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OCTOBER 26, 2007
Conference Program
Subject to
Change
THURSDAY, November 1,
2007
A short description of each of the presentations may be found at
the end of this program.
8:00 4:00 REGISTRATION Grand Palm Colonnade
8:00 5:00 EXHIBITS Grand Palm Colonnade
8:00 8:45 BREAKFAST Pavilion
9:00 9:10 Welcome to Pinellas County
9:00 9:30 OPENING SESSION Long Key
9:30 10:30 Keynote Speaker Long Key
Dr. J. Lenora
Bresler
Attorney, Certified Senior Human Resources Professional
10:30 10:45
Break Grand Palm Colonnade
10:45 11:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
Employee
Assistance Indian Key
Melvina McDonald, Director of the Employee Assistance
Program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Evaluations for Teachers/90 Day Rule Sawyer Key
John Reichert, Executive Director, HR and Professional
Standard, Seminole County
SHRM Bird Key
Sherell Hendrickson, 2007 Immediate Past President, HR FL
State Council
PPS A Partnership Preview Long Key
Marian Lambeth, Bureau Chief Professional Practice Services
12:00 1:30 Lunch
Pavilion
Welcome to
Pinellas County
Dr. Ron Stone, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources
1:30 2:30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
PPS A
Partnership Preview Long Key
Marian Lambeth, Bureau Chief Professional Practice Services
Evaluations for Teachers/90 Day Rule Sawyer Key
John Reichert, Executive Director, HR and Professional
Standard, Seminole County
FTE Audits Bird Key
Joe Williams, Audit Manager, Auditor Generals Office
Teacher Retention Study Indian Key
Rian Meadows, Ambassador Teacher, DOE
2:30 2:45 Break
Grand Palm Colonnade
2:45 3:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3
FTE Audits
Bird Key
Joe Williams, Audit Manager, Auditor Generals Office
Workers Comp and Discipline Long Key
Andrew Forman, Esq. and Daniel DeMay, Esq.
Fair Labor Standards Sawyer Key
Jim Parry, Chief, Labor and Employment Relations
Substitutes and NCLB Indian Key
Geoffrey Smith, Utah State University
3:50 4:50
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
Teacher
Recruitment Bird Key
Ian Barker, Educational Program Director-DOE
Dave Pfisterer, Fl. Recruitment Coord. Teachers-Teachers.com
T.J. Chandler, IT Director Teachers-Teachers.com
Workers Comp and Discipline Long Key
Andrew Forman, Esq. and Daniel DeMay, Esq.
Fair Labor Standards Sawyer Key
Jim Parry, Chief, Labor and Employment Relations
Florida Fund for Minority Teachers Indian Key
Dr. Michael Bowie, Executive Director, FFMT
5:00 5:30
NETWORKING SESSIONS
Certification Long Key
Share best practices in certification as well as provide
input into district needs
Recruitment/University Articulation Banyan
Share best practices and issues impacting the
recruitment/retention of educators in Florida
Technology Sawyer Key
Share what is new in technology and discuss best practices
Minority Resource Network Bird Key
Share best practices and needs in the recruitment/retention
of minority educators in Florida
Legislative Indian Key
Discuss latest information regarding legislative issues as
they relate to the FASPA Organization
5:30 6:00 NEW
MEMBER ORIENTATION
New Member
Orientation Long Key
6:30 10:00
Evening Social Seabreeze Deck
Inclement
weather backup is Pavilion
FRIDAY, November 2, 2007
8:00 10:00 REGISTRATION Grand Palm Colonnade
8:00 12:00 EXHIBITS Grand Palm Colonnade
8:00 9:00 BREAKFAST Pavilion
8:30 9:00 Breakfast/Checkout
9:00 10:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #5
CERTIFICATION/PARTNERSHIP
UPDATE
(Two-hour session) Long Key
Beverly Gregory, Chief of Educator Certification-DOE
Veronica White, Program Specialist IV
David LaJeunesse, Senior Educational Program Director-DOE
Support Staff (Professional Development) Bird Key
Joanna Johnson
10:00 11:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #6
Certification Partnership Update Long Key
(Continued)
HR Metrics Bird Key
Javier Melendez, Orange County
Chuck Bowersox, Hillsborough County
11:00 12:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #7
Florida Fund
for Minority Teachers Banyan
Dr. Michael Bowie
Executive Director, FFMT
FHSAA Indian Key
Paul K. McLaughlin
Executive Director for Educational Services
Changes in PPS Bird Key
Pamela Stewart, Deputy Chancellor K-12
12:00 1:30 Lunch
and Business Meeting Citrus
Certification
Partnership Update: Beverly Gregory, Veronica White, and
David LaJeunesse share the news from the Bureau of Educator
Certification at the FLDOE. Website: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/
Changes in PPS: Learn about several upcoming changes to
Professional Practices Services. Website: http://www.fldoe.org/edstandards
Employee Assistance: A presentation of an employee
assistance program presented by a professional in the area.
