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AASPA 76th Annual Conference
October 14-17, 2014
Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Portland, Oregon
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Table of Contents
PORTLAND MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT..............................................6
WHAT’S NEW?................................................................................................................................................9-10
AGENDA AT A GLANCE ...............................................................................................................12-13
PRESIDENT’S GREETING...........................................................................................................................14
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S WELCOME .......................................................................................15
2013-14 AASPA EXECUTIVE BOARD & STAFF...............................................................16
MAYOR’S WELCOME LETTER............................................................................................................17
2013-14 AASPA COMMITTEE MEMBERS...........................................................................18
2013-14 AASPA BUSINESS MEMBERS...................................................................................19
2013-14 AASPA AWARDS.....................................................................................................................20
2013-14 LEON BRADLEY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.............................................21
CONFERENCE SPECIAL EVENTS..................................................................................................23
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.........................................................................................................................24-25
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS.....................................................................................26-28
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 SCHEDULE .............................................................................30-33
CLINICS BY STRAND..........................................................................................................................34-35
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 SCHEDULE .................................................................36-41
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 SCHEDULE. .........................................................................42-49
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 SCHEDULE ....................................................................................50-53
EXHIBIT HALL MAP.............................................................................................................................................54
EXHIBITORS BY BOOTH...........................................................................................................................55
EXHIBITORS BY NAME ....................................................................................................................56-59
NOTES.................................................................................................................................................................60-61
AASPA REGION MAP....................................................................................................................................63
#aaspa14
portland marriott downtown waterfront
hotel floor plans
1401 SW Naito Parkway • Portland, Oregon 97201
Hotel (503) 226-7600
Sales Facsimile (503) 226-1209
portlandmarriott.com
Lower Level 1
Main Lobby
Lobby Bar
& Café
Sales,
Events
and
Executive
Offices
Gift
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Salon H
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Concierge
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Willamette
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Front Desk
Salon F
Salon E
Salon C
Escalator/
Stairs
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Pearl
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Sunstone
Room
Douglas Fir
Room
Meadowlark
Room
Exhibit Hall is on Lower Level 2
What’s New?
Exhibit Hall Game
$500 Visa Gift Card
Be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall for your chance to win some great
gift cards! Each exhibitor will be passing out “AASPA money” to
those who visit their booths. Each $1,000 in “AASPA money” may
be exchanged for a drawing ticket to be placed in the prize bowl
of your choice.
You won’t want to miss our closing General Session keynote
speaker on Friday, October 17 at 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Hilda
Rosselli. This session will illustrate ways in which school personnel
administrators can help use supply and demand data to inform
educator preparation programs, improve data exchanges,
support recruitment and retention of a more culturally and
linguistically diverse educator workforce, and embrace best
practices for improved educator retention and career progression.
Stay for Friday’s General Session for your chance to win a $500
Visa gift card, sponsored by Forrest T. Jones. Must be present to
win.
Money Collection: Exhibit Hall, Lower Level 2
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
All “AASPA money” must be exchanged for a ticket and prize
selection must be completed by Thursday at 12:00 p.m.
Drawing: Exhibit Hall
Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
Wi-Fi
Trying to explore an exhibitor’s website, find something to do over
the weekend in Portland, post about the conference on social
media or just check your email??? Wi-Fi will be available in the
General Session, Pre-Conference and Clinic rooms and the lobby
areas of the hotel free of charge! For access use the Wi-Fi code:
AASPA14.
Mobile Application
AASPA will have a mobile application this year to keep you up-todate on important conference information. Download the Cumulus
mobile application to access information on your smart phone,
tablet or Internet device while connected to the Internet. Go to
www.cumulus.encore-us.com and enter the event ID: 1046-3916.
You can find information on the facility, agenda, speakers, clinic
presentations, links, downloads, attendees, bulletins, transit sponsors
and video. Don’t forget to ‘favorite’ the website to create an
Encore Cumulus icon on your desktop or home screen.
Social Networking
At AASPA headquarters we have a renewed focus on social
networking and are revamping our content on Twitter
(@_AASPA_), LinkedIn and Facebook. If you’d like to discuss
AASPA’s social network platforms or need assistance connecting,
see Molly Hildreth at her clinic session (How to Maximize
Engagement with AASPA Through Social Media) on Wednesday
and Thursday in the Exhibit Hall.
Transportation
Presidents Reception
Plan to join us at Bridgeport for the Presidents Reception on
Tuesday, October 14 from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Head out the
front door of the hotel and go to the right. We will meet at the
corner of First and Clay to ride the buses to the event. Buses will
run continuously throughout the event.
Opening Night Event
Don’t miss the Opening Night Event at the World Forestry Center.
Follow the signs in the hotel lobby to the MAX Station. Watch for
guides along the way. We will board the redline to City Center
and Beaverton TC and depart the MAX at the Washington Park
Station.
Minority Caucus
Join us for the AASPA Minority Caucus. Stay current, learn from
others, have a national impact and share your experience and
expertise. “What Impact Have You Had on Minority Recruiting?”
Join us Tuesday, October 14 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Pearl. This
event is designed for our minority members and those interested in
expanding diversity in our association and profession.
Scholastic Book Fair
Help AASPA give back! This year we are hosting a community
service event. We are collecting NEW children’s books (grades
Pre-K through 6) for the Delight Valley Head Start Center in
Oregon. Please consider bringing new books to donate to
the center or visit Scholastic Books’ booth in our Exhibit Hall to
purchase books on-site. You may also purchase books for your
family and friends. All proceeds and donated books will go to the
Delight Valley Head Start Center to help underprivileged children
in the community.
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What’s New?
First-Timers Reception
Bridge to Bridge 5K Walk/Run &
Please join us on Tuesday, October, 14 from
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in Mt. Hood while you participate in a brief
conference orientation with AASPA’s Executive Board and other
first-time conference attendees. Meet the AASPA staff and learn
about different ways you can get involved and make the most
out of your AASPA membership and your first AASPA conference
experience!
Keynote Book Signing
Mark Anthony Garrett will be signing his book, “Teachers are
Heroes, 7 Successful Principles For Transformational Teaching,” on
Wednesday, October 15 after his keynote presentation. You can
find Mark Anthony Garrett and purchase his autographed book on
the stage in the back of the Exhibit Hall.
Dave Weber will also have copies of his books, “Sticks and Stones
Exposed: The Power of Our Words and Leadership Redefined,”
for individual purchase and be available to autograph them on
Thursday, October 16 after his keynote presentation on the stage
in the back of the Exhibit Hall.
Silent Auction
Help us encourage more minorities to enter the field of teaching
and school leadership! Step right outside your door and
participate in the Bridge to Bridge 5K Run/Walk on Tuesday,
October 14 at 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. In addition, our silent auction
is sure to have some great items to bring home from Portland. The
auction runs from Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. until Thursday at 2:00
p.m. Be sure to check it out! All proceeds from these two events go
towards the Leon Bradley Scholarship fund.
HRCI Credit
AASPA is an “Approved Provider” for the HR Certification Institute.
Conference sessions have been submitted for approval and a
program ID. Attendees will receive a certificate and program ID
after attending.
*The use of this seal is not an endorsement
by HR Certification Institute of the quality of
the program. It means that the program has
met HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be
pre-approved for recertification credit.
AASPA
77th Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
October 13-16, 2015
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Monday, October 13
Room
08:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. 01:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. 03:30 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. 06:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Sunstone
Sunstone
Sunstone
Ballroom Lobby Executive Board Meeting Lunch with Local Planning Committee Executive Board Meeting Conference Registration Executive Board Dinner
Tuesday, October 14
07:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Bridge to Bridge 5K Walk/Run Tom McCall Park
07:30 a.m. – 05:30 p.m. Conference Registration Ballroom Lobby
07:30 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. Hospitality Desk Open Ballroom Lobby
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. A.M. Pre-Conference Workshops (Break 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
#1 Domestic Violence and the Workplace: An Approach Salon H
for School Personnel Administrators
#2 Which Ball Is In the Air? Juggling Disability Discrimination Salon D
Laws in the Context of Mental Disabilities
#3 Practically Perfect Professional Selection and Interview Preparation Salon G
#4 Pragmatic InvestigationsSalon B/C
#5 Healthcare Reform: Implications of the ACA in 2014 and Beyond
Salon A
#6 HR’s Role in Promoting Quality Teaching and Student Learning
Salon I
12:00 p.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
01:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
P.M. Pre-Conference Workshops (Break 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.)
#7 Evolving Issues in Employee DisciplineSalon I
#8 Networking is Recruiting: LinkedInSalon G
#9 Use and Misuse of Technology in Education
Salon H
#10 Table Tactics: Stop Reacting and Start Planning for Negotiations Salon D
#11 Designing Sustainable Alternative Compensation Systems
Salon A
#12 Managing Complex FMLA Issues: Learning Through Real Life Salon B/C
Leave Cases
01:00 p.m. – 04:15 p.m. State Leaders Meeting (Invitation Only) Columbia
03:30 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. Minority Caucus Meeting Pearl
04:30 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. First-Time Attendee Welcome Mt. Hood
06:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Presidents Reception at Bridgeport
Wednesday, October 15
08:00 a.m. Silent Auction Opens Ballroom Lobby
08:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Presentation Ballroom E/F
09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony (10:00 a.m. Networking Break)
Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Clinics Sessions (See clinic descriptions for rooms)
11:30 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Lunch, Awards, Recognition of Sponsors and Baltimore Presentation Ballroom E/F
01:00 p.m. – 01:45 p.m. Committee Meetings: Constitution & Bylaws
Salon A
Legislative & Governmental Salon D
NominatingPearl
Professional DevelopmentSalon I
RecognitionSalon G/H
ScholarshipDouglas Fir
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
01:45 p.m. – 02:45 p.m. Clinics (See clinic descriptions for rooms)
02:45 p.m. – 03:15 p.m. Break in Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall
04:15 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Regional Meetings: Region 1
Mt. Hood
Region 2Salon I
Region 3Salon B/C
Region 4Columbia
Region 5Salon G/H
Region 6Salon A
05:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall
07:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Opening Night Event at the World Forestry Center
Thursday, October 16
08:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. International Breakfast, Leon Bradley Scholarship Presentation and Ballroom E/F
Keynote Presentation
09:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break in Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Clinics (See clinic descriptions for rooms)
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closing, Grand Prize Drawing Exhibit Hall
12:30 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Lunch on Own
12:30 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Affiliate Executive Director Meeting Bistro by Truss
02:00 p.m. Silent Auction Closes Ballroom Lobby
04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Membership Committee Meeting Salon G/H
04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Experience Portland
05:30 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.State ReceptionsVarious Locations
Friday, October 17
07:30 a.m. – 08:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Ballroom E/F
07:30 a.m. – 08:30 a.m. Leadership Breakfast (Invitation Only) Mt. Hood
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break Ballroom Lobby
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony: Keynote Presentation Ballroom E/F
12:30 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. Conference Debrief – Executive Board and Planning Committee Sunstone
02:15 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting Wrap-Up
Sunstone
President’s Greeting
Welcome to AASPA’s 76th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. Region 1’s Planning
Committee and the AASPA staff have worked laboriously to make this a meaningful and
successful conference experience.
We will kick off our conference on Wednesday, October 15 and be captivated by our
keynote speaker, Mark Anthony Garrett. Mr. Garrett has a plethora of knowledge and
experiences to share that can impact our leadership as human resources professionals. You
must come back on Thursday, October 14 to hear from Dave Weber as he shares ”Sticks &
Stones Exposed: The Truth Behind Words and Relationships.” Our conference closing speaker
will send us away with a dynamic message from Hilda Rosselli on “Cross Sector Collaboration
Paul Hertel
at the State Level.” These keynotes and the conference sessions will renew your energies as the
President,
human resources professional in your school district, while making AASPA the human resources
AASPA
and personnel organization of choice.
The Conference presents an array of human resources professional development opportunities for your engagement
and participation. I am most appreciative for what everyone has done to lead us experts in the field that are willing
to share their knowledge, expertise and best practices with us during AASPA’s 76th Annual Conference. The preconference sessions include topics such as: Domestic Violence and the Workplace, Juggling Disability Discrimination
Laws in Context of Mental Disabilities, Interview Preparation, Pragmatic Investigations, Evolving Issues in Employee
Discipline, Networking is Recruiting: LinkedIn, Use and Misuse of Technology in Education and Designing Sustainable
Alternate Compensation Systems and more. With these pre-conference sessions, you will begin an extraordinary week of
professional development that will enhance your professional knowledge in human resources.
I challenge you to commit your time, knowledge and expertise to AASPA. We need you as a presenter for boot camps,
summits and conferences. Someone is waiting to read the article that you are giving consideration to submitting. What
is the name and author of that leadership or best practice book that has been helpful to you that we can add to
our bookstore? Please visit the Exhibit Hall to network with our business partners and explore the products that are
available that can minimize the day-to-day operations of your office. On behalf of AASPA, we sincerely appreciate our
business partnerships and their continued commitment and support to you and our organization.
After the Bridge to Bridge 5K Run/Walk to support our Leon Bradley Scholarship fund, join our Board members for
a First-Time Attendee Welcome on Tuesday evening, October 14 for a “real treat!” Then, join us for the Presidents
Reception from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at Bridgeport in downtown Portland. You will be engulfed with an evening of
networking opportunities and good food.
I look forward to extending a “Portland Welcome” to you during the Opening Night Event on Wednesday, October 15,
from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the World Forestry Center. We will be educated and entertained as we learn about the
importance of forests and trees in our lives. During the evening, enjoy the sounds of Boy and Bean, a Portland based
swing/jazz Depression-Era music trio.
