The ATRC offers Crossing Guard Training where participants learn Crossing Guard roles and responsibilities, relevant laws and traffic regulations, and proper crossing techniques.
This training program can be used directly by new and continuing Crossing Guards, or as a train-the-trainer course to prepare local programs to have Crossing Guard Trainers who train new and continuing Crossing Guards.
The California Crossing Guard Training Course is made up of four components:
- Crossing Guard Training Presentation – a recorded video and accompanying presentation slides.
- Testing – a short quiz on the Crossing Guard Training Presentation. Crossing Guards must complete and pass this test in order to move on to Practical Training and Field Assessment. A minimum passing score of 80 percent is required.
- Practical Training – hands-on instruction from a Crossing Guard Trainer. This component involves role play and simulation to practice the techniques and procedures used to safely and effectively cross student pedestrians.
- Field Assessment – observation, additional training, and guidance from a Crossing Guard Trainer. The Crossing Guard candidate will perform crossing duties and procedures at the crossing location while having their performance evaluated by the Crossing Guard Trainer.
Enrollment
Crossing Guard Training Presentation and Testing
The ATRC offers a free online course that includes the Crossing Guard Training Presentation and Testing components of the California Crossing Guard Training Course.
Practical Training and Field Assessment
The Practical Training and Field Assessment components are offered separately by Local Program Crossing Guard Trainers. A Local Program refers to any city, county, school, school district, or police department that is the fiscal and/or implementing agency responsible for Crossing Guard employment and training.
The Practical Training and Field Assessment components may also be offered through sessions scheduled by the ATRC, when funding allows. Sessions currently offered by the ATRC will be posted on this webpage and included in our monthly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter.
Practical Training and Field Assessment Sessions
The ATRC does not have any upcoming Practical Training and Field Assessment Sessions scheduled. Contact your local crossing guard program for in-person training options.
Email Michelle Lieberman at [email protected] with any questions about the course or enrollment.
A Note for Crossing Guard Trainers
If you are using this course as a train-the-trainer course, we ask that you complete the Crossing Guard Training Presentation and Testing components online. Once you complete these components, you can request access via a link in the training to the Information for Crossing Guard Trainers: Crossing Guard Training Course and other materials that you can use to conduct your own training sessions. Crossing Guard Trainers can choose to hold their own online or classroom Crossing Guard Training Presentations and Testing before proceeding to the Practical Training and Field Assessment components, or instruct trainees to complete the presentation and test components through the ATRC’s online course.
It is at the discretion of the Local Programs to determine appropriate placement of Crossing Guards upon completion of each part of the training. Upon completion of all training components, including the Field Assessment, it is left to the discretion of Local Programs to determine Crossing Guards’ mastery of crossing policies and procedures before assignment to a school crossing location.
Additional Crossing Guard Resources
School Crossing Guard Administration & Training Guidelines
The Guidelines outline program administration considerations as well as provide train-the-trainer information for Crossing Guard Trainers. The goal of these Guidelines is to promote standardized training to newly employed Crossing Guards, as well as seasoned Crossing Guards, to help them understand their roles and responsibilities, learn about relevant laws and traffic regulations, practice proper crossing techniques, and foster safe school environments.
Recorded Webinar: Update on California’s Crossing Guard Training Program, Guidelines & Resources
This webinar provides information about the California School Crossing Guard Training Program and the updated School Crossing Guard Administration and Training Guidelines, including considerations for hiring and running a Crossing Guard program.