Keynote Speaker: The Tall Cop!
Now a Texan by choice, Officer Galloway worked in Idaho law enforcement for over 18 years. His various assignments included: alcohol compliance and enforcement, crime scene investigation, DUI task force, officer mentoring, and a field training officer. After playing Division I basketball, and receiving his BA from the University of San Francisco, Jermaine devotes most of his time educating professionals and communities on drug & alcohol prevention and enforcement. Through his company, Tall Cop Says Stop™, he has trained more than 655,000 people nationwide and internationally. He has also conducted more than 8400 community scans at a variety of locations, including retail stores, festivals, and schools. With the help of his wife, Officer Galloway created the Northwest Alcohol Conference. A recent conference in Boise, Idaho attracted more that 400 people from 28 states. Officer Galloway has created several other community-based drug/alcohol prevention programs as well. His program, “High in Plain Sight”, a nationally recognized program, provides training and enforcement strategies for community alcohol & drug problems. Jermaine Galloway has published articles in American Police Beat Magazine and various newspapers across the nation. In 2015, his program "You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know™" was highlighted in the book, Clearing the Haze by Dr. Christian Thurstone and Christine Tatum.
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MAEO Mission Statement
The mission of the Michigan Alternative Education Organization is to advocate for exemplary practices in alternative education, to provide a network of support for alternative educators and students and to promote awareness of alternative education at the local and state levels.
The mission of the Michigan Alternative Education Organization is to advocate for exemplary practices in alternative education, to provide a network of support for alternative educators and students and to promote awareness of alternative education at the local and state levels.
MAEO Also Believes
MAEO believes in equity-focused education where all students have access to the same resources and educational rigor and support diversity in gender, age, sex, race, class, religion, ethnicity, ability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
*This corresponds with the National Alternative Education Association's position on Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion.
MAEO believes in equity-focused education where all students have access to the same resources and educational rigor and support diversity in gender, age, sex, race, class, religion, ethnicity, ability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
*This corresponds with the National Alternative Education Association's position on Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion.
MAEO HistoryMAEO was formed in 1975 to provide services and networking opportunities for alternative educators across the state. In that same year, MAEO held its first conferences to share ideas, innovations and strategies.
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What is Alternative Ed?A separate program within a K-12 public school district or charter school established to serve and provide youth a choice or option whose needs are not being met in the traditional school setting.
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National & State Levels Alt ed in the U.S. serves an estimated 4 million students (about 7% of the total public school population). There are over 369 alt ed programs in 270 districts serving nearly 25,000 students (about 5% of the total secondary school population in the state of Michigan).
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