TASPA Fall Conference for School Support Personnel

September 21-22, 2008
Austin Doubletree Hotel
"NEW" for Hotel Reservations online Click Here , or call (Phone: 1.800.222.TREE)
 6505 IH-35 North, Austin, Texas, 78752-4346 
Single $100, Double - $109,  Triple/Quad - $129/149 @ night (Block price holds to 09/8/2008)

Avoid late fees-- FAX your registration form to (512) 494-9354 by
Friday September 12.

Who Should Attend:  Personnel secretaries, certification clerks, benefits specialists, principals, HR directors, other HR staff and interested individuals. The conference starts Sunday afternoon, September 21, and runs all day Monday, September 22, at the Austin Doubletree Hotel.
The program begins Sunday at 1:00 pm for the certification workshop (no extra charge) and at 5:00 pm for all others (job- alike networking sessions), and ends at 4:00 pm on Monday.

The fee for the workshop is $150 until September 14 and includes the Sunday night dinner as well as a continental breakfast and luncheon on Monday. The registration fee after September 14 will be $170. Room reservations should be made with the Austin Doubletree Hotel by calling (512) 454.3737 and asking for the TASPA rate.

You can get a printable registration form Click Here.

You can register ONLINE HERE

For a description of the four hour intensive certification/NCLB workshop, which is optional and at no extra cost to conference attendees, click here

To view all the session descriptions, click here

Workshop Program

Sunday, September 21
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Certification/NCLB Workshop, Kerri Elzie, SBEC, and Scott Lewis, TEA NCLB Division
   5:10 pm - 5:50 pm
 		 Job-alike networking-sessions offered by job role (secretary, benefits, etc)
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm Go By and visit Exhibitors
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 Dinner Sponsored by AESOP & WinOcular
First General Session:  Motivational Speaker Sally Baskey
 "Self-Medicate with Humor"
 Keynote Sponsored by Texas Teachers
 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Evening entertainment TBA
Monday, September 22
7:30 am - 10:00 am
 Registration
8:30 am - 9:30 am
 
 Second General Session:
Legislative Update, Ramiro Canales, TASA
9:30 am - 9:45 am
 Go By and visit Exhibitors
9:45 am - 10:45 am

Topic Sessions I (8 sessions) for descriptions, click here

1. Session Cancelled
2. Downloading Certification and Testing Information from SBEC Myra Klinksiek, Irving ISD/NCTASPA
DeWitt Room
3. The Americans With Disabilities ("ADA") and Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") Update……. Wesley Johnson, Escamilla & Poneck, Inc.
DeZavala Room
4. Certification Update Melva Cardenas, Texas Education Agency /State Board for Educator Certification and Ruth Smith, Texas
Education Agency/State Board for Educator Certification
Dovers Room
5. Personnel Law 101 Holly Wardell, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.
Phoenix North Room
6. FLSA and You Neil Dugger, Irving ISD
Robertson Room
7. The Platinum Rule: A Valuable Tool for Working with People Yvette Gale Scott, TASB
4th Floor Capital Room
8A. The Substitute Challenge Jeremy Buckley, AESOP/Frontline Placement Technologies
5th Floor Boardroom
8B. The 21st Century Personnel Department Paul Montgomery, CCR, Inc. (WinOcular)
5th Floor Boardroom

10:50 am - 11:50 am Topic Sessions II (8 sessions) for descriptions, click here

9. A Review of the Fingerprinting Process for Non-Certified Employees…………… Jeanie Tomasek,  Texas Education Agency
Austin Room
10. Beyond SBEC: Other State Licensing Boards Myra Klinksiek, Irving ISD/NCTASPA
DeWitt Room
11. The Americans With Disabilities ("ADA") and Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") Update……………..Wesley Johnson, Escamilla & Poneck, Inc.
DeZavala Room
12. Documentation for Unemployment, Workers Compensation and Other Benefits Claims…………. Roger Hepworth, Henslee Schwartz, LLP
Dovers Room
13. Personnel Law 101 Holly Wardell, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.
Phoenix North Room
14. Records, Records, Records Debbie Kopetsky, Leander ISD
Robertson Room
15. How To Simplify the Alternative Certification Process for Teachers, Districts, and Programs ……… Rosemary Robbins, Quality Act ACP, Carleen Douget, Quality Act ACP; Dr. Neil Dugger, Irving ISD; and Kay Riggs, Irving ISD
4th Floor Capital Room
16. From Paper to Electronic Employee Handbook Marcia Daniels, El Paso ISD
5th Floor Boardroom

12:00 pm - 1:20 pm Luncheon, Sponsored by Quality ACT ACP
Third General Session:   Fingerprinting Update, Doug Phillips, SBEC
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Topic Sessions III (8 sessions) for descriptions, click here

17. A Review of the Fingerprinting Process for Non-Certified Employees…………… Jeanie Tomasek, Texas Education Agency
Austin Room
18. Downloading Certification and Testing Information from SBEC Myra Klinksiek, Irving ISD/NCTASPA
DeWitt Room
19. SB-9 Fingerprinting: They're Coming - What Do I Do? Karen Dooley, Georgetown ISD
DeZavala Room
20. Highly Qualified Teacher Program Update (NCLB) Scott Lewis, Texas Education Agency and Ms. Jo Bland Texas Education Agency Highly Qualified (NCLB)
Dovers Room
21. Personnel Issues and Service Credit Joseph Mezher, Texas Education Agