Officers for your years of service to your community. DARE Ohio is taking this opportunity to honor DARE Officers who are actively instructing the DARE curriculum. 

Longevity Awards will be based on years of actively instructing the DARE curriculum in the classroom.  Awards will be given for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years. You must register and be present to receive an award.

Also being presented: DARE Officer of the Year Award; Sheriff James Karnes Law Enforcement Executive Award; Educator of the Year Award and recognitions to law enforcement agencies with DARE programs of 25 years.

There is a $10 fee for this reception.

Registration information will be emailed to DARE Officers. If you do not receive an email, please contact Monica Miller at monica.miller@oacp.org for registration information.

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