Talent Thrills and Compliance Chills
FASPA Annual Conference 2026
The Ultimate HR Adventure Park
Wednesday November 4
Pre-Conference:
VERSA/ Certification Training with Bureau of Educator Certification Partners
New Users – 9:00 AM (3 or fewer years of experience)
Lunch on your own
All Users – 1:00 PM
Q&A, all users 4:00PM
Thursday, November 5 (8:15 AM)
Welcome
Keynote Speaker: Brian J. Stephens, Caissa K12
Coffee and water break 9:45 AM
General Session – 10:05 AM
Beyond the Offer: Building a Workplace People Want to Stay In
Jeff Parsons, GCU
Lunch Provided 11:00 AM
Visit with Sponsors
Breakout Session 1 – 12:15 PM
Navigating through educator certification with the BEC (part 1) or
Handling difficult conversations
Breakout session 2 – 1:25 PM
Navigating through educator certification with the BEC (part 2) or
Staffing smarter: how districts are creating their own teacher pipelines
Snack Break 2:20 PM
Breakout session 3 – 2:40 PM
FEFP Examination overview for teacher certification
Legal update – federal and state laws impacting personnel decisions
Breakout session 4 – 3:45 PM
Round tables – out of field/audit/certification questions and answers
Round tables – HR basics evaluations progressive discipline
Network reception – 5:00 – 6:15 PM
Where FASPA brings the Heat and the Chill
Friday, November 6
General Session 8:15 AM
Business Meeting and Recognitions
Sponsor door prizes
9:00 AM
Hold on Tight: Florida’s 2026 education session recap and the twists and turns coming in 2027
Danielle Thomas
10:00 AM
Timely and efficient reporting to the office of PPS, Randy Kosec
Fingerprinting – AHCA
Lunch on your own – 12:00 PM
