nasro is a not-for-profit association founded in 1991 with a solid commitment to our nations youth. nasro is comprised of school-based law enforcement officers, school administrators and security professionals working as partners to protect students, faculty and staff and the school community. the school resource officer refers -- i cannot emphasize enough how critical it is for officers to be properly selected and properly trained to function in the school environment. this is always a factor in the success or failure of the sro program. sro programs are most effective when they're built with collaboration. you should always be a formal memorandum of understanding between law enforcement agency and the school district. the role of the as thoreau should be based on the triad concept of school-based police and. this encompasses the strategies of law enforcement, former counseling and education. a typical day for an sro may include traffic direction, problem solving with a student, or making a presentation on distracted driving to the classroom of high school students. relationship bu