Pennsylvania School Board Association to open new training facility

The Pennsylvania School Board Association and its trust will utilize a new training facility in Cumberland County to educate school leaders and law enforcement on how to more effectively respond to emergencies. The 11,000-square-foot facility will be located next to the PSBA’s headquarters on Baden Powell Lane in Silver Spring Township. It will include new technology, including: 360-degree smart screens for immersive safety scenarios,Simulated classrooms and a two-story school building for real-life experiencesA lecture hall for classroom-style trainingThe association says it will have the most advanced school safety technology available in the country. “I think the idea to have the hands-on training using this incredible technology will really benefit all the local school districts, teachers, principals, school resource officers and everyone who is responsible for children’s safety,” said Kathy Swope, a PSBA board member.Once completed, Swope says school districts that are members of the association and law enforcement will be able to use the facility. The association will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility Wednesday at 10 a.m. The training facility is expected to be completed by July 2026.

SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

The Pennsylvania School Board Association and its trust will utilize a new training facility in Cumberland County to educate school leaders and law enforcement on how to more effectively respond to emergencies.

The 11,000-square-foot facility will be located next to the PSBA’s headquarters on Baden Powell Lane in Silver Spring Township.

It will include new technology, including:

360-degree smart screens for immersive safety scenarios,Simulated classrooms and a two-story school building for real-life experiencesA lecture hall for classroom-style training

The association says it will have the most advanced school safety technology available in the country.

“I think the idea to have the hands-on training using this incredible technology will really benefit all the local school districts, teachers, principals, school resource officers and everyone who is responsible for children’s safety,” said Kathy Swope, a PSBA board member.

Once completed, Swope says school districts that are members of the association and law enforcement will be able to use the facility.

The association will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility Wednesday at 10 a.m. The training facility is expected to be completed by July 2026.