As a service to our clients, we have conducted training and in-service programs for negotiation teams, management teams, governing boards, Site-Councils, administrative councils, and other administrative personnel. These programs can be delivered electronically or on-site. Examples of these services include training in interest-based bargaining, sessions on contract administration, pre-negotiations planning sessions with the district’s bargaining team, training in the proper management of the grievance process and management education regarding the implications of pending legislative changes. Additionally, we provide advice on the development and application of recommended policies governing employer-employee relations that are not typically negotiated during the collective bargaining process. This would include advice with regard to equal employment law, obligations under various State and Federally sponsored programs, and advice concerning employer-employee relations programs. In addition, we have provided training to all campus employees on the avoidance of sexual harassment and discrimination, as well as training on basic labor relations presented in conjunction with representatives for the exclusive representatives.
Our associates have conducted numerous management and employee training workshops to facilitate the attainment of important educational and organizational goals. We have also presented workshops at the ACHRO, CSBA and SSDA conferences. Some of the workshops presented by our firm’s associates are as follows:
- Administrator – Duties, Responsibilities And Requirements
- Advanced Strategies In Collective Bargaining
- Basics Of How To Conduct An Investigation
- Boardsmanship
- Board Strategies For Successful Collective Bargaining
- California Public School Construction/Project Delivery Methods/(Construction Project Bidding And Alternatives)
- Campus Management/Safe Schools
- Campus Security, Actually And Virtually; Maintaining Safe Grounds, Emergency Plans, Statutory
- Child Abuse Liability
- College District Participatory Governance
- Communications Between The Public and Board Of Trustees
- Conducting Effective Employee Evaluations
- De-mystifying The Skelly Process
- Disability Discrimination
- District Liability For Employee Sexual Abuse
- Employee Applicant Screening: Issues To Consider When Drug Testing Or Conducting A Criminal Background Check Of A Potential Employee
- Employee Rights (Topic Includes Discussion Of Free Speech Rights Of Employees, Privacy Rights And Use Of The Internet)
- Evaluating And Documenting Employee Performance
- Fitness For Duty Exams: How To Manage An Employee That Is Unable To Work
- Free Speech
- How To Respond To Requests For Public Records
- Labor Relations 101
- Labor Relations And Collective Bargaining For Beginners
- Labor Relations For The HR Professional
- Labor Relations Primer (2014)
- Law Suit Prevention And The California Tort Claims Act
- Layoff And Discipline Of Certificated Employees
- Layoff And Discipline Of Classified Employees
- Layoff (Webinar)
- Letters Of Recommendation
- Manager – Duties, Responsibilities And Requirements
- Negotiation Basics
- New Laws Affecting School Districts In California
- Overview Of The Negotiation Process
- Parental Consent
- Personnel Department Audit
- Politics – The Real Bargaining Table
- Preparing And Sunshining Initial Proposals For Labor Negotiations
- Probationary/Temporary Employee Due Process
- Recognizing And Administering The Construction Claim
- Regaining Management Rights in Collective Bargaining
- Release Of Security/ Investigational Data And Campus Information Systems Generally
- Religion And The Public Schools
- Reprimand And Dismissal
- Role Of The Board At The Negotiating Table
- Sex, Aids And Drug Abuse Education
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Harassment Prevention
- Student Records/Access, Release, Confidentiality
- Student Rights, Responsibilities And Discipline
- Student Safety
- Successful Implementation Of Class Size Reduction
- Suspension And Expulsion: Charges And Process
- Suspension For Unprofessional Conduct
- The California Tort Claims Act
- The Construction Project: From Architect Selection Through Project Close-Out
- The Mad, Mad World Of Community Colleges AKA Avoiding The M.E.S.S.: Money, Ego, Sex And Stupidity
- The Mad, Mad World Of Public Education
- The Need To Maintain Current Job Descriptions
- The Top Ten Errors In Employee Discharge
- The Use Of Letters Of Reprimand, Commendation, And Other Documentation
- Unlawful Discrimination (Includes Topics Of Disability Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Family Leave Rights And Other Areas Of Discrimination Law
- What Schools Need To Know About Bullying/Cyberbullying
- When The Effect Of Collective Bargaining And Student Achievement Collide
- Wrongful Discharge