Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Oregon School Resource Officers
Association?
A: The Oregon School Resource Officers Association (OSROA) began in 2003 as
an organization dedicated to the safety and education of students,
faculty, staff and guests of schools and school districts in Oregon.
OSROA is a member-supported, professional 501 (c)(3) organization. All donations, purchases and conference fees are tax deductible.
Q: How can I become a member of OSROA?
A: Membership is attained by submitting an application for membership, along
with a check or money order for annual dues, or by attending an OSROA
annual conference. Conference attendees receive a complimentary
membership for the calendar year of the conference. Membership
applications are available upon request by contacting us by phone,
e-mail or by clicking the
Application
link to the left of the page.
Q: What
services can OSROA provide to my school or school district?
A: OSROA is comprised of law enforcement officers and educators who work
specifically within the school community to provide a safer, healthier
environment for students and staff to learn and work. OSROA's
extensive network allows us to put you in contact with one of our
members in your local area that can assist you with security site
surveys, training programs, educational opportunities for staff and
students or other needs specific to your school and/or community.
In addition, you can also attend our Annual Conference,
where there will be classes designed to help keep our children and schools as safe as possible.
To register for the Annual Conference, please click the Conference link to the left. On our Conference page, you can also
download the 2010 OSROA Conference brochure.
Q: How can
I contact my local School Resource Officer (SRO)?
A: By visiting our Message Board Forum, you can have instant access to
your local SROs. The message board is divided into five regions,
with each region covering a number of counties in the state of Oregon.
Just click on the region that you live in (counties are listed below the
region title), post a message and an SRO in your area will contact you
as soon as possible. There is also a "live chat" feature at the
bottom of the main page that will allow you to contact any SRO who
happens to be online at the time.
Q: How can
I contact my local school officials through OSROA?
A: Our message board, mentioned above, has a School District forum which
allows you to post a message for school officials in any school district
in Oregon. If you would like to have a
school official contact you, or you would like to discuss school related
issues with schools officials from any school district, simply post a
message in the School District forum.