BIO:
Tasha Stacy is an Adult Program Coordinator for MNTC. She’s responsible for creating and executing classes and services that directly support adults in the areas of Law Enforcement/CLEET, Basic Police Officer Certification (BPOC), Private Security Phase 1-4, Cyber Security, CDL, Bus Driver and Motorcycle endorsements, and The Well and Veterans Foundation.
1 – What is your chief goal as an Adult Program Coordinator?
At Moore Norman Technology Center our Mission is Preparing for success, changing lives, building better tomorrows, and I am excited to be a part of the MNTC Team and serve our community.
2) The Basic Peace Officer Certification is now training its third academy; what have been some of the highlights?
The third academy has just started and so far, the biggest highlight is the youth of this group. The average age is just over 25.5 years old, which is a statement that younger people are getting into law enforcement. The other is the diversity of agencies and the number of officers represented by them. To have 5 different agencies represented makes us confident that we are earning the trust of these agencies to provide excellent training to their officers.
3) Since the first BPOC in 2020, what are some of the enhancements made to programming?
The two biggest enhancement are moving into the renovated building and being able to use the new improved technology to enhance the learning experience for the students. We also have obtained more fitness equipment so we can continue to challenge the students to improve their physical performance and develop stress inoculation.
4) How does it feel knowing that the first two BPOC academies have had a 100% placement rate for graduates?
It is awesome that we have had 100% placement from the first two academies, this is the goal for each class and getting them employed starts during the academy, providing them with employment opportunities and helping them to test for those positions.
5) What additional law enforcement courses are you all looking at offering in the future?
There have been requests from agencies to provide more de-escalation training, RITE (racial intelligence training and engagement), CIT (crisis intervention training), and more scenario-based training. We are reaching out to those specialty training groups to help us incorporate this training for the this and future academies.
6) Why are BPOC classes currently limited to a small class size, with a maximum of 20 students?
The small size allows for a strict instructor-to-student ratio that provides focused and custom instruction. This ensures that all students are receiving the information and can equally apply it in a law enforcement setting. It also allows us to produce an excellent product that gives any agency a student may work for an advanced starting point for their beginning field training.
7) Students come from various law enforcement settings, urban, rural, and now tribal; why is this variety important/beneficial?
“By training agencies from different jurisdictions, it builds continuity of training. We are able to provide information that works universally while still customizing training to the specific jurisdiction they may be working. Students not yet working at an agency get an opportunity to interact with these officers and ask them questions about their agency. This gives them the ability to make a decision that’s best for them, moving forward in a law enforcement career.
How effective is MNTC’s BPOC training?
“We are pleased with the caliber of professionals we have received from Moore Norman Technology Center’s BPOC training. New officers receive more instruction and have more skills in BPOC than standard academies like basic patrol rifle, OC certification, and taser instruction; it saves our department both time and money. We are believers in the product and love the culture MNTC instills.”
Lt. Kyle Hill
Support Services Bureau
Moore Police Department
