2026 KSJOA Conference Training Report:

Monday
Course Title: Move Your Team from Dream to Do
Course Synopsis: Best practices and techniques for team building and collaboration.
Course Start Date: 07/20/2026
Course End Date: 07/20/2026
Course Location: Manhattan, KS
Course Instruction Name: Kent Julian
Organization Instructor affiliation: Kent Julian, LLC
Course Sponsor: Kansas Juvenile Officers Association
Course Coordinator: Ken Winter
3.5 hours

Shots Fired: Officer Wellness and Resiliency
Officer involved shooting debriefs and lessons learned about taking care of officers using peer support and other resources.
Michael Martinez
San Diego CA PD
4.0 hours

Tuesday
Finding the Leader in You
Strategies for becoming a leader and better communicator in your organization.
Oakland McCulloch
Oakland McCulloch, LLC
4.0 hours

Enhanced School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model
Best practices and resources available for using the threat assessment model in the school setting.
Ed Oslica
United States Secret Service
1.0 hours

Preventing Targeted Violence in Schools
Best practices and resources available from the FBI to prevent targeted violence in schools.
Jake Foiles
FBI
3.0 hours

Wednesday
Kansas Juvenile Law Updates
Case law, juvenile, and child in need of care statute and legal updates including search and seizure in the school setting.
Don Hymer
Johnson County KS District Attorney's Office
xxx hours

Emerging Fentanyl Trends and Administering Narcan
Current trends on the use of fentanyl and administering Narcan to those under the influence of opioids.
Micky Rantz
KBI
xxx hours

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for Schools
Best practices and techniques for reducing crime through environmental design of school buildings.
Matt Liston
Derby KS Public Schools
xxx hours

Thursday
Stepping Up Kansas - Juvenile Mental Health
Audra Goldsmith
The Council of State Government
xx hours

D.A.R.E. Curriculum Update
D.A.R.E. curreiculum and instruction updates from the national organization.
Randy Combs
Kansas Attorney General's Office
xx hour

Kansas Juvenile Officers Association General Membership Meeting and Updates
Organizational updates and presentation of programs and resources available for juveniles and students throughout the state.
Philip Lofflin
Kansas Juvenile Officers Association
xx hour

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Registration is now open for the 2026 KSJOA Annual Training Conference!
The KSJOA Annual Training Conference will be in Manhattan, KS on July 20-23, 2026 at the Manhattan Conference Center/Hilton Garden Inn.

Register here:     https://ksjoa.org/event-6577727.

For more information about Manhattan, visit the Convention and Visitors Information at https://www.manhattancvb.org/.

The 2026 KSJOA award nominations are now open.  The deadline to submit a nomination is June 1, 2026.
D.A.R.E. Essay of the Year nomination form
D.A.R.E. Officer/School Resource Officer/School Educator/LE Administrator of the Year nomination form