Evaluations for Teachers/90 Day Rule: Learn how to meet
the provisions of this rule.
Fair Labor Standards: Learn more about how to remain in
compliance with the law.
Florida Fund for Minority Teachers: Learn about available
scholarships and other assistance. Website:
http://www.ffmt.org/
FHSAA: (Florida High School Athletic Association) The
Florida High School Athletic Association has worked closely with
the National Federation of State High School Associations to
provide the least expensive and most user-friendly alternative
for the certification of coaches. Hear more about this
state-of-the-art online program, which utilizes various media to
assist the coach in becoming a successful interscholastic
teacher/coach. This Fundamentals of Coaching Course is endorsed
by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
Association.
Website: http://www.fhsaa.org/
FTE Audits: This session will address issues to provide
guidance to a more successful FTE compliance audit. Website:
http://www.myflorida.com/audgen/
HR Metrics: A discussion of the data HR professionals
should have in order to support our positions and make
proactive, data-driven decisions.
Keynote Speaker: Learn approaches that will enable you to
gain insights into others to help you to motivate, teach,
persuade, and work with just about anyone. Dr. Bresler (with
Steven Covey and Brian Tracy) co authored Mission Possible.
Website:
http://www.jlenorabresler.com/
PPS A Partnership Preview: The Bureau of Professional
Practices is planning the creation of a partnership model to
further enhance its operations and its interface with districts.
This session will present the currently developing plan and
solicit feedback from session attendees for further development
of the plan.
Website:
http://www.fldoe.org/edstandards
SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management. Learn about
this professional organization that serves to support and
advance the profession of human resource management. Website:
http://www.shrm.org/
Substitutes: NCLB and Substitute Teaching and the
National Benchmark Study on Teacher Absenteeism. A report on the
status of the NCLB and its impact on substitute teaching will be
presented and discussed. The draft of NCLB has been released
from the House SubCommittee and is open for discussion and
debate. Legislation relating to substitute teaching is currently
in the bill.
The National Benchmark Study on Teacher Absenteeism and
Substitute Teacher Usage has begun and is open for districts
to participate in. Expectations, performance measures, and
expected results will be discussed during this presentation.
Website: https://sti.usu.edu/
Support Staff: - This session is for attendees who are
interested in discussing issues specific to support employees.
Bring your ideas and learn from the experience of your
colleagues as well.
Teacher Recruitment: This session will focus on providing
an overview of what the FLDOE is doing regarding teacher
recruitment and the role of Teachers-Teachers.com. The
Department of Education has contracted with Teachers-Teachers.com
to develop the Website and provide school districts and charter
schools subscriptions to the recruitment system, free of charge.
Website:
http://www.teachinflorida.com/
Website:
http://www.teachers-teachers.com/
Teacher Retention Survey Results: A discussion of a
current survey.
Workers Comp and Discipline: Learn procedures to properly
address this issue.
Hotel Information:
Tradewinds Resorts Island Grand
500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach
www.tradewindsresort.com
Phone: 1-800-360-4016.
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