Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers

Welcome to the MACPO website

My year as president has ended. I would like to say it was a great year. I would like to say thank you to the Executive Committee and Committee Chairs for their outstanding work and dedication to the organization. You all do a great job, without all your hard work MACPO would not be the strong organization it is… thank you.

The Spring Conference was a huge success. I would say without a doubt the Training and Education Committee exceeded all expectations and provided quality training, perfect facilities, and unbelievable networking (and excellent weather). We look forward to going back to Breezy Point again next year. The committee is already busy planning next year’s conference, so if you have any suggestions please let a committee member know. A special thanks goes out to all the vendors for their generous support, you are an important part of our organization.

MACPO is busy with upcoming training opportunities, the Training Academy will have its first session in September, please contact Rachel Miller, Isanti County if you need to sign up. Also, the Support Staff Conference is coming in October; check the web site for details.

Thank you for the great opportunity to be MACPO President. Please welcome, Steve King, Director Mower County, as your new MACPO President.

Thank you for using MACPO’s website, please feel free to contact me at Margaret.munson@co.wright.mn.us or 763-682-7305.

Margaret Munson, MACPO President
Margaret's Message

Session 1:

Probation 101
Topics include Delivery Systems and Professional Organizations, Professional Relationships, Ethics, Statutes, Technology Systems, Record Keeping, Mandated Reporting, and Data Privacy.

Date:

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 8:00am-4:00pm

Location:

Isanti County Government Center 2nd Floor Training Room
555 18th Ave SW Cambridge, MN 55008

Who:

New probation officers in any of the delivery systems. Assistant probation officers and case aides will be admitted as space allows.

Registration:

Rachel Miller at (763) 689-8326 or rachel.miller@co.isanti.mn.us
Registration deadline for session one is September 4th, 2008.
Registration includes all five sessions, which are listed below. This is continuous training opportunities, which allows participants to start with any session and continue until completing all five of the sessions.

There is no cost for the sessions, but you must be a MN Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO) member. Cost of membership is $30.00. Please contact Rachel Miller for MACPO memberships. Membership fees will be accepted prior to any session. You do not need to be a county probation officer to become a member.

Future Session dates:

Thursday, November 20th, 2008: Probation 101
(Isanti County)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009: Safety Training
(Location TBD)

Thursday, March 19th, 2009: Evidence-Based Practices
(Location TBD)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009: Programs
(Location TBD)