It is the policy of the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association Training Academy to underwrite continuing law enforcement education (CLEE) hours for contracted agencies only when such agencies comply with Missouri Sheriffs’ Association Training Academy and Missouri POST policies and procedures governing CLEE courses.

PROCEDURE

To obtain underwritten CLEE  hours for licensed peace officers, the following requirements must be met:

  1. Training must be pre-approved 30 days prior to the scheduled training. The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association Training Academy must receive the following in electronic format from the requesting agency/entity.
  2. Date, time, location of the proposed training.
  3. Instructor record(s) detailing qualifications to instruct the course.
    Note: A POST Generalist License DOES NOT qualify instructors to teach continuing education classes.

  4. Course title, scope, terminal learning objective and enabling learning objectives.
  5. Lesson plan for the course being taught.
  6. Source information for course.
    Note: Electronic copies of slideshows, videos, audios, used or listed in lesson plan must be listed and submitted online with the other documents.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To get a training program/course pre-approved, ALL information must be submitted electronically through the MSA website. The following information must be submitted in its entirety 30 days prior to any scheduled training. Requests submitted other than through the MSA website WILL NOT be considered.

REQUIRED INFORMATION

  1. Course/Provider Information
    This contains information on the agency/organization, attendance policy, the course evaluation plan, the total number of contact hours requested, and which core curricula area the training is requested to in.
  1. Instructor Record
    This form must be filled out for each instructor that will be teaching the course.
    Specific qualifications relating to the course to be taught must be identified in this record.
    A POST Generalist License DOES NOT qualify instructors to teach continuing education courses.
  1. Scope
    The scope describes the ideas and concepts that will be covered within a course curriculum. A well-defined scope helps ensure a clear understanding between the instructor and attendees about what the course aims to achieve and what will be delivered.
  1. Terminal Learning Objective (TLO)
    This describes what the participant will be able to do as a result of engaging in the learning experience. The TLO is the logical grouping of smaller Enabling Learning Objective sub-modules.
  1. Enabling Learning Objectives (ELO)
    These are used to identify the course objectives.
    Each objective must contain a task to be performed, the conditions under which the task is to be performed, and the standard to which the task is to be performed.
    Measurable objectives use terms such as list, define, identify, demonstrate. The terms, learn, know, discuss, or understand are not acceptable measurable terms.
  1. References/Sources Used
    These allow anyone to trace the sources of information used in the lesson.
    A lesson plan with references holds the values of thoroughness, credibility, and effectiveness.
  1. Lesson Plan
    This must be detailed enough to establish what is being taught and to illustrate that the enabling learning objective(s) are clearly met. A slideshow is NOT a lesson plan.
    It must provide sufficient detail to allow others with like experience and training to deliver the course with consistency.

INSTRUCTOR RECORD

POST Generalist or Specialists licenses DO NOT qualify anyone to teach CLEE courses. Teaching Basic Peace Officer Academy courses DOES NOT qualify anyone to teach CLEE courses. To qualify to teach CLEE courses, you must establish, IN SECIFIC DETAIL, what qualifies you to teach EACH INDIVIDUAL COURSE!

  1. DO NOT WRITE THIS: I am qualified to teach vehicle stops because I have more than 30 years of law enforcement experience.
  2. WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THIS: During my 30 plus years in law enforcement, I have made hundreds, if not thousands, of vehicle stops and assisted with many others. During these stops, I used and continue to use good vehicle positioning and approach tactics. I take steps to facility a safer environment for the occupants of the stopped vehicle and myself. I am aware of the importance of choosing an appropriate location for the stop as well as specific types of locations to avoid. I watch and mentor other officers as that make vehicle stops. I have the ability to impart and share information with others.
  3. DO NOT WRITE THIS: I am qualified to teach Inmate Supervision  because I have more than 15 years of experience working in jails and I am currently the Jail Administrator for Aceme County.
  4. WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THIS: During my 15 plus years working in jails, I have supervised hundreds, if not thousands, of inmates. I make sure their constitutional rights are respected and that their behavior is appropriate. I am well versed in getting them to and from court, medical appointments, recreational and visitation activities in a timely manner. As a Jail Administrator, I write, train, and oversee the enforcement of rules regulating the behavior of inmates and how staff is to go about appropriately supervising inmates.

SUBMITTED COMPLETED COURSES

  1. Upon completion of training ALL forms must be completed and submitted to Missouri Sheriffs’ Association Training Academy within TEN (10) working days.
  2. Submission MUST be through the submission link on the MSA website.
  3. Submissions other than through the website link WILL NOT be accepted.
  4. Writing on the documents must be legible, otherwise no credit will be issued.
  5. ALL paperwork MUST have the MSA assigned POST Number on it.