Suggestion: We will have the law, you bring your policies. Bookmark your policy manual on eBoard on your electronic device of choice and bring it with you to the workshop. Then you and your other board members can access specific policies in your manual as they are discussed by the presenters.(GVP 4, 5, 6)*
AGENDA (Subject to change)8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Angela Palm, Director of Policy & Legislative Services
8:40 a.m. A Renewed Focus on School Safety and How Boards Are Responding
- Developing a Safety Plan, Policy and Practices and Keeping it Current
- Arming Staff From Teachers to SROs: Options and Best Practices
- Training and Notice to the Public: When Is It Critical or When Is It Dangerous?
- Student Walkouts, Protests and Teachable Moments
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. The 2018 General Assembly & Other Policy Developments from Washington & the Courts
- Exactly What Passed in 2018 That Matters to Local Boards?
- School Climate Protocol, Suspending Five Year Olds, Medical Marijuana, OCR Backs Off and So Much More
- The Georgia Supreme Court Addresses Immunity and What It Means for Board Policy
- The Year To Come and How Do You Get Ready?
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: #MeToo has Changed the School Workplace
- What Policies Do You Have and What Policies and Practices Do You Need?
- How Should a Complaint Be Handled and What Is the Role of the Board?
- What Can Get the School District Sued and How to Avoid It?
- Who Needs to Be Trained and About What?
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. The Governance Team: The Critical Relationship Between Board and Superintendent
- Who Are You Looking For As Your Next Leader: The Steps and Process of an Effective Superintendent Search
- Maintaining an Effective Governance Team: Protocols, Evaluations and Marriage Counseling
- The Role of Policy in Defining the Relationship
- Preparing For a Transition: Contract Language, Succession Planning, Negotiating a Successful Breakup
3:45 p.m. Question & Answer Session
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
