2026 Michigan School Safety Academy
Two-Day Event

Hosted by the Michigan State Police Office of School Safety

Who should attend: K-12 school administrators, school safety liaisons, mental health professionals, school nurses, and school resource officers.

Michigan School Safety Academy (Mi-SSA) 2026 Sessions

Registration and venue location:

• August 18-19, 2026  Bay College, Escanaba
• September 15-16, 2026  Kalamazoo County Area
• October 20-21, 2026  University of Michigan, Dearborn
• November 17-18, 2026  University of Michigan, Flint

Attendees will explore NEW CONTENT featuring a comprehensive series of school safety topics, including, but not limited to:

• Wellness and Suicide Prevention
• Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management
• Mental Health and Student Well-Being
• Emergency Operations Planning 
• State and Local Trends in Adolescent Substance Use
• School Safety and the Law Q&A Session

Learning Objectives:

1. Assess your school/school district safety needs.
2. Gain an understanding of key principles of school safety.
3. Determine actions needed to improve safety in your school/school district.

*State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH) and Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) credits available.

Prominent subject matter experts will engage and inspire, delivering valuable insights to enhance attendees’ knowledge and skills in school safety.  Don’t miss out on this no-cost opportunity to learn and grow together!

^{* The Michigan School Safety Academy is funded through a fiscal year 2023 appropriation to the School Safety and Mental Health Commission and provided to the Michigan State Police, Grants and Community Services Division, Office of School Safety.}

Process for Registration (NEW)

Registration will take place through an entirely new platform this year, so please pay close attention to the instructions provided.

New users to MiLogin for Business and MSP Professional Development Learning Center should allow up to three business days for account setup to be completed before registering for a course.

If you have any questions or issues with access to the MSP Professional Development Learning Center, please email MSP-PDLC-Support@Michigan.gov.

Registration Step 1:

Instructions on how to set up an account for MiLogin for Business and the MSP Professional Development Learning Center (PDLC) are provided in the link below.

> Full Instructions

Registration Step 2:

It can take up to 48 hours during normal business hours or 72 hours during weekends and holidays for your MSP PDLC request to be processed, so please plan accordingly.

For new users, once you have an account in MiLogin for Business with access to MSP PDLC, launch the application and wait at least 15 minutes. This waiting period only applies to the first time you launch the PDLC application.

Existing users may proceed to register for the 2026 Michigan School Safety Academy.

Registration Step 3:

New users to the PDLC must complete an account update titled “‘Customize Your PDLC Account Information.’” This task will appear in your transcript within 12 hours of your first PDLC login. After submitting the form, users will be able to register for the 2026 Michigan School Safety Academy within 24 hours.

The course number is SSA2026.

> How to Register for the Michigan School Safety Academy in 2026