DOT Upcoming/Current Class

Drury Hotel, Columbus, Ohio (614-854-0216)
$1,000 Registration for Ohio Applicants
$1,500 Registration for Out of State Applicants

*Fee covers instruction and materials for the two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT), lunch each day except for the second Thursday (bring cash to eat at the elementary school), dinner on the second Thursday of training (the DOT Banquet for students only) and the graduation ceremony.

What is NOT covered:
Overnight rooming: reservations should be made with and paid to Drury Hotel by the law enforcement agency. The rate is $131 per night plus tax and includes breakfast. Dinner for the remaining eight evenings is on your own.

D.A.R.E. OFFICER TRAINING (DOT) INFORMATION:

The prospective D.A.R.E. Officer must successfully complete the 80-hour training to be eligible to teach the D.A.R.E. Program.  The DOT Training will include the following:

• DARE K-4
• Elementary Core
• Middle School
• High School
• RX/OTC, Community and other D.A.R.E. America Enhancement Lessons

To be eligible, a police officer must be a sworn full-time officer with two years uniformed street experience in their current department OR a sworn full-time officer with a total of two years uniformed street experience, who has successfully completed the current departments imposed probationary period. The officer must have no sustained disciplinary actions within the past three years or be involved in a current departmental investigation.  Part-time officers may be eligible with an approved waiver from the DARE Training Advisory Board.

The registration fee is $1,000 for Ohio applicants and $1,500 for out-of-state applicants. Overnight room accommodations are the responsibility of the law enforcement agency (reservation and cost). Please contact the Drury Inn and Suites Hotel directly and mention the DARE Officer Training session dates and special rate of $131 per night plus tax. Call-In reservations can be made by reserving online at www.druryhotels.com, then enter Group number of 10121926. Reservations may also be made by calling 1-800-325-0720 and refer to the Group number of 10121926

Tax-exempt paperwork, if you are exempt, needs to be provided to the hotel three days prior to check in. Lunch is provided for the duration of the 80-hour training (with the exception of the second Thursday at the school). Students will need dinner per diems for eight of the nine dinner meals.

The seven application requirements are the submission of the:

• A.R.E. Officer Training Application including D.A.R.E. Officer Requirement Checklist
• A.R.E. Officer Information Questionnaire
• Local Panel Interview Report with signatures (for Ohio only applicants)
• IntraState Agreement if out of state
• School District & Law Enforcement Agency Participation Agreement
• Letter of Endorsement from Chief/Sheriff
• OPOTA/State Law Enforcement Training Certificate

Upon acceptance into the D.A.R.E. Officer Training program (DOT), the Chief/Sheriff and the prospective D.A.R.E. Officer will be notified by email of the date, time, place, etc. of training. Attendance at all training classroom sessions and additional evening study time is required. The officer will spend the entire two weeks at the training facility (except for the weekend in between) as the training is quite intense and evening hours are required by all students.

The prospective D.A.R.E. Officer must successfully complete the 80-hour training (plus additional evening study time) to be eligible to teach the D.A.R.E. program. Please be careful of public announcements until after the Officer has graduated from the training.