Beginning January 28, the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) is holding a School for Police Supervision at the Southlake Police Department Training Facility, according to a ILEA press release.
More than 70 police sergeants from 32 police departments throughout the North Texas area are attending this school, with four police officers and one civilian from Southlake taking part. Graduation scheduled to take place on February 22 at ILEA headquarters in Plano.
Gregory Smith, M.A., director of ILEA said via press release the School of Police Supervision courses are taught by “current and retired law enforcement executives, educators and attorneys who specialize in law enforcement issues.”
“We focus on helping experienced and newly-promoted first-line supervisors and civilian managers to develop their leadership, communication and technical skills,” Smith said in a written statement. “In order to effectively navigate the rapidly changing and challenging law enforcement profession.”
Courses in the School of Police Supervision will cover topics such as leadership and supervisory accountability, motivation and counseling, community policing and procedural justice, according to the press release. Attendance can count towards undergraduate credits from Tarleton State University and attendees can earn 120 hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement credit.
Mac Tristan, who retired in November of 2018 after eight years as the Coppell Chief of Police, is an instructor for ILEA. He said the education provided by the school is “essential and benefits the entire police department.”
“Supervisors and command staff come back from the four-week school with new perspectives and skills to build trusting relationships and more effectively engage with their teams and their communities,” Tristan said in a written statement. “The school provides an important foundation.”