Again, I welcome you to our 76th year of service to former members, current members and future members of the
American Association of School Personnel Administrators. I encourage you to call on the Executive Board, the Planning
Committee or the AASPA staff if we can be of assistance to you at any time during the Conference.
In closing, I would like to thank you for providing me the opportunity to serve as your President. I hope that you make the
best out of AASPA’s 76th Annual Conference and get to enjoy the time with other human resource professionals.
With Much Appreciation To All Of You,
Paul Hertel, President
Executive Director’s Letter
Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends,
On behalf of the AASPA Executive Board and staff, we welcome you to the 2014 AASPA 76th
Annual Conference! We are excited to present this professional learning opportunity for the
outstanding school personnel administrators of AASPA. This Conference is filled with resources,
learning, networking and inspiration you need to develop and grow your skill, capacity and
talent as the human resources leader in your school.
The staff of AASPA has developed this year’s Conference to meet the varied needs of today’s
school personnel administrator. You will find that there are a multitude of opportunities for learning Kelly Coash-Johnson
Executive Director,
in various topic areas: Recruitment & Retention, HR Effectiveness, Legal & Legislative Issues,
AASPA
Use of Data and general issues of school HR leadership. There are pre-conference workshops,
keynote presentations and an array of clinic sessions. Our goal is to provide you with a wide variety of sessions from
which to choose to ensure you are spending your time on the topics in which you have the most interest.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the Conference is always the opportunity to network with your fellow
administrators to get fresh ideas, find new ways to solve problems, share best practices and reassure yourself that you
are definitely not alone facing the challenges and opportunities of the school year. Meeting new colleagues from
across the nation while you are in Portland will be great fun, and taking full advantage of the collective wisdom of the
administrators you meet will be exceptionally rewarding.
The AASPA Exhibit Hall will be a great place to find information for you and your school. It is a must-see and an essential
part of your conference experience. Look for displays of products and services with tools to help make your job easier
and more rewarding. Plan to visit more than once!
The AASPA Bookstore will be open and is offering the best books for educators on topics important for school HR.
AASPA staff is looking forward to meeting members, collecting ideas and providing answers to all of your AASPA
questions.
Be sure to follow the conference and your colleagues on Twitter at @_AASPA_ with #aaspa14.
Thank you for joining us this year in Portland, Oregon. Enjoy this beautiful city while you are here and have some fun.
Enjoy, learn, energize, meet and greet, network and then prepare to Be Charmed as you plan to join us next year
October 13-16, 2015 for our 77th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland!
Warm regards,
Kelly Coash-Johnson, Executive Director
2013-14 AASPA Executive Board
Paul Hertel
President
Associate Superintendent
Community Consolidated School
District 62
Des Plaines, IL
[email protected]
Dr. Addie C. Swinney
Immediate Past President President
Chief Human Resource Officer
Horry County Schools
Conway, SC
[email protected]
Dr. Richard Valenta
President-Elect
Assistant Superintendent of Human
Resources
Denton ISD
Denton, TX
[email protected]
Dr. Cathy M. Donovan
Recording Secretary
Executive Director, Elementary
Personnel Services
Olathe District Schools #223
Olathe, KS
[email protected]
Hank Harris
Region 1 Representative
President
Human Capital Enterprises
Washington, D.C.
[email protected]
Jason Liewehr
Director of Secondary Personnel
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent
School District
Carrollton, TX
[email protected]
Rick Arnett
Assistant Superintendent / Human
Resources, Labor Relations & Pupil
Accounting
West Bloomfield School District
West Bloomfield, MI
[email protected]
Gwendolyn J. Conner
Director of Human Resources
Lancaster County School District
Lancaster, SC
[email protected]
Dr. Justin Schooley
Associate Superintendent of Human
Resources
Berkeley County Schools
Martinsburg, WV
[email protected]
Joe Strickland
Director of Human Resources
Clovis Municipal Schools
Clovis, NM
[email protected]
2013-14 AASPA STAFF
Kelly Coash-Johnson
Executive Director
[email protected]
Sandy Wachter
Director of Meetings & Events
[email protected]
Molly Hildreth
Marketing Specialist
[email protected]
Mayor’s Welcome Letter
Office of Mayor Charlie Hales
City of Portland
August 12, 2014
Dear American Association of School Personnel Administrators:
Office of Mayor Charlie Hales
Welcome to Portland, Oregon, for
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encourage eco-friendly practices and ideas, to encourage innovative public transit, to support the chefs
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We hope you have the pleasure of experiencing this firsthand. And we are thrilled to we
Association
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we Portland.
are thrilled to welcome AASPA to
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With warm regards,
With warm regards,
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
Mayor
Mayor
1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 340 | Portland, Oregon 97204
[email protected]
1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 340 Portland, Oregon 97204
[email protected]
2013-1 4 AASPA Committee Members
THANK YOU TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS YOU HAVE MADE TO AASPA THIS YEAR!
Constitution and By-laws
Membership
Professional Development
Dr. Tom Bean (IL), Chair
Dell Goodwin (AL), Co-Chair
Angelia Nicholas (MD)
Paul Hertel (IL)
Dr. Justin Schooley (WV), Board Liaison
Kelly Coash-Johnson (KS), Staff Liaison
Charles White (OR), Chair
Kerry Parker (NM), Co-Chair
Melva Cardenas (TX)
Dr. Mary Laffey (MO)
Dr. Richard Valenta (TX), Board Liaison
Molly Hildreth (KS), Staff Liaison
Recognition
Legislative & Governmental
Dr. Amy Holcombe (NC), Chair
Tina Johnson (NC), Co-Chair
Sylvia Harper (AL), Co-Chair
Dr. Randy Davis (IL)
Melodee Parker (KY)
Natalie Dooley (AL)
Dr. Renee Hyde (NE)
Larry Reznicek (WY)
Dr. Cyndy Stephens (GA)
Dr. Sanita Savage (SC)
Mary Anderson (SC)
Jennifer Flinn (KY)
Dr. Addie Swinney (SC)
Nancy Patterson (NM)
Tiffany Slater (MO)
Jason Liewehr (TX), Board Liaison
Sandy Wachter (KS), Staff Liaison
Dr. Beth Dalton (IL), Chair
Christine Hedstrom (WI), Co-Chair
Dr. Kay Byers (NE)
Paul Montgomery (TX)
Marla Styles (NE)
Dr. Roberta Hill (TN)
Rick Arnett (MI), Board Liaison
Nominations
Dr. Connie Long (SC), Chair
Dr. Arthur Holmes (SC)
Dr. Jesse Washington (SC)
Regina Wright (TX)
Dr. Renee Zoladz (IL)
Alice Walton (SC)
Dr. Karen Gasket (AZ)
Joe Strickland (NM), Board Liaison
Dr. Kim Chambers (IL), Chair
David Hartz (TX)
Al Rodriguez (TX)
Gwendolyn Conner (SC), Board Liaison
Kelly Coash-Johnson (KS), Staff Liaison
Scholarship
Linda Mitchell (IL), Chair
Juanita Smith (VA), Co-Chair
Rob Wedge (MD)
Deborah Sullivan (MD)
Wayne Bark (MD)
Tracy Najera (OH)
Hank Harris (DC), Board Liaison
Molly Hildreth (KS), Staff Liaison
The AASPA National Office would like to thank the
Oregon School Personnel Administrators
for their efforts in making this conference a success!
2013-14 AASPA Business Members
Name
Jeremy Woydziak
Pauline Ewulonu
Ken D. Monroe
Emily Douglas
Tracy Najera
Nick Sanders
Paul A. Berggren
Peter M. Lupacchino
Jonathan Rogers
Fred Corn
Laura Olson
Lisbeth Strathman
Michael Blackstone
Keith Westman
Lisa Tyler Kiebler
Brad Black
Kay E. Clark
Alan Pennington
Mary Jo McGrath
Dan O’Reilly
Fredericka Hayes
Larry Roach
Tom Strasburger
Jeffrey C. Rahmberg
William Ribas
Lindsay Finlay
Mark VanHooser
Charles Bernasconi
Geoffery Smith
Donald J. Fraynd
Brett Spodak
Teri J. Traaen
Paul Montgomery
Toni Barrett-Druilhet
Marlee Cittadino
THANK YOU TO OUR
2013-14 BUSINESS MEMBERS!
Company
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Atlanta Educational Behavioral Consultants
Background Investigation Bureau, Inc.
Battelle for Kids
Battelle for Kids
Combined Computer Resouces, Inc. / Winocular
Crown Global Consulting, LLC
CRS Advanced Technology
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2013-14 AASPA Awards
Presented Wednesday, October 15 at the Luncheon &
Thursday, October 16 at the Business Meeting
HERB SALINGER PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD: The Herb Salinger Award is given to an active
member of AASPA who has distinguished him/herself in personnel administration at the local, state/province and/or international
level; is involved and a contributing participant in personnel functions and/or programs; whose contributions have had
significant impact on public education at many levels; is a skilled manager of change and is creative in his/her approach to
personnel administration; and is currently serving in a personnel administrative position.
C. S. ROBINSON AWARD: The C. S. Robinson Award is awarded to school districts that have made an outstanding
contribution to the solution of a specific personnel challenge. These awards are sometimes granted by the size of the school
district. Awards are based on innovative strategies developed by school districts.
RAYMOND E. CURRY AWARD: The Raymond E. Curry Award is a competitive monetary award granted to an AASPA member
for dues, special assessments and annual conference registration fees (exclusive of events and meals). Candidates are
considered on the basis of seeking assistance in research effort directly related to personnel administration or in a professional
development activity.
WILLIAM L. HUNTER-POINT OF LIGHT AWARD: The William L. Hunter-Point of Light Award gives recognition to school
districts making outstanding contributions through the implementation of innovative and comprehensive teacher development
programs primarily focused upon strategies designed to increase the number of teachers of color in school districts.
ARCH S. BROWN (AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR) AWARD: The Arch S. Brown Award is given on the basis of affiliate activities in
these areas: communications with members, member participation, affiliate conferences, special projects, cooperative activities
and other contributions.
THE NEWSLETTER AWARD PROGRAM: This award is open to all state/province/private organizations that publish a
newsletter for their members at least annually. Newsletters are judged on content and layout.
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARDS: Honorary Membership is granted to persons who have distinguished themselves in
school personnel work. Honorary members shall be entitled to participate in all activities of AASPA except voting and holding
elective offices. They are also exempt from payment of membership dues, special assessments and the annual conference
registration fees (exclusive of events and meals).
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS: Special recognition awards are presented to individuals who have made substantial
contributions to AASPA, advancing or enhancing the professional visibility of the association and its purposes and/or the field
of school personnel administration.
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT AWARD: The AASPA Web Site Award is given to the school district whose personnel or human
resources department has most effectively managed to leverage the power of the Internet to provide communication to and
gather information from current and prospective employees.
NEW MEMBER AWARD: This award is given to an active member of AASPA who has less than three years of experience in
the field. This individual has demonstrated involvement at the local, state/province, national and/or international level though
new to the field and has distinguished him/herself in personnel administration through contributions that have had an impact on
public education. Must be an active AASPA member and currently serving in a personnel position.
THE HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST/SUPPORT STAFF AWARD: This award is given to an individual whose contributions
have had significant impact on the efficiency of the human resources office and to the field of human resources; who has at
the local, state/province, national, and/or international level distinguished him/herself through leadership service; and is a
collaborative, contributing participant in personnel functions and/or programs. Active AASPA membership is not required. One
recipient may be selected annually from each region.
2014 Leon Bradley Scholarship Winners
Revati Madhira, who firmly believes that our differences can be minimized if we understand
each other’s cultural and traditional views, comes from Indian background. She likes to begin
with the assumption of good intentions on the part of the people she works with and treats
every situation as one that she can learn from. Leaving her accounting background, she
joined preschool as a stopgap arrangement until her own children were old enough to
attend school full-time. Her preschool soon became her second home. She was thrilled by
the experience, and there was no turning back. She has joined University of Washington’s
School of Education to get her teaching certification, as her own children are old enough
to not need her constant attention. Her strong interest in importance of upholding cultural
and traditional diversities in the society helps her understand multicultural education and the
influence it can have on the learning of both adults and children.
Sobia Sheikh is currently a student at the University of Washington, Bothell, in the Secondary
and Middle Level Teacher Certification Master of Education Program. She plans to teach
high school math. Sobia was born and raised in Pakistan and moved to U.S. at the age of
11. During Sobia’s undergraduate at the University of Washington, Seattle, she served two
years as an Americorp member working through Jumpstart. Sobia also worked with Juniors at
Cleveland High School through Dream Project. Last year, Sobia served her first year as a
principal at Islamic Sunday School at Muslim Association of Northwest, monitoring students
and teachers and implementing the curriculum to teach young Muslim children about Islam
and its values. Working with others did not only help her become a better leader and a
better learner, but it taught her to have patience and appreciate.
About the Leon Bradley Scholarship Award:
Intended for minority college students pursuing the teaching profession, the scholarship
is named in honor of the late Leon Bradley, the first African-American president of AASPA
(1983-1984). Announcement of the award occurs at the Annual Conference in October
of each year. This award is a one-time non-renewable grant designed to promote the
teaching profession. The first award was given in 2004. Funds for the scholarship are raised
through fund-raisers at the annual conference and through donations from individuals and
groups. Any members or organizations may send tax deductible contributions for the Leon
Bradley Scholarship Fund to the AASPA headquarters at 11863 W. 112th Street, Suite 100,
Overland Park, KS 66210.
Previous Award Recipients:
2013: Elise Camille Hampton, University of Central Arkansas
2012: Angela Bowman, Cleveland State University
2011: Carmen Vega Rivera, University of Colorado
2010: Kamika Strickland, North Carolina A&T & Brandon Gantt, Newberry College
2009: Chanelle Wilson, Rowan University, NJ & Javier Salamanca, City College, NY
2008: Dawn Marie Krein, United Tribes Technical College & Zuleima Ardila, Portland State University
2007: Amanda Tift, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2006: Lillian Prince, University of Akron
2005: Damian Armijo, University of New Mexico
2004: Malisa Cariño, University of Arizona
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Conference Special Events
Presidents Reception
Bridgeport
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
The Presidents Reception will be a wonderful
opportunity to meet and network with other
conference attendees. The reception will be
held at Bridgeport in downtown Portland. Join us
for an evening of dinner, drinks and music as we
kick off our 76th Annual Conference. Buses will
transport attendees from the Portland Marriott
Downtown Waterfront Hotel.
Cost included in your registration fee
(Additional tickets available online, at the
registration desk and at the door for $65.00 each)
Opening Night Event
World Forestry Center
Wednesday,
October 15, 2014
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Join us at the World Forestry Center for an
evening of dinner and music. As you browse
the museum, you will be both educated
and entertained as you learn about the
importance of forests and trees in our lives, as
well as environmental sustainability. You will find
exhibits that pique curiosity and encourage
active learning. Throughout the evening, enjoy
the sounds of Boy and Bean, a Portland
based swing/jazz Depression-Era music trio.
Transportation to the World Forestry Center
via the Max Line is included.
(Additional tickets available at the registration
desk and at the door for $75.00 each)
Keynote Speakers
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - MARK ANTHONY GARRETT
“Teachers are Heroes”
This high energy, emotionally charged message is a life-changing story of hope, belief
and inspiration. This message was designed to rekindle the spirit of teachers and
administrators to remind them of their significance and the tremendous value they bring
to the teaching profession and the lives of the children they serve. This presentation will
serve as validation that every student has the potential to succeed in life no matter
what his or her situation may be. Furthermore, participants will be given strategies on how
to stay motivated and inspired during challenging times, how to lead with passion and
spirit of excellence and truly understand why all teachers are heroes.
Mark Anthony Garrett grew up in the tough inner city of Dayton, Ohio as a foster child and
was then later adopted. Throughout his childhood, he faced many hardships such as being
a special needs child, poverty, neglect, homelessness, abandonment and abuse, both
physical and sexual. At 14, he lost his adopted mother to cancer, dropped out of school,
joined a gang, became addicted to drugs and was in and out of juvenile jail.
Although his surroundings were negative, Mark was encouraged by a teacher to never give up on life and to
always strive for excellence. He knew he had to take destiny into his own hands. After receiving guidance from
influential mentors, Mark enrolled in college and majored in wildlife biology and went on to become a two-time U.S.
Achievement Academy Award Winner, recipient of the National Collegiate Minority Leadership award and received
the highest honors given by his college, which were the President’s and Trustee’s awards. Mark also returned to
college and earned a degree in entrepreneurship.
This experience inspired him to dedicate his life to helping troubled youth and adults overcome the negative
challenges within their own lives and discover that they have greatness within them. Mark is extremely passionate
about helping raise the mental consciousness of people all across the nation and abroad.
For more than 18 years, Mark Anthony Garrett has motivated audiences from all over the world through his
electrifying speeches, training and transformational seminars. Mark is a leading expert within the child welfare and
K-12 educational industry on such topics as Employee Retention, Empowerment, Leadership, Goal Setting, Service
Excellence, Overcoming Adversities, Youth Empowerment and Maximizing Human Potential. He is best known for his
premium professionalism, high-energy programs, humor, enthusiasm and the ability to captivate audiences of all types.
Mark is the owner of three successful businesses, a former international radio talk show host, actor and author of three
inspirational books. He has contributed and published articles for various newspapers and publications around the
country and has delivered more than 2,500 paid speeches and seminars. He is also a leading columnist for Fostering
Families Today magazine. Mark is one of the most requested speakers within the child welfare and K-12 educational
industry.
Keynote Speakers
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 - DAVE WEBER
“Sticks & Stones Exposed: The Truth Behind Words & Relationships”
This hilarious presentation zeroes in on the power of our words and the impact they
have on the culture and climate of a school. The Harvard Principals Center released the
following statement: “The most powerful predictor of student achievement is the quality
of relationships among the staff.” What kind of atmosphere are our words creating?
One in which education professionals strive to work as a strong team for the sake of the
children . . . or one that is breeding an inability to trust and work together. Discover how
to transform your classroom and your relationships and how to build a great “community”
within your school and family.
Dave Weber, CEO / President, Weber Associates, is an internationally recognized speaker,
author and trainer in helping people make progress on purpose. An honors graduate from
Mercer University, he simultaneously captained the university’s NCAA Division 1 soccer and
volleyball teams for three years and was accorded All-Conference honors in both sports.
Upon graduating in 1984, Weber began his professional career at Motorola. After three years of award-winning selling
and training, he left corporate America to launch his own speaking and consulting firm. Since 1987, Weber has been
one of the country’s most sought after speakers. Speaking an average of 165 times a year, to 30,000 participants,
his high energy and entertaining style have made him a crowd favorite. While his fun, upbeat style might initially get him
invited to present, it is his wide range of topics, great content and timeless principles that get him invited back time and
time again.
Weber’s client list reads like a “Who’s Who” of America. Not only has he spoken to tens of thousands of education and
dental professionals from all 50 states, but his corporate clients include some of the best companies in the world: FedEx,
AT&T, Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, Southern Company, Shaw Industries, Coca-Cola, Waste Management, Cintas, Aflac,
Bell South and Sherwin Williams.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 - HILDA ROSSELLI
“Cross Sector Collaboration at the State Level: Implications for Educator Recruitment & Retention”
School personnel administrators play a key role in working with other sectors to influence
policies and practices that result in improved recruitment and retention. This session will
illustrate ways in which school personnel administrators can help use supply and demand
data to inform educator preparation programs, improve data exchanges, support
recruitment and retention of a more culturally and linguistically diverse educator workforce
and embrace best practices for improved educator retention and career progression.
Dr. Hilda Rosselli was appointed in 2012 by Governor Kitzhaber to serve as Oregon Deputy
Director of Career and College Readiness for the Oregon Education Investment Board. She
works closely with the Oregon Chief Education Officer to help encourage a seamless system
from birth to college to career and identify strategic investments that support educators
throughout their professional careers and that move Oregon closer towards achieving an
educated citizenry.
During the past year, she has helped oversee the development of an Oregon Network for Quality Teaching and
Learning, staffed the OEIB Best Practices and Student Transitions Subcommittee and the Accelerated Learning
Committee and oversaw the 2013 Minority Teacher Report.
Dr. Rosselli’s classroom experience includes early childhood, special education, middle school and university level
teaching. For ten years, she served as the Dean of the College of Education at Western Oregon University where she
helped developed new online and hybrid degree programs, a Bilingual Teaching Fellows Program and a college-wide
assessment system.
Pre-Conference Workshops
A.M. HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS (9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.)
1. Domestic Violence and the Workplace: An Approach for School
Personnel Administrators
Salon H, Lower Level 1
Many states have taken steps toward protecting individuals by requiring
employers to offer safety accommodations to victims of domestic violence.
Integrating the requirements of these laws can present administrative
challenges. This session outlines the concerns relating to this social problem,
identifies the legal responsibilities employers have and provides case law
that administrators can use to develop a policy that is designed to protect
employers, employees and bystanders.
Paula A. Barran, Employment Attorney, Employment Leadership Training,
Founding Partner
Banu K. Ramachandran, Attorney, Employment Law, Litigation, Higher
Education
Barran Liebman LLP, Portland, OR
2. Which Ball Is In the Air? Juggling Disability Discrimination Laws in the Context of Mental
Disabilities
Salon D, Lower Level 1
Employees successfully manage impairments that are characterized by emotional, cognitive or behavioral
dysfunctions, and the ADA and FMLA have in many instances provided helpful protections and solutions
that allow employees to succeed. This session will address constraints and opportunities presented by the
ADA and FMLA as well as information about state laws and workers’ compensation rights. It will include case
studies, application of the FMLA rules and information about fitness for duty exams.
Michael Porter, Employment Attorney, Partner
Miller Nash LLP, Portland, OR
3. Practically Perfect Professional Selection & Interview Preparation
Salon G, Lower Level 1
This session will provide tools and hands-on tips to assist your selection
processes. Some components of the session will be:
• Soup to nuts: legal selection practices
• Communication of your process (applicants to administrators)
• How to facilitate the selection process without being “BOSSY”!
Tricia Mooney, Assistant Superintendent
Pendleton School District, Pendleton, OR
Leanne Reynolds, Human Resource Coordinator
Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR
4. Pragmatic Investigations
Salon B/C, Lower Level 1
A step-by-step approach to the investigative process: design, communication, evidence collection,
interviewing and documentation. This session will include discussion and practical application of the
elements of an investigation to various types of complaints and allegations of misconduct. It will review
common errors and assumptions that interfere with a sufficient, fair and objective investigation. A
pragmatic investigation will reveal evidence determining the facts of the matter.
Susan Nisbet, Consultant
Nisbet Consulting, McMinnville, OR
5. Healthcare Reform: Implications of the ACA in 2014 and Beyond
Salon A, Lower Level 1
The employer mandate may be delayed a year, but critical provisions of PPACA are still in play. Many
decisions employers make today will directly affect them and their employees in the year ahead.
Gallagher’s legal counsel, Sally Wineman, will provide a review of the highlights of healthcare reform from
2010 to now and a guide for employers moving forward in 2014 and beyond including changes under
PPACA, as things stand today and steps employers need to take to navigate healthcare.
Sally Wineman, Area Senior Vice President and Compliance Counsel
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Spokane, WA
6. HR’s Role in Promoting Quality Teaching and Student Learning
Salon I, Lower Level 1
The first step to improving student growth is hiring quality educators, but what are the next steps. During
this three-hour interactive session participants will experience strategies and techniques that they will
be able to replicate in their districts to build the capacity of leaders to improve instructional practices
and promote high levels of student learning. Participants will experience methodologies for assisting
administrators to write effective observations that impact an educator’s growth and development.
Marsha Moyer, Director of Licensed Personnel and Staff Quality
MBM IMPAC, Turner, OR
P.M. HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS (1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.)
7. Evolving Issues in Employee Discipline
Districts are not without issues in disciplining non-represented employees, as there are important due
process concerns as well as the need to avoid the numerous legal landmines. This session will examine
and apply the fundamental elements of the just cause standard, as well as other standards for discipline
and dismissal such as due process and constitutional protection. Particular attention will be paid to an
application of these principles to emerging areas of employee misconduct.
Brian Hungerford, Employment Attorney
Hungerford Law, Oregon City, OR
8. Networking is Recruiting: LinkedIn
This interactive session will get you up and moving in the world of LinkedIn and how to leverage it in
recruiting for your district. You’ll learn about networking and the importance of networking to your recruiting
strategy. You’ll learn about the professional world of LinkedIn including profiles, groups and a professional
page for your district. Then you’ll learn about the hidden world of networking and recruiting on LinkedIn
and how you can leverage to build a pipeline of talent for your district.
Brian White, Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations
Auburn-Washburn USD 437, Topeka, KS
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9. Use and Misuse of Technology in Education
This session will address the liability stemming from employee and student
use/misuse of technology, including services like Facebook, Twitter, cell
phones and web cams. Attendees are sure to enjoy this walkthrough style
presentation, using actual cases and incidents to identify legal issues and
how to best handle them. The presenters will address scenarios schools are
facing every day and will provide a checklist for how administrators should
respond.
Rebekah R. Jacobson, Attorney
Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C., Salem, OR
George Weatheroy, Director of Security Services
Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
10. Table Tactics: Stop Reacting and Start Planning for Negotiations
This workshop will explore how to construct an objective–based bargaining plan for both teachers
and support staff. We will talk about what things will increase your chances of success, how to manage
negotiations and deal with the often difficult task of preparing for the give and take that is often
present in negotiations.
Lisa Freiley, Staff Counsel, Director, Legal, Labor & PACE Services
Oregon School Boards Association, Salem, OR
11. Designing Sustainable Alternative Compensation Structures
New compensation systems, known as ”Alternative Compensation Systems”
are a shift from the traditional step and lane system to one that involves
new measures, communication channels and budgeting. In this session,
participants will learn how districts are rewarding educator excellence
and improving organizational performance through the use of alternative
compensation systems.
Emily Douglas, Project Specialist, Human Capital
Tony Bagshaw, Managing Director, Human Capital
Battelle for Kids, Columbus, OH
12. Managing Complex FMLA Issues: Learning Through Real Life Leave Cases
This session will involve a cursory review of the Family Medical Leave Act and its implementing
regulations, as well as a closer look at some of the more complex issues that arise from employee leave
requests. Using some of the most recent FMLA litigation as test cases, participants will problem solve
their way through several scenarios and refine their tools to address the FMLA issues that they face on a
regular basis.
Kathryn Kammer, Counsel
Each Pre-conference has been awarded for 3 hours of General Credit from the HR Certification
Institute. Attendees will receive a certificate and program ID after attending.
*The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that
this program has met HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Tuesday SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Bridge to Bridge 5K Walk/Run
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 7. Evolving Issues in Employee Discipline
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Conference Registration
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 8. Networking is Recruiting: LinkedIn
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hospitality Desk Open
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9. Use & Misuse of Technology in
Education
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1. Domestic Violence & the Workplace
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2. Juggling Disability Discrimination Laws in
Context of Mental Disabilities
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
3. Practically Perfect Professional
Selection & Interview Preparation
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
5. Healthcare Reform: Implications of the
ACA in 2014 & Beyond
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
6. HR’s Role in Promoting Quality Teaching
& Student Learning
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 10. Table Tactics: Stop Reacting & Start
Planning for Negotiations
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 11. Designing Sustainable Alternate
Compensation Systems
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 12. Managing Complex FMLA Issues:
Learning Through Real Leave Cases
1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. State Leaders Meeting
(Invitation Only)
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Minority Caucus Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. First-Time Attendee Welcome
6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Presidents Reception at Bridgeport
Tuesday
07:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Bridge to Bridge 5K Walk/Run Tom McCall Park
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
Ballroom Lobby, Lower Level 1
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hospitality Desk Open
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1. Domestic Violence & the Workplace: An Approach for
School Personnel Administrators
Many states have taken steps toward protecting individuals by
requiring employers to offer safety accommodations to victims
of domestic violence. Integrating the requirements of these laws
can present administrative challenges. This session outlines the
concerns relating to this social problem, identifies the legal
responsibilities and provides case law that administrators can
use to develop a policy that is designed to protect employers,
employees and bystanders.
Paula A. Barran, Employment Attorney, Employment
Leadership Training, Founding Partner
Banu K. Ramachandran, Attorney, Employment Law,
Litigation, Higher Education
Barran Liebman LLP, Portland, OR
[email protected] & [email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2. Which Ball Is In the Air? Juggling Disability Discrimination
Laws in the Context of Mental Disabilities
Employees successfully manage impairments that are
characterized by emotional, cognitive or behavioral dysfunctions,
and the ADA and FMLA have provided helpful protections
and solutions that allow employees to succeed. This session will
address constraints and opportunities presented by the ADA
and FMLA as well as information about state laws and workers’
compensation rights. It will include case studies, application of the
FMLA rules and information about fitness for duty exams.
Michael Porter, Employment Attorney, Partner
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3. Practically Perfect Professional Selection
& Interview Preparation
This session will provide tools and hands-on tips to assist your
selection processes. Some components of the session will be:
• Soup to nuts: legal selection practices
• Communication of your process
• How to facilitate the selection process without being “BOSSY”!
Tricia Mooney, Assistant Superintendent
Pendleton School District, Pendleton, OR
Leanne Reynolds, Human Resource Coordinator
Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
A step-by-step approach to the investigative process:
design, communication, evidence collection, interviewing and
documentation. This session will include discussion and practical
application of the elements of an investigation to various types
of complaints and allegations of misconduct. It will review common
errors and assumptions that interfere with a sufficient, fair and
objective investigation. A pragmatic investigation will reveal
evidence determining the facts of the matter.
Susan Nisbet, Consultant
Nisbet Consulting, McMinnville, OR
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
5. Healthcare Reform: Implications of the ACA
in 2014 & Beyond
The employer mandate may be delayed a year, but critical
provisions of PPACA are still in play. Many decisions employers
make today will directly affect them and their employees in
the year ahead. Gallagher’s legal counsel, Sally Wineman, will
provide a review of the highlights of healthcare reform from 2010
to now and a guide for employers moving forward in 2014 and
beyond including changes under PPACA, as things stand today,
and steps employers need to take to navigate healthcare.
Sally Wineman, Area Senior Vice President and
Compliance Counsel
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Spokane, WA
[email protected]
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6. HR’s Role in Promoting Quality Teaching
& Student Learning
The first step to improving student growth is hiring quality
educators, but what are the next steps. During this three-hour
interactive session participants will experience strategies and
techniques that they will be able to replicate in their districts to
build the capacity of leaders to improve instructional practices
and promote high levels of student learning. Participants will
experience methodologies for assisting administrators to write
effective observations that impact an educator’s growth and
development.
Marsha Moyer, Director of Licensed Personnel and
Staff Quality
MBM IMPAC, Turner, OR
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
7. Evolving Issues in Employee Discipline
Districts are not without issues in disciplining non-represented
employees, as there are important due process concerns as well
as the need to avoid the numerous legal landmines. This session
will examine and apply the fundamental elements of the just cause
standard, as well as other standards for discipline and dismissal
such as due process and constitutional protection. Particular
attention will be paid to an application of these principles to
emerging areas of employee misconduct.
Brian Hungerford, Employment Attorney
Hungerford Law, Oregon City, OR
[email protected]
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
8. Networking is Recruiting: LinkedIn
This interactive session will get you up and moving in the world
of LinkedIn and how to leverage it in recruiting for your district.
You’ll learn about networking and the importance of networking
to your recruiting strategy. You’ll learn about the professional
world of LinkedIn including profiles, groups and a professional
page for your district. Then you’ll learn about the hidden world of
networking and recruiting on LinkedIn and how you can leverage
to build a pipeline of talent for your district.
Brian White, Executive Director of Human Resources and
Operations
Auburn-Washburn USD 437, Topeka, KS
[email protected]
32- 2014 AASPA Annual Conference
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
9. Use & Misuse of Technology in Education
This session will address the liability stemming from employee
and student use/misuse of technology, including services like
Facebook, Twitter, cell phones and web cams. Attendees are
sure to enjoy this walkthrough style presentation, using actual
cases and incidents to identify legal issues and how to best
handle them. The presenter will address scenarios schools
are facing every day and will provide a checklist for how
administrators should respond.
Rebekah R. Jacobson, Attorney
Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C., Salem, OR
George Weatheroy, Director of Security Services
Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
[email protected]
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
10. Table Tactics: Stop Reacting
& Start Planning for Negotiations
This workshop will explore how to construct an objective–based
bargaining plan for both teachers and support staff. We will
talk about what things will increase your chances of success,
how to manage negotiations and deal with the often difficult
task of preparing for the give and take that is often present in
negotiations.
Lisa Freiley, Staff Counsel, Director, Legal, Labor and
PACE Services
Oregon School Boards Association, Salem, OR
[email protected]
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
11. Designing Sustainable Alternative
New compensation systems, known as ‘Alternative Compensation
Systems’ are a shift from the traditional step and lane system to
one that involves new measures, communication channels and
budgeting. In this session, participants will learn how districts are
rewarding educator excellence and improving organizational
performance through the use of alternative compensation systems.
[email protected]
Tuesday
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
12. Managing Complex FMLA Issues: Learning Through Real
Life Leave Cases
This session will involve a cursory review of the Family Medical
Leave Act and its implementing regulations, as well as a closer
look at some of the more complex issues that arise from employee
leave requests. Using some of the most recent FMLA litigation as
test cases, participants will problem solve their way through several
scenarios and refine their tools to address the FMLA issues that they
face on a regular basis.
Kathryn Kammer, Counsel
[email protected]
1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
State Leaders Meeting (Invitation Only)
Columbia, Lobby Level
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Minority Caucus Meeting
Pearl, Floor 2
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
First-Time Attendee Welcome
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
New conference attendees are invited to join us for our
welcoming and orientation session. It is GREAT to have you
with us! Please join us for this welcome.
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Presidents Reception at Bridgeport
The Presidents Reception will be a wonderful opportunity
to meet and network with other conference attendees. The
reception will be held at Bridgeport in downtown Portland.
Join us for an evening of dinner, drinks and music as we
kick off our 76th Annual Conference. Buses will transport
attendees from the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Hotel. Meet at the corner of Clay and First beginning at
6:15 p.m. to catch a bus. Cost included in your registration
fee (additional tickets available for $65.00 each).
notes
Clinics by Strand
Creative/Strategic
Compensation:
Sustainable Alternative Compensation
Systems
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Outsourcing Substitute Teaching Panel Discussion
B
Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Douglas Fir, Floor 3
Managing Employee Benefit Costs
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Designing A Strategic Compensation
System Through Collaboration
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a..m.
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Building Standards Based Interview
Protocols
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Pearl, Floor 2
Aggregating Multiple Data Sources to
Rate & Improve Teacher Performance
Data Points & Bias in Hiring Teachers
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Managing Teacher Supervision Data for
Reflective Practice
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Baldridge Quality - Creating Effective
HR Systems Through Data
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Using BIG DATA in HR
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Employee Discipline:
B
Evaluation of Teachers Based on
Student Learning & Growth: the Promise &
the Pitfalls
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Salon G/H, Lower Level 1
Healthy / Productive Work Place:
Relax & Recharge: Stress Relief for a
More Enjoyable Life
Proven Practices for Use with Employees, Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Parents & Patrons
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Strategic & Effective Compensation
What’s School Employee Wellness Got to
Structures
B
Do With It?
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Preventing Employees’ Inappropriate
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Behaviors and Relationships with
Students
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Effective HR Process &
Use of Data:
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Advance Leadership Strategies for the
Teacher Absenteeism: Research, Review Salon B/C, Lower Level 1
Use of Healthy Conflict
& Ideas for Action
Now Playing: When Discipline Becomes Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. B
Necessary
Pearl, Floor 2
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Pearl, Floor 2
HR Effectiveness & Customer
Effective Human Capital Systems for
Service:
Implementation of Teacher and Leader
Employee Corrective Discipline
Reform
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Effective Human Capital Management
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a..m.
Strategies (HCMS) for Leaders Douglas Fir, Floor 3
Employee Discipline: It’s Complicated! Pearl, Floor 2
Two Birds, One Stone:
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A Model of Collaboration
Employee Onboarding: What Can K-12
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn from Other Organizations? B
Fearless Supervision, Evaluation,
Discipline & Dismissal Pearl, Floor 2
Collaborative Leadership: How Focus
B
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Walks Can Support a District-Wide
Let’s Talk: A Checklist for Dealing With
Framework for Instructional Improvement Salon A, Lower Level 1
Difficult Conversations
Executing Employee Discipline in a Fair Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Reasonable & Consistent Way! Columbia, Lobby Level
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
B
Harnessing the Power of Research
What Message Are You Really Sending?
to Inform Hiring & Increase Student
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
B
Achievement
B
Evaluation of Certified &
Harthorne, Floor 2
Non-Certified Staff:
Building Systems to Increase Teacher &
Staff Engagement
HR’s Sixth Sense
How to Hire, Develop, Evaluate &
B
B
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Support Teachers
Douglas
Fir,
Floor
3
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Developing a Better HR Department
K-12 Money Ball - Using Data & B
Analytics to Drive HR Decisions
Training Evaluators to Lead Non-Biased, Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
B
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Legal & Defensible Evaluations
Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. B
Customer Service - A Key Component of
a Performance Based Culture
Data-Driven Hiring for Increased
B
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Student Achievement
B
Salon
B/C,
Lower
Level
1
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Clinics by Strand
References & Resumes Believe Them or Not?
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Recruitment / Retention:
B
Legal & Legislative Issues:
Healthcare Reform: Considerations for
the School Personnel Administrator
Part 1: Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Part 2: Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
B
Interviewing and Retention
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Planning for Retention Begins with
Recruitment: Georgia’s Transition to
Teaching Grant Projects. FOCUS
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
William Hunter Point of Light Award Super-size Your STEM Teacher Pipeline
Intercultural Training in Response to
Changing Student Demographics Preparing Our Employees for the 21st
Century
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Minority Recruitment and Retention
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Social Networking:
How to Maximize Engagement with
AASPA Through Social Media
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
FMLA - Legal Update & Best Practices in Teacher Cadet: A Highly Successful “Grow Exhibit Hall, Lower Level 2
Your Own” Program
FMLA Administration Wednesday, 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Reeling in Social Media: A Panel
Discussion from the Perspective of Horry
County Schools
C.S. Robinson Award - Finding, Hiring &
School Investigation & Interviewing Skills Keeping Great Teachers
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Past, Present and Future of Social
B
Media: Balancing Employees’ Online
Activity and Public Perceptions
Partnership of Administration & Labor: A The Three R’s: Recruitment, Retention &
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Model for Effective Union-Management Reality!
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Relations
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Promising Practices for Recruiting Diverse
Educator Talent
PPACA Employer Mandate
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
B
Tending to the Affordable Care Act
A Case Study: How Employment Litigation
Can Paralyze Your School District
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Legal Action: Using the Right Tools to
Combat Unemployment Claims, the ACA
& More
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. B
Gen Now: Understanding the Multi-Gen
Workforce & the Coming Leadership
Deficit
B
Thursday, 1:30 am - 3:00 p.m.
Determining Effective Teaching in the
Hiring Process
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Professional Development:
From the Candidate Experience to the
Classroom: Find Out How Engaging Top
Talent Drives Results
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
B
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Research-Based Leadership
Development Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Substitute Teacher Shortage & What to
Do About It
B
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Pearl, Floor 2
Leadership Redefined
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Cultural Impact of Talent-Driven
Practices
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
B
Salon B/C, Lowr Level 1
Developing & Utilizing Effective
Job Descriptions
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
B
Substitute Training Makes a Difference
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
B
Pearl, Floor 2
AASPA’s clinics are 100%
educational.
B = Business Participating in
Clinic Session
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Opens
SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Two Birds, One Stone:
A Model of Collaboration
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
How to Maximize Engagement with AASPA
Through Social Media
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Opening
Ceremonies, Color Guard, Student
Entertainment & Keynote Presentation by
Mark Anthony Garrett
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch, Awards, Recognition of Sponsors &
Baltimore Presentation
(Exhibit Hall Closed)
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
AASPA Committee Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(All Except Membership)
Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Outsourcing Substitute Teaching Networking Break
Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Sustainable Alternative
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Effective Human Capital Management
Strategies (HCMS) for Leaders
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Teacher Absenteeism: Research, Review & Tending to the Affordable Care Act
Ideas for Action
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Training Evaluators to Lead Non-Biased,
Proven Practices for Use with Employees, Legal & Defensible Evaluations
Parents & Patrons
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
FMLA - Legal Update & Best Practices in
How to Hire, Develop, Evaluate
FMLA Administration (Part 1)
& Support Teachers
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Research-Based Leadership Development
Healthcare Reform: Considerations for the
School Personnel Administrator
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
(Part 1)
William Hunter Point of Light Award Super-Size Your STEM Teacher Pipeline
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Interviewing & Retention
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Collaborative Leadership: How Focus Walks
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Can Support a District-Wide Framework for
Planning for Retention Begins with
Instructional Improvement
Recruitment: Georgia’s Transition to
Teaching Grant Projects. FOCUS
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Relax & Recharge: Stress Relief for a More
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Enjoyable Life
Effective Human Capital Systems for
Implementation of Teacher
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
& Leader Reform
Healthcare Reform: Considerations for the
School Personnel Administrator (Part 2)
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Networking Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Employee Onboarding: What Can K-12
Learn from Other Organizations?
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Behaviors & Relationships with Students
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Aggregating Multiple Data Sources to
Rate & Improve Teacher Performance
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Reeling in Social Media: A Panel
Discussion from the Perspective of Horry
County Schools
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
FMLA - Legal Update & Best Practices in
FMLA Administration (Part 2)
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Teacher Cadet: A Highly Successful
“Grow Your Own” Program
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
C.S. Robinson Award - Finding, Hiring &
Keeping Great Teachers
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Harnessing the Power of Research to
Inform Hiring & Increase
Student Achievement
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
HR’s Sixth Sense
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Regional Meetings
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Opening Night Event at the
World Forestry Center
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Opens
Bid on a variety of items to help raise funds for the Leon Bradley
Scholarship Fund, benefiting minority college students.
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Opening Ceremonies, Color Guard,
Student Entertainment, & Keynote Presentation by
Mark Anthony Garrett
Ballroom E/F, Lower Level 1
Student Entertainment provided by Soul’d Out from West Linn-Willsonville
School District, Tualatin, OR under the direction Sue Schreiner;
University of Portland ROTC from the University of Portland, Portland, OR,
under the direction of Captain Kip Briggs.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level 2
Join us as we kick off the Exhibit Hall Grand Opening with a ribbon
cutting ceremony and more than 50 exhibit booths.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sustainable Alternative Compensation Systems
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
B
Strand: Creative/Strategic Compensation
Many districts across the country are working to build new strategic and
sustainable compensation systems based on performance data, PD,
degrees, attendance, years of service or other factors due to grants,
legislation and more. What do these new systems look like and how
should your think about fiscal planning?
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Teacher Absenteeism: Research, Review & Ideas for Action
Pearl, Floor 2
B
Strand: Effective HR Process & Use of Data
Teacher absenteeism has great impacts upon district finances and
student achievement. This session reviews the research around teacher
absenteeism and explores an emerging consensus for addressing the
issue.
Jim O’Halloran, Pacific Northwest Sales Representative
Frontline Technologies, Seattle, WA
Hank Harris, President
Human Capital Enterprises, Washington, D.C.
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Proven Practices for Use with Employees, Parents & Patrons
Strand: Employee Discipline
This session will provide an overview of proven strategies that enable
campus and department leaders to successfully improve employee
performance and address disciplinary matters uniformly. This process has
been replicated throughout Texas.
Michelle Barrera, Director of Human Resources
Andres Castill, Superintendent
Poteet Independent School District, Poteet, TX
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
How to Hire, Develop, Evaluate & Support Teachers
Strand: Evaluation of Certified & Non-Certified Staff
We know that teachers play a powerful role in student success; yet we
often struggle with the challenge of identifying highly effective teachers
in the initial teacher process. How do we know from an application,
resume or an interview, that an applicant may be an effective teacher?
What can school leaders do to identify and select highly effective
teachers? Discover what the research regarding interviewing says and
learn how it has been united with the qualities of effective teachers to
develop a teacher interview protocol that supports school leaders in
making data-informed hiring decisions. Examine aligning the HR functions
of hiring, developing, evaluating and supporting to create a more
cohesive and effective process in which one function informs the next.
Dr. James Stronge, President
Mary Wallen, Director of Project Planning
Stronge & Associates Educational Consulting, LLC, Williamsburg, VA;
[email protected]
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Healthcare Reform: Considerations for the School Personnel
Administrator (Part 1)
B
Strand: Legal & Legislative Issues
During this two-hour session, we will explore healthcare reform topics
and issues as they relate to the decision-making process of school
personnel administrators. We will review the different stages of healthcare
reform preparation, including education, administration and strategic
considerations. The presentation will also help session participants
assess and organize key compliance activities of their organizations,
proactively identify emerging issues and create their own action plans
to utilize on an ongoing basis.
Ed Pudlowski, Chief Operating Officer
Jessie Loeffler, Health Care Reform Consultant
American Fidelity Administrative Services, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK
[email protected]
educational.
Clinic Session
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Interviewing & Retention
Strand: Recruitment / Retention
Begin to recruit Elementary, Middle and High School Teacher. Attend
career days and come prepared to discuss the benefits of working for
your organization and your industry. Identify stereotypes of people who
work in your industry and develop strategies for changing perceptions.
Develop relationships with associations and organizations that are
geared toward underrepresented groups.
M. Elizabeth Christian, Director of Human Resources
Simpson County School District, Mendenhal, MS
Venesia Brown, Human Resources Coordinator
Clarksdale Municipal School District, Clarksdale, MS
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Planning for Retention Begins with Recruitment: Georgia’s
Transition to Teaching Grant Projects. FOCUS
The purpose of this session if to provide human resource personnel
with strategies for increasing teacher retention by provision of support
activities to encourage teacher success from recruitment through
preparation and induction. The presenters will demonstrate strategies
for using technology to assess acquisition of knowledge and skill and to
provide feedback on progress in real time.
Gail Sherer, Field Services Manager, FOCUS Grant Project
Cyndy Stephens, Director of Educator Workforce
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta, GA
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Effective Human Capital Systems for Implementation of Teacher &
Leader Reform
Follow a district’s journey developing and aligning human capital
systems to support the effective implementation of educator and leader
evaluation, professional learning, recruiting, hiring, onboarding and
alignment of personnel systems.
Stephen Foresi, Chief of Staff
Newington Public Schools, Newington, CT
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Two Birds, One Stone: A Model of Collaboration
Learn how graduate programs partner with a large urban district to
combine new teachers’ need for feedback with aspiring administrators’
need for authentic classroom observation experiences.
Dr. Mary Beth Lehmanowsky, Professor of Practice, Educational
Administration
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Dr. Bess Scott, Director of Continuous Improvement and Professional
Learning
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
How to Maximize Engagement with AASPA Through
Social Media
Strand: Social Networking
Learn how to interact with AASPA via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. This
session will help you find the best ways to stay up-to-date with AASPA,
read industry news and network with other members. Master social media
by learning how to post, tweet, favorite/like and retweet.
Molly Hildreth, Marketing Specialist
AASPA, Overland Park, KS
[email protected]
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch, Awards, Recognition of Sponsors & Baltimore Presentation
(Exhibit Hall Closed)
Join us for lunch as we recognize our members who go above and
beyond, the sponsors that make this conference possible and learn
about next year’s conference in Baltimore, MD.
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
AASPA Committee Meetings (All Except Membership)
- Constitutional & By-Laws Committee
- Legislative & Governmental Committee
- Nominating Committee
Pearl, Floor 2
- Professional Development Committee
- Recognitions Committee
- Scholarship Committee
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Outsourcing Substitute Teaching - Panel Discussion
B
Strand: Creative/Strategic Compensation Outsourcing substitute teaching has its advantages and disadvantages.
This session will feature a discussion between districts who have
outsourced, are bringing subs back in-house and those making the
decision.
Geoffrey Smith, Director
Substitute Teaching Division, STEDI.org, Logan, UT
Jeanine Chester, Chief Human Resources Officer
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Clarksville, TN
Terry Christiansen, HR Director
Tooele County School District, Tooele, UT
[email protected]
Wednesday
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Effective Human Capital Management Strategies
(HCMS) for Leaders
Pearl, Floor 2
Strand: HR Effectiveness & Customer Service As school choice opportunities increase and marked improvement
of educational systems continues, in order to remain relevant, Texas
charter schools must mature rapidly and become High Performance
Organizations (HPOs). All HPOs, regardless of available technical
resources, depend upon humans to function. Therefore, it is imperative
responsible traditional, private and charter school thought leaders,
operators and administrators learn to develop effective Human Capital
Manage System strategies (HCMS).
Charles Pulliam, Chief Development Officer
Life School of Dallas, Lancaster, TX
[email protected]
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Research-Based Leadership Development
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Strand: Professional Development
This session will focus on the leadership development program offered
by the Ralston Public Schools. The presenter will address issues involving
the planning, content, management and research behind this program.
Dr. Mike Rupprecht, Executive Director of Human Resources
Ralston Public Schools, Ralston, NE
[email protected]
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
William Hunter Point of Light Award - Super-Size Your STEM
Teacher Pipeline
Do you struggle to find STEM teachers? Learn how one district
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
succeeded in developing a pipeline of minority STEM teachers by
Tending to the Affordable Care Act
partnering with local historically black colleges and universities.
Dr. Amy Holcombe, Executive Director of Talent Development
Strand: Legal & Legislative Issues Shannon Peeples, Lateral Entry Specialist
Seeking to manage the varied components of the Affordable Care Act? Tina Johnson, Lateral Entry Specialist
Learn how you can address the 95 percent rule and time tracking for
Lisa Sonricker, Lateral Entry Specialist
coaches, substitutes, short-term and part-time workers.
Guilford County Schools - Mission Possible, Greensboro, NC
Debra Moore Washington, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources
[email protected]
Santa Monica Malibu Unified, Santa Monica, CA
[email protected]
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Collaborative Leadership: How Focus Walks Can Support a
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
District-Wide Framework for Instructional Improvement
Training Evaluators to Lead Non-Biased, Legal
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
& Defensible Evaluations
B
This presentation outlines a system of interconnected focus walks
involving district and building leaders. Presenters use video and case
Learn strategies to traverse the political landscape of teacher
studies to illustrate how this process supports their supervision and
evaluations: shades of bias, inter-rater agreement, holding honest
evaluation framework.
conversations, documentation, effective processes and professional
Allen Barber, Director of Human Resources
development plans, supporting principals and more.
Cynda Rickert, Superintendent
Dr. Mark Frost, Retired Assistant Superintendent
Tina Mondale, Director of School Improvement
TalentEd, Prairie Village, KS
Tiffanie Lambert, Director of Special Services
[email protected]
Paul Cataldo, High School Principal
Jackson County School District 9, Eagle Point, OR
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
[email protected]
FMLA - Legal Update & Best Practices in FMLA Administration
(Part 1)
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Relax & Recharge: Stress Relief for a More Enjoyable Life
Attendees will learn about the latest compliance issues and legal
Strand: Healthy / Productive Work Place
updates in light of the revised federal regulations and court decisions.
Stress Happens! Since we all experience some amount of stress, the trick
Best practices in FMLA administration, along with useful, practical tips
is to learn to manage our response to it. Strategies presented can help
and tools will be provided that will enable attendees to facilitate FMLA you control stress before it controls you.
administration through HR staff and train supervisors. Documents and
Carrie Durley, Retired Executive Director of Human Resources
forms will be provided to use in managing FMLA leaves.
Aldine Independent School District, Channelview, TX
Scott Macdonald, Attorney / HR Consultant
[email protected]
Macdonald & Associates, Middletown, CT
[email protected]
Wednesday
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Healthcare Reform: Considerations for the School Personnel
Administrator (Part 2)
B
During this two-hour session, we will explore healthcare reform topics
and issues as they relate to the decision-making process of school
personnel administrators. We will review the different stages of healthcare
reform preparation, including education, administration and strategic
considerations. The presentation will also help session participants
assess and organize key compliance activities of their organizations,
proactively identify emerging issues and create their own action plans
to utilize on an ongoing basis.
Ed Pudlowski, Chief Operating Officer
Jessie Loeffler, Health Care Reform Consultant
American Fidelity Administrative Services, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK
[email protected]
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Networking Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Strand: Creative/Strategic Compensation Many pundits predict healthcare reform will drive employee benefits
costs up even higher. Learn proven benefits cost-management
techniques that are more important now than ever.
Carey Adamson, Vice President, Public Sector Market Services
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Columbia, SC
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Employee Onboarding:
What Can K12 Learn from Other Organizations?
B
Pearl, Floor 2
Strand: HR Effectiveness & Customer Service This session is designed so that attendees will learn how high performing
organizations (school organizations and private sector organizations)
onboard new employees. Additionally, attendees will be provided with
an opportunity to self-evaluate their current organization and learn
strategies for taking their organization’s onboarding program to the next
level. This session is led by Dr. Lowell Ghosey who spent 32 years in the
field of public education, most recently as an Executive Director of HR in
the Olathe Public Schools in Olathe, KS.
Dr. Lowell Ghosey, Senior Associate
Frontline Technologies, Broken Arrow, OK
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Aggregating Multiple Data Sources to Rate
& Improve Teacher Performance
Strand: Evaluation of Certified & Non-Certified Staff Flagstaff Unified School District uses an innovative system for educator
evaluation and student assessment by incorporating a sophisticated
structure for scoring teachers aimed at positively impacting educator
development.
Dr. Dietrich Sauer, Director of Human Resources
Dr. Robert Hagstrom, Director of Research & Assessment
Flagstaff Unified School District, Flagstaff, AZ
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Reeling in Social Media: A Panel Discussion from the Perspective
of Horry County Schools
A discussion on dealing with employee misuse of social media along
with suggested procedures and documentation needed.
Dr. Addie Swinney, Chief Human Resources Officer
Mary Anderson, Director of Human Resources
Roger Gray, Director of Human Resources
Kenneth Generette, Staff Attorney
Horry County Schools, Conway, SC
Richard Valenta, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
Robert Stewart, Executive Director of Human Resources
Denton ISD, Denton, TX
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
FMLA - Legal Update & Best Practices in FMLA Administration
(Part 2)
Attendees will learn about the latest compliance issues and legal
updates in light of the revised federal regulations and court decisions.
Best practices in FMLA administration, along with useful, practical tips
and tools will be provided that will enable attendees to facilitate FMLA
administration through HR staff and train supervisors. Documents and
forms will be provided to use in managing FMLA leaves.
Scott Macdonald, Attorney / HR Consultant
Macdonald & Associates, Middletown, CT
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Teacher Cadet:
A Highly Successful “Grow Your Own” Program
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Preventing Employees’ Inappropriate Behaviors & Relationships
Schools struggle to fill vacancies: many teachers quit within five-years.
with Students
The Teacher cadet program encourages high school students to
become teachers, with extremely positive “return” and “retention” rates.
Strand: Employee Discipline Rebecca B. Partlow, Executive Director of Personnel
The panel of experts will share their context and highlight strategies, to
Rock Hill Schools, Rock Hill, SC
help you and your school district respond to, and to prevent employees’ Jane Turner, Esq., Executive Director
inappropriate behaviors and relationships with students.
Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention & Advancement (CERRA),
Dr. Frank Tom, Retired School Administrator
Rock Hill, SC
Dr. Glenn Lipson, Forensic Psychologist
[email protected]
Daniel R. Shinoff, ESQ, Attorney
MakingRightChoices.com, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
[email protected]
Wednesday
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
C.S. Robinson Award - Finding, Hiring
& Keeping Great Teachers
Is your school system struggling to FIND, HIRE and KEEP great teachers?
If so, this presentation will provide practical strategies that are easy to
implement and have proven to be extremely successful in St. Charles
Parish Public Schools District. You will walk away from this session knowing
that “If You Build It (a strong induction and retention program), They
(teachers) Will Not Only Come . . . BUT THEY WILL STAY”!
Paul Gibson, Sr., Executive Director Human Resources
Gwen Hitt, Assistant Director of Human Resources
Erick Treuting, Assistant Director of Human Resources
St. Charles Parish Public Schools, Luling, LA
[email protected]
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Harnessing the Power of Research to Inform Hiring
& Increase Student Achievement
B
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Learn more about one of the most robust teacher effectiveness research
studies ever conducted and what findings reveal about predicting
student achievement.
Nick Montgomery, Chief Research Officer
TeacherMatch, Chicago, IL
[email protected]
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Regional Meetings
- Region 1: Mt. Hood, Floor 2
- Region 2: Salon I, Lower Level 1
- Region 3: Salon B/C, Lower Level 1
- Region 4: Columbia, Lobby Level
- Region 5: Salon G/H, Lower Level 1
- Region 6: Salon A, Lower Level 1
Don’t know your region? See page 63.
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Enjoy the opportunity to visit with exhibitors, enjoy appetizers and
drinks and test your luck with drawings for prizes.
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Opening Night Event at the World Forestry Center
Join us at the World Forestry Center for an evening of dinner and
music. As you browse the museum, you will be both educated and
entertained as you learn about the importance of forests and trees
in our lives, as well as environmental sustainability. You will find exhibits
that pique curiosity and encourage active learning. Throughout the
evening, enjoy the sounds of Boy and Bean, a Portland based swing/
jazz Depression-Era music trio. Transportation to the World Forestry
Center via the Max Line is included.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
HR’s Sixth Sense
B
Would you like to sharpen your skills in learning more about applicants
before you welcome them into your school? Would their current employer
hire them again?
Paul Berggren, President
Crown Global Consulting, Lincoln, NE
[email protected]
notes
Thursday SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
K-12 Money Ball - Using Data &
Analytics to Drive HR Decisions
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
International Breakfast, General
Session: Leon Bradley Scholarship
Presentation, Student Entertainment &
Keynote Presentation by Dave Weber
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
What’s School Employee Wellness Got
to Do With It?
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Closing, Grand Prize
Drawing in Exhibit Hall
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on own
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Affiliate Executive Director Meeting
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Designing A Strategic Compensation
System Through Collaboration
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
What Message Are You
Really Sending?
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Building Systems to Increase Teacher &
Staff Engagement
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Now Playing: When Discipline
Becomes Necessary
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Behaviors & Relationships with Students
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
School Investigation
& Interviewing Skills
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
How to Maximize Engagement with
AASPA Through Social Media
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Partnership of Administration & Labor:
A Model for Effective
Union-Management Relations
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Data-Driven Hiring for Increased
Student Achievement
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Past, Present & Future of Social
Media: Balancing Employees’ Online
Activity & Public Perceptions
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Promising Practices for Recruiting
Diverse Educator Talent
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Gen Now: Understanding the Multi-Gen
Workforce & the Coming
Leadership Deficit
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The Three R’s:
Recruitment, Retention & Reality!
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Building Standards Based
Interview Protocols
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Silent Auction Closes
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Customer Service - A Key Component
of a Performance Based Culture
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Managing Teacher Supervision Data
for Reflective Practice
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A Case Study: How Employment
Litigation Can Paralyze Your
School District
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Legal Action: Using the Right Tools to
Combat Unemployment Claims, the
ACA & More
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Employee Discipline: It’s Complicated!
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Determining Effective Teaching in the
Hiring Process
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
From the Candidate Experience to the
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Baldridge Quality - Creating Effective
HR Systems Through Data
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Advance Leadership Strategies for the
Use of Healthy Conflict
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AASPA Membership Committee Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Experience Portland
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
State Receptions
Thursday
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hospitality Desk Open
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. International Breakfast, General Session: Leon Bradley
Scholarship Presentation, Student Entertainment, Business
Meeting & Keynote Presentation by Dave Weber
Student entertainment provided by The Jefferson Dancers from
Jefferson High School Middle College for Advanced Studies,
Portland, OR, under the direction of Lori Dones.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Enjoy the opportunity to browse exhibit booths and network with
fellow HR professionals. Be sure to join us at 12:30 p.m. for prize
drawings.
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Networking Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Designing A Strategic Compensation System
Through Collaboration
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Many districts across the US are looking to reinvent the way they
compensate their staff. The hard part is knowing where to start
and who to involve in the process. In this session, we will explore
the way in which Great Oaks Career Campuses in Cincinnati,
Ohio went about building a new compensation system for ALL
staff - WITH all staff.
Michelle Means-Walker, Vice President of Human Resources
Great Oaks Career Campuses, Cincinnati, OH
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Strand: HR Effectiveness & Customer Service
Having difficult conversations requires skill, empathy and the
courage to do it! Join a discussion on how to best approach
critical, but needed conversations, a checklist of tips, items
needed for your meeting and suggested resources.
Mary Anderson, Director of Human Resources
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Now Playing: When Discipline Becomes Necessary
Pearl, Floor 2
The presenter will explore various disciplinary strategies and how
they may be applied in the workplace. Focus will be framed by
reactive vs. proactive and progressive vs. punitive to include the
7-C’s of progressive discipline.
Jeff Mayo, Chief of Staff / Human Resources
Arlington Community Schools, Arlington, TN
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Preventing Employees’ Inappropriate Behaviors &
Relationships with Students
The panel of experts will share their context and highlight
strategies to help you and your school district respond to and
to prevent employees’ inappropriate behaviors and relationships
with students.
Dr. Frank Tom, Retired School Administrator
Dr. Glenn Lipson, Forensic Psychologist
MakingRightChoices.com, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
School Investigation & Interviewing Skills
B
When it’s time to investigate claims of bullying, sexual harassment,
discrimination and abuse, most administrators are thrown into
the task with little or no training or development of the skills
needed. There may be a checklist and forms, but when it comes
time to determine the scope of the investigation and conduct
interviews, HOW DO YOU DO IT? In this session, participants will
be introduced to the fundamentals of legally fit investigations
while engaging with the skills necessary to effectively interview
alleged targets, perpetrators and witnesses. The outcomes will be
accomplished through interaction and live demonstrations.
Mary Jo McGrath, CEO
McGrath Training Systems, Santa Barbara, CA
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
How to Maximize Engagement with AASPA Through
Social Media
Learn how to interact with AASPA via Facebook, LinkedIn and
Twitter. This session will help you find the best ways to stay upto-date with AASPA, read industry news and network with other
members. Master social media by learning how to post, tweet,
favorite/like and retweet.
Molly Hildreth, Marketing Specialist
AASPA, Overland Park, KS
[email protected]
Thursday
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Partnership of Administration & Labor: A Model for Effective
Union-Management Relations
B
ABCUSD, an urban school district in Los Angeles County,
California, has weathered a state-wide budget crisis, avoiding
teacher layoffs and negotiating favorable employeeemployer agreements all while maintaining exceptional
student achievement and high teacher retention and moral.
The presentation will share the story of ABCUSD’s nationally
recognized partnership of administration and labor (PAL) as well
as strategies for developing “PAL” in your own district.
Dr. Carol Hansen, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources
ABC Unified School District, Cerritos, CA
Ray Gaer, Union President
ABC Federation of Teachers (ABCFT) Cerritos, CA
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
K-12 Money Ball - Using Data and Analytics to
Drive HR Decisions
B
Learn how school districts are developing and implementing new
compensation strategies for teachers and administrators. Walk
away with real examples of how data and analytics can empower
HR leaders’ decision-making.
Tabatha Gundrum, PHR, Director of Employee Services
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Middleton, WI
John Hedstrom, Executive Director
WASPA, Franklin, WI
Christiane Standlee, Director of Human Resources
School District of Menomonee Falls, Menomonee Falls, WI
Jeff Carew, Managing Director
Forcast 5 Analytics, Naperville, IL
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Would you like to know the skills and attitudes that GREAT
leaders strive to master in order to positively impact the world
around them? Some people define leadership by a position
or a title, others by responsibility or authority. And while these
descriptions may have worked in the past, they are far too
narrow for the challenges facing education today. The time has
come for a new kind of leader . . . a leader without the title. In his
new book “Leadership Redefined,” Dave Weber sheds light on
the truth that leadership is a matter of influence. From the district
office to the classroom, the influence that every individual brings
to the table can have a profound impact on the success of a
child. Dave’s high-energy and humorist style, demonstrates the 12
practices that will help you grow your own leadership capacity,
bring about systemic change in your organization and usher in
real success.
Dave Weber, Keynote Speaker
Weber Associates, Kennesaw, GA
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
What’s School Employee Wellness Got To Do With It?
Schools today are faced with many challenges: increased
accountability, teaching children who may not be healthy and
ready to learn, shrinking budgets and competing priorities. With
challenges like these, now is absolutely the right time to become
a champion for an employee wellness program in your school or
district. School employees spend half of their waking hours at work
and play a significant role in preparing young people to become
successful and healthy community members. Join this interactive
session to discuss with education leaders in Oregon about why
school employee wellness matters! Learn why their districts started
an employee wellness program and how they are achieving
positive results for school staff and students.
Inge Aldersebaes, Director of School Employee Wellness
OEA Choice Trust, Tigard, OR
Kent Klewitz, Superintendent
Jefferson School District, Jefferson, OR
[email protected]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Three R’s: Recruitment, Retention and Reality!
Hawthorne, Floor 2
Many school systems fail to recognize the extraordinary costs
associated with recruiting, hiring and training employees. The
Knox County (TN) School District’s vision for the recruitment and
retention process has been crafted into their five year strategic
plan. This session will share best practice strategies associated
with the recruitment and retention of quality educators.
Dr. Kathy Dykes-Sims, Chief Human Resources Officer
Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN
[email protected]
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Closing, Grand Prize Drawing in Exhibit Hall
Join us as we formally close the exhibit hall and select the grand
prize winner.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Affiliate Executive Director Meeting
Bistro by Truss, Floor 2
Thursday
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on own or join Frontline Technologies
Contact a Frontline Technologies Representative for more
information. Reservations required.
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
What Message Are You Really Sending?
B
Collaborative session exploring fundamental needs of every
customer and why personal (and personnel!) messaging makes a
difference for any district initiative. Participants create or refine
well-aligned “elevator pitch” during session.
Julie Abbott, President / CEO
3D-ED, Kansas City, MO
Benita Gordon, Director of Elementary Personnel
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Carrollton, TX
[email protected]
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Data-Driven Hiring for Increased Student Achievement
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
B
In collaboration with Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)
and the University of Chicago, one of the most robust teacher
effectiveness research studies to date to determine which
skills, knowledge, attitudes and experiences are most strongly
correlated with teacher effectiveness has been commenced.
Not only will this study contribute to educational research in
general, current findings can be utilized today to vastly improve
educational hiring practices and professional development.
Donald Fraynd, CEO
Nick Montgomery, Chief Research Officer
TeacherMatch, Chicago, IL
[email protected]
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Building Systems to Increase Teacher
As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
B
& Staff Engagement continues to evolve, the mandates contained in the legislation
remain a major concern for employers. We will focus upon the
play and/or pay mandate for large employers and how that
From research we know that engaged students are more successful mandate may affect negotiations.
in school and life. How do we create an environment where
Ken Babcock, Director of Employee Relations
students are engaged? The answer: highly effective, engaged
staff! In this session we will review research and best practices when [email protected]
it comes to staff engagement as well as look at survey results of
WASPA members on building cultures of engagement for student
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
success.
The Past, Present & Future of Social Media: Balancing
Chris Hedstrom, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Employees’ Online Activity & Public Perceptions
Labor Relations
School District of Waukesha, Waukesha, WI
John Hedstrom, Executive Director
Social networking is not a fad but a fundamental shift in the
WASPA, Franklin, WI
way we communicate. This session will look at how we got to this
Tony Bagshaw, Managing Director
point, including current social media statistics, recommendations
for incorporating social media guidance into your HR trainings
[email protected]
and discussions about dilemmas districts are facing with the use
of social media by employees.
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Justin L. Schooley, Associate Superintendent of Human
Resources
Berkeley County Schools, Martinsburg, WV
Strand: Employee Discipline [email protected]
This session will look at specifics on using corrective discipline to
improve employee performance. We will discuss the importance of
accurate documentation and assisting administrators and mangers
to do thorough investigations.
Joan Newberry, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources and
Labor Affairs
Southfield Public Schools, Southfield, MI
educational.
[email protected]
Clinic Session
Thursday
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Promising Practices for Recruiting Diverse
Educator Talent
B
A growing body of evidence suggests that workplace
diversity can serve as a key driver of organizational success.
Organizations looking to attract employees from diverse
backgrounds have a number of options for enhancing their
recruiting and hiring processes. In this session, we will look at
successful school districts’ practices from around the country,
including Tulsa Public Schools work to recruit international
students at a time when Oklahoma is facing a teachershortage.
Teresa Daulong, Senior Specialist Human Capital
Tracy Najera, Human Capital Senior Director
[email protected]
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Gen Now: Understanding the Multi-Gen Workforce & the
Coming Leadership Deficit
B
Gen-X is calling! Gen-Y is texting! Effectively recruit and retain a
multi-generational workforce, particularly the youngest, newest
group - Gen-Y. Adapt or go the way of the dinosaur.
Debbie Pearson, Senior Director
Kelly Educational Staffing, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
[email protected]
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Building Standards Based Interview Protocols
Pearl, Floor 2
Are your current interview practices aligned to your evaluation
standards? If not, you may be confusing your employees. Learn
how to build standards based interview protocols that will
maximize your employee development strategy.
Dr. Amy Holcombe, Executive Director of Talent Development
Shannon Peeples, Lateral Entry Specialist
Tina Johnson, Lateral Entry Specialist
Lisa Sonricker, Lateral Entry Specialist
Guilford County Schools - Mission Possible, Greensboro, NC
[email protected]
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hawthorne, Floor 2
This presentation will provide a discussion of useful data points
used in hiring teachers, how these data points can be linked to
teacher evaluation and performance standards and the issue of
bias and how it can impact hiring decisions.
Randy Lary, Director of Human Resources
Greater Albany Public Schools, Albany, OR
Frank Caropelo, Vice President
Chalkboard Project, Portland, OR
[email protected]
2:00 p.m.
Silent Auction Closes
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
B
As we all have to do more with less, our HR departments need to
work strategically and efficiently. In addition, legal compliance is
more important than ever. Gain a better understanding of how HR
departments can review their processes and build a better, more
strategic future.
Dr. Matt Spencer, Retired Classified Director of HR
Desert Sands School District, La Quinta, CA
Fred Corn, Director
Educational Management Solutions, Salina, KS
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Customer Service - A Key Component of a Performance
Based Culture
B
For three years Tulsa Public Schools has been working to align
strategy, leadership, data and HR to build a performance based
culture. This meant focusing on customer service to improve
stakeholder experience. We will talk about TPS work and how you
can implement similar efforts.
Talia Shaull, Chief Human Capital Officer
Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK
Teresa Daulong, Senior Specialist Human Capital
[email protected]
Thursday
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Managing Teacher Supervision Data for
Reflective Practice
B
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
Teacher supervision requires multiple sources of data to
present an accurate picture of performance: competencies,
artifacts, walk-through, data and learning objectives. Learn how
technology manages the process and facilitates reflective
practice.
Dr. Lisa Andrejko, Superintendent
Quakertown Community School District, Quakertown, PA
Meghan Pace, Marketing Coordinator
Netchemia, LLC, Prairie Village, KS
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A Case Study: How Employment Litigation Can Paralyze
Your School District
This session will show attendees real-life examples of mistakes
and lessons learned from employment decisions relating to hiring,
progressive discipline and firing. Attendees will be given tools to
assist them in each of these topics.
Dan Davenport, Risk Manager
Jens Jensen, Property/Casualty Claims Manager
SDAO / PACE, Salem, OR
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Legal Action: Using the Right Tools to Combat
Unemployment Claims, the ACA & More
B
When it comes to managing issues like the ACA and
unemployment claims, data is power. Find out how your
organization can use data to combat legal matters and more.
Darbi Umholtz, Subfinder Operations Technician
Toni Sayers, National Sales Manager
CRS Advanced Technology, Montoursville, PA
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Employee Discipline: It’s Complicated!
We will use case studies to facilitate discussions about employee
discipline. We will share information about all of the variables to
consider when disciplining an employee.
Kevin Walton, Sr., Human Resources Specialist / Minority Teacher
Recruiting Coordinator
Area Cooperative Educational Services, North Haven, CT
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Determining Effective Teaching in the Hiring Process
This presentation will summarize a study which led to the
determination of reliable and valid interview questions which
can predict high levels of effective teaching behaviors. School
districts that are currently using this instrument will share how they
have implemented it and are using it for screening teacher
applicants.
Gary Schumacher, Associate Professor
University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, TX
Kenneth Kleber, Executive Director of HR
Champaign Community Unit School District #4, Champaign, IL
Phyllis Casebolt, Director of Educator Quality
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Clarksville, TN
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
From the Candidate Experience to the Classroom: Find
Out How Engaging Top Talent Drives Results
B
Hawthorne, Floor 2
What impression are you leaving on candidates as a result
of your hiring process? A positive candidate experience is
essential to maintaining the integrity of your district. Learn how
K-12 districts across the country are innovating their processes
and attracting top talent.
Lindsay Finlay, Major Account Executive
John Kovanda, Director of Partnerships
RIVS, Chicago, IL
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Baldridge Quality - Creating Effective HR Systems
Through Data
Westfield Washington Schools has been audited by Baldridge
Quality examiners three times and the HR processes have been
identified as great processes. Use of data, selection process
and evaluation criteria will be covered.
Mark Keen, Superintendent
Westfield Washington Schools, Westfield, IN
[email protected]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Advance Leadership Strategies for the Use of
Healthy Conflict
This session will provide attendees with multiple strategies to
handle both constructive and destructive conflict and sustain
healthy and productive work places.
Dr. Teri J. Traaen, D.P.A., CEO Chalkboard Project, Portland, OR
Traaen & Associates, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
[email protected]
Thursday
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AASPA Membership Committee Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Experience Portland (Off-Site)
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
State Receptions
Various Locations
Tweet about AASPA Annual
Conference using:
@_AASPA_
#aaspa14
notes
Thursday
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Friday SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Leadership Breakfast
(Invitation Only)
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Strategic & Effective
Compensation Structures
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. References & Resumes Believe Them or Not?
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Developing & Utilizing Effective
Job Descriptions
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Substitute Teacher Shortage & What to Do
About It
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Fearless Supervision, Evaluation, Discipline
& Dismissal
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Executing Employee Discipline in a Fair
Reasonable and Consistent Way!
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Evaluation of Teachers Based on Student
Learning and Growth: The Promise & the
Pitfalls
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Intercultural Training in Response to
Changing Student Demographics - Preparing
Our Employees for the 21st Century
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Substitute Training Makes a Difference
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Minority Recruitment and Retention
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Using BIG DATA in HR
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. The Cultural Impact of
Talent-Driven Practices
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Networking Break
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. From the Candidate Experience to the
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. General Session - Closing Ceremony: Student
Entertainment & Color Guard; Keynote
Presentation by Hilda Rosselli
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. What’s School Employee Wellness
Got to Do With It?
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference Debrief - Executive Board &
Planning Committee
2:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting Wrap Up
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Leadership Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Mt. Hood, Floor 2
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Strategic & Effective Compensation Structures
B
Job classification and compensation studies are necessary to
ensure strategic, affordable and sustainable compensation
structures. Understand the correct ways to be sure that your wage
scales provide the structure, market competitiveness and legal
compliance you need to hire and retain excellent employees
while not breaking the budget.
Vida Santone, Retired Assistant Superintendent of HR
Raytown Quality Schools, Raytown, MO
Fred Corn, Director
[email protected]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
References & Resumes -Believe Them or Not?
B
Strand: HR Effectiveness & Customer Service Learn how to discern “fan mail” from predictable behavior before
you welcome applicants into your school. Participants will receive
suggested teacher reference and screening questions aligned
with Danielson and Marzano.
Paul Berggren, President
Crown Global Consulting, Lincoln, NE
[email protected]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Developing & Utilizing Effective Job Descriptions
B
It is essential and necessary to maintain legal, strategic and
sustainable job descriptions and related structures. We will
discuss the strategic and legal issues surrounding building and
maintaining legally compliant and sustainable job descriptions
and related structures for school systems.
Larry Hunn, Director
[email protected]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Substitute Teacher Shortage & What to Do About It
Pearl, Floor 2
B
Understanding how to maintain substitute teachers standards
during a shortage is one of the major challenges facing schools
over the next few years. This session will discuss how to attract,
train and retain subs.
Geoffrey Smith, Director
Substitute Teaching Division, STEDI.org, Logan, UT
Dr. Kathy Sims, Director of HR
Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Danny DeGuire, Director of HR
Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX
[email protected]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The Cultural Impact of Talent-Driven Practices
B
An in-depth look at assessment-based evidence, demonstrating
significant positive impact on culture in two school districts. The
cultural impact of long-term, science-based selection will be
shared.
Mark Keen, Superintendent
Westfield Washington Schools, Westfield, IN
HUMANeX Ventures, Lincoln, NE
[email protected]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
From the Candidate Experience to the Classroom: Find Out
How Engaging Top Talent Drives Results
B
What impression are you leaving on candidates as a result of
your hiring process? A positive candidate experience is essential
to maintaining the integrity of your district. Learn how K-12
districts across the country are innovating their processes and
attracting top talent.
Lindsay Finlay, Major Account Executive
John Kavanda, Director of Partnerships
RIVS, Chicago, IL
[email protected]
educational.
Clinic Session
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
What’s School Employee Wellness Got to Do With It?
Schools today are faced with many challenges: increased
accountability, teaching children who may not be healthy and
ready to learn, shrinking budgets and competing priorities. With
challenges like these, now is absolutely the right time to become
a champion for an employee wellness program in your school or
district. School employees spend half of their waking hours at work
and play a significant role in preparing young people to become
successful and healthy community members. Join this interactive
session to discuss with education leaders in Oregon about why
school employee wellness matters! Learn why their districts started
an employee wellness program and how they are achieving
positive results for school staff and students.
Inge Aldersebaes, Director of School Employee Wellness
OEA Choice Trust, Tigard, OR
Kent Klewitz, Superintendent
Jefferson School District, Jefferson, OR
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Fearless Supervision, Evaluation, Discipline & Dismissal
B
The fear of complex dismissal proceedings and wrongful
termination lawsuits prevents well-meaning administrators from
discharging in under-performing teachers and staff. Foster
improvement in marginal employees and successfully dismiss
under-achievers by thinking, listening, speaking and taking the
right action at the right time.
Mary Jo McGrath, Attorney & CEO
McGrath Training Systems, Santa Barbara, CA
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Evaluation of Teachers Based on Student Learning &
Growth: The Promise & the Pitfalls
Strand: Evaluation of Certified and Non-Certified Staff
As districts begin to use student growth data in evaluating
teachers and administrators, how can such information be used
legally in promotion, assignment, non-renewal and dismissal
decisions?
Nancy Hungerford, Senior Attorney
The Hungerford Law Firm, Oregon City, OR
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Intercultural Training in Response to Changing Student
Demographics - Preparing Our Employees for the 21st
Century
American public education is facing a teaching crisis. School
districts lack minority teachers and inter-culturally competent
teachers to successfully educate an increasing multi-cultural
student population. As of September 2014, the United States
public schools are now minority majority. Come to this session to
learn about the recent research on why teachers are staying
in the profession, leaving the profession and not entering the
profession. Learn about one school district who is embracing
and pulling the future closer with intercultural training of its new
teachers and administrators and its positive impact.
Darlene von Behren, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and
Human Resources
Palatine School District #15, Palatine, IL
[email protected]
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Substitute Training Makes a Difference
B
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Pearl, Floor 2
Executing Employee Discipline in a Fair Reasonable &
Consistent Way!
Substitute training conducted by San Antonio ISD. The session
will review the following modules: Professional Expectations /
B
Standards, Professional Ethics / Policies, Role of the Teacher,
This session will provide participants with a greater understanding Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management.
of the types of discipline commonly used in an education
Arnoldo Gutierrez II, Administrative Personnel Officer /
environment according to the latest research-supported solutions. Paraprofessionals & Substitutes
Participants will evaluate video clips of actual court cases filmed Geoffrey Smith, Director
on a school district location and use a research-supported
STEDI.org, Logan, UT
rubric to determine aggravating and mitigating circumstances
[email protected]
concluding with a recommendation to issue the most fair,
reasonable and consistent level of discipline to issue. Participants 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
will be authorized to continue using the print version of the rubric Minority Recruitment and Retention
at work.
David Braswell, CEO & Co-Founder
UpSlope Solutions LLC, Glendale, AZ
Defining the real issues facing hiring and retaining minority
[email protected]
teachers and identifying strategies to overcome the challenges.
[email protected]
Friday
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Using BIG DATA in HR
B
From Harvard Business review to Forbes, blogs to Twitter, people
are talking about BIG DATA. What does it mean? Is this something
for school districts? Why should HR care? We will investigate how
districts can (and are) leveraging data in creating more efficient
operations and processes as well as managing HR practices!
Teresa Daulong, Human Capital Specialist
[email protected]
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
General Session - Closing Ceremony:
Student Entertainment & Color Guard; Keynote
Presentation by Hilda Rosselli
Student Entertainment provided by NIXYAAWII Drummers and
Danders from Pendleton School District, Pendleton, OR, under
the direction of Fred Hill. Color Guard provided by University
of Portland ROTC from the University of Portland, Portland, OR,
under the direction of Captain Kip Briggs.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Conference Debrief - Executive Board &
Planning Committee
Sunstone, Floor 3
2:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting Wrap Up
Sunstone, Floor 3
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Exhibit Hall Map
Exhibit Hall Hours
Wednesday, October 15
Open 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break in Exhibit Hall
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Reception
Prize Drawings
Thursday, October 16 Open 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closing, Grand Prize Drawing
Exhibitor by Booth
Booth # Exhibitor
Booth # Exhibitor
100
102
104
105
106
107
108
110
111
112
113
114
116
204
206
207
208
209
210
212
213
215
305
306
307
308
309
311
312
313
314
404
405
406
407
409
410
411
412
413
415
417
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
600
601
602
603
606
607
608
609
Educational Management Solutions (EMS)
Human Resource Management Plus
Substitute Online
CRS Advance Technologies
Truenorthlogic
Wonderlic
Cornerstone OnDemand
Teacher Match
STEDI.com
HUMANeX
SearchSoft Solutions
HUMANeX
PublicSchoolWORKS
Tyler Technologies
Netchemia LLC
Global Compliance Network
Netchemia LLC
Netchemia LLC
Kelly Educational Staffing
EdJoin.org (SJCOE)
Backgroung Investigation Bureau (BIB)
Colonial Life
HBCU Connect.com
RIVS
Teachers-Teacher.com
AAEE
Edustaff LLC
Target Success, Inc.
SafeSchools
UpSlope Solutions LLC
Teachers-Teachers.com
OPAC Testing Software
Spark Hire
American Fidelity
McGrath Training Systems
Apollo (University of Phoenix)
Forecast5 Analytics Inc
3DimensionED
AASPA
AASPA
EMS SubDesk
Crown Global Consulting
Combined Computer Resources
Education Week TopSchoolJobs
My Learning Plan Inc
EDTrainingCenter
Gallagher VEBA
The App-Garden by Cook Consulting
Exhibit Hall Reception
Wednesday, October 15 • 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Join us for drinks, snacks, prizes and more!
The exhibitors are hosting a reception just for you! Visit sponsoring booths for complimentary drink tickets
and snacks. Also, winners of exhibitor donated prizes will be awarded.
Must be present to win.
Sponsoring Vendors:
American Fidelity - 503
EdJoin.org - 305
Forecast5 Analytics Inc - 506
Frontline Technologies, Inc. - 209/213/215/308/312/314
Teachers-Teachers.com - 313/412
Exhibits by Name
3DimensionED Inc. (507)
Simple, cost-effective customer service solutions! Whether you are looking to attract, hire or retain talent, develop cultural
advancement initiatives or enhance your over-all reputation, 3D-ED has powerful programs.
www.3d-ed.com
American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) (404)
The only association of college career service/education departments and school district HR departments that connects
candidates and employees in the field of education.
www.aaee.org
American Association of School Personnel Administrators (508/509)
Browse the AASPA Bookstore, find information on membership, professional development, publications, the Leon Bradley
Scholarship and much more.
www.aaspa.org
American Fidelity (503)
We are a benefits solution company with expertise in section 125, healthcare reform, HSAs and Supplemental Benefits
www.afadvantage.com
Apollo Education Group (University of Phoenix) (505)
John Sperling, PhD, a Cambridge-educated economist and professor-turned-entrepreneur, founded University of Phoenix in 1976.
He made a commitment to provide working adults with higher education at times convenient to them. Today, our students study
online, as well as at more than 100 locations across the U.S., with availability in countries around the world. Not only do students
attend classes that are convenient, they earn degrees that are built for the careers they want.
www.apollo.edu/learning-platforms/university-of-phoenix
The App-Garden by Cook Consulting (609)
We are a software development company that has worked with K-12 schools for the past 20 years. We automate paper
intensive processes that schools deal with every day.
www.cookconsulting.net
Background Investigation Bureau (BIB) (306)
BIB is a full-service background screening company offering solutions for schools, including our turnkey volunteer screening
platform, Secure Volunteer. BIB is a member of NAPBS, SHRM and AASPA.
www.bib.com
Colonial Life (307)
As a leader in the voluntary benefits industry for more than 70 years, Colonial Life has a rich history and an award-winning
reputation for hassle-free service, innovation and products. We can help your public sector entity put together a suite of costmanagement solutions to help manage the rising cost of employee benefits – and still provide employees the quality benefits
and services they deserve.
www.coloniallife.com
Combined Computer Resources, Inc. (602)
WinOcular has the most comprehensive solution for human resource departments today. WinOcular enabled software products
allow you to manage all aspects of your HR business processes: Online Applications with Hiring Workflow, Online SmartForms,
Employee Documents, Evaluations and Contracts and Case Management.
www.combinedcomputer.com
Cornerstone OnDemand (108)
Cornerstone OnDemand is a leader in Cloud-based applications for talent management. The company’s solutions help
organizations recruit, train, manage and engage their employees, empowering their people and increasing workforce
productivity.
www.cornerstoneondemand.com
Crown Global Consulting (601)
Offering state-of-the-art interview tools and services that help you make “The Best Employee Choice . . . Every Time.”
www.crownglobalconsulting.com
Exhibitors by Name
CRS Advanced Technology (105)
CRS Advanced Technology’s latest release, Subfinder® elite is an absence management and substitute placement solution that
will change the way you work . . . for the better!
www.crsadvancedtechnology.com
Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Ed. (305)
Edjoin is America’s premier online job search site. Edjoin currently hosts jobs for more than 3,599 U.S. public and private
educational organizations, and we want to add your organization to this list as well. As a government agency, we are fully
committed to providing our system for FREE for one year from the moment employers sign up.
www.edjoin.org
EDTrainingCenter (607)
EDTrainingCenter is the nation’s leading provider of online training and professional development to the education industry. With
200,000+ trained and growing, EDTrainingCenter meets the needs of districts nationwide.
www.edtrainingcenter.com
Education Week TopSchoolJobs (603)
Education Week TopSchoolJobs, the premier career resource in education, enables professionals across education fields to
advance their careers. Recruiters, including school districts, private schools, not-for-profits and international agencies, find top
candidates at TopSchoolJobs.org by targeting our more than 600,000 monthly Education Week readers.
www.topschooljobs.org
Educational Management Solutions (100)
Educational Management Solutions (EMS) provides a wide variety of HR solutions designed specifically for school systems. Call us
for job descriptions, compensation studies, staffing analysis, performance appraisal systems, HR department audits and much more.
www.emsaccess.com
Edustaff, LLC (405)
Edustaff provides comprehensive substitute staffing services for public K-12 schools.
www.edustaffonline.com
EMS SubDesk (600)
Providing complete management solutions for school substitute staffing needs.
www.emssubdesk.com
Forecast5 Analytics, Inc. (506)
Forecast5 is changing the way schools make strategic and financial decisions through utilization of data discovery and data
analytics tools in a collaborative environment.
www.forecast5analytics.com
Frontline Technologies, Inc. (209/213/215/308/312/314)
More than 5,000 school districts use Frontline’s suite of human capital management tools, including Aesop (absence
management and automated sub-calling), VeriTime (time and attendance) and AppliTrack (recruiting, selection and HR file
management).
www.frontlinetechnologies.com
Gallagher VEBA (608)
HRA VEBA Trust Plans - Health and Welfare Consulting
www.gallagherbenefits.com
Global Compliance Network (207)
GCN provides online HR, OSHA and Professional Development training for all job categories. Our 130+ tutorials include
Bloodborne Pathogens, Sexual Harassment, Dyslexia, etc. Licenses start as low as $200/year for district-wide access.
www.gcntraining.com
HBCUConnect.com (309)
HBCUConnect.com is the largest organization of students and graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A great
place to advertise your career opportunities to find diverse candidates.
www.hbcuconnect.com
Exhibits by Name
HUMANeX Ventures (112/114)
HUMANeX Ventures equips school districts to master the concepts of talent and culture. We provide research-based online
screening tools, selection interviews and assessments to measure district and building cultures.
www.humanexventures.com
Human Resources Management Plus (102)
At hrmPlus we offer a multitude of technology and service solutions to meet your unique HR needs including Online Application
Systems, HR Records, Professional Development, Employee Evaluations, Subtitute Management, HR Audit/Reviews, Strategix
Planning and topic-specific training.
www.hrmplus.com
Kelly Educational Staffing (212)
Kelly Educational Staffing helps districts save money and operate at peak capacity. As a complete education staffing
solution, we manage substitute teachers, after school programs, as well as non-instructional staff.
www.kellyservices.com
McGrath Training Systems (504)
More than 150,000 school administrators nationwide have been trained in the McGrath approach to communication,
supervision and evaluation. The programs focus on legally sound, systemic change: developing successful teachers through
quality administrative leadership and communication.
www.mcgrathinc.com
My Learning Plan Inc. (606)
My Learning Plan Inc. is the leading provider of web-based educator evaluation and professional learning data management
solutions used by K-12 districts.
www.mylearningplan.com
Netchemia, LLC (206/208/210)
Designed to free K-12 leaders to concentrate on finding, developing, and facilitating effective educators and support staff,
TalentEd delivers talent management solutions to districts and institutions (public, charter and private) nationwide.
www.netchemia.com
OPAC Testing Software (415)
OPAC® is a comprehensive software package that tests computer and office skills proficiency. This personnel selection tool
features self-scoring, custom test writing, validation and soft skills capabilities to streamline hiring.
www.opac.com
PublicSchoolWORKS (116)
Bogged down with ever-changing safety and regulatory compliance requirements?
PublicSchoolWORKS offers the only all-in-one, school-focused solution, powered by purpose-built technology, deep industry
expertise, practical tools and innovative thinking - keeping administrators effortlessly in control.
www.publicschoolworks.com
RIVS (311)
Our mission is to help our clients gather more and better information about prospective candidates sooner, resulting in reduced
time to hire, more qualified candidates, reduced costs associated with interviewing and higher retention. In addition, we create
a more positive candidate experience and our clients are now able to extend their reach to a broader talent pool and
improve visibility into their recruitment process.
www.rivs.com
SafeSchools (407)
Save time and money while increasing safety and compliance with our online staff training, policy administration and bullying
reporting systems. Learn why 5,000 districts have made the switch to SafeSchools!
www.safeschools.com
Exhibitors by Name
Scholastic Book Fair (409/411/413)
Purchase books at the Scholastic Book Fair to donate to the Delight Valley Head Start Center as AASPA’s community service
project or buy some for your family and friends.
www.scholastic.com/bookfairs
Searchsoft Solutions, Inc. (113)
SearchSoft provides web-based tools that allow schools and school districts to manage human resources. Our three product
lines include: Recruiting & Hiring Solutions, Productivity Solutions and Employee Evaluation Solutions.
www.searchsoft.net
Spark Hire (417)
Spark Hire’s leading video interviewing platform helps school districts eliminate phone screens, gain more insight on job
candidates and make amazing hires.
www.sparkhire.com
STEDI.org (111)
The Substitute Teaching Division, STEDI.org, provides training and ongoing mentoring of substitute teachers, while providing
services and support to assist those administrators who manage them.
www.stedi.org
Substitute Online, Inc. (104)
The oldest web-based substitute dispatching company in the U.S. The latest technology using the mobile web and Cloud at a
fraction of the annual cost of obsolete phone calling systems.
www.substituteonline.com
Target Success, Inc. (406)
Target Success helps districts and schools provide a successful learning experience for each student each day through hiring
and developing the best teachers, leaders and support staff.
www.targetsuccess.biz
TeacherMatch (110)
TeacherMatch was created for educators by educators. Our research consortium represents some of the highest caliber talent
and thinking on the field of K-12 education. TeacherMatch offers the benefits of cutting-edge research and breakthrough
tools that will make it easier to hire and develop the best teachers for your schools and districts.
www.teachermatch.org
Teachers-Teachers.com (313/412)
Teachers-Teachers.com, education’s premier online recruitment service, provides a fast and efficient method for school systems
to connect with more than 700,000 registered education candidates.
www.teachers-teachers.com
Truenorthlogic (106)
Truenorthlogic is the K-12 expert in implementing actionable software solutions to support an educator’s entire professional
growth cycle.
www.truenorthlogic.com
Tyler Technologies (204)
Tyler Technologies’ software/services - financial, student information, transportation, special education, district planning empower schools to spend more time with students and less with data.
www.tylertech.com
Upslope Solutions LLC (410)
UpSlope specializes in leadership staff development in employee behavior modification, discipline solutions and software.
www.upslopesolutions.com
Wonderlic (107)
Wonderlic is the recognized leader in educational and pre-employment testing. The Wonderlic General Assessment of
Instructional Needs (GAIN)® test measures basic English and math skills of adult learners.
www.wonderlic.com
notes
notes
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administrators - join our social network!
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F R O N T L I N E T EC H NOLOGI ES
WELCOMES
AppliTrack to its family of K-12 HR products
AppliTrack, the top K-12 talent management
solution used by more than 3,000 customers, is
now part of Frontline Technologies, the provider
of Aesop and VeriTime. This news means we’re
bringing you more of what you need: the
best-in-class solutions for sub-calling, absence
management, time and attendance, recruiting,
selection and electronic file management.
ALL IN ONE PLACE!
Visit us at the AASPA Annual Conference in Portland
to learn more about what this means for you.
www.FrontlineK12.com/AppliTrack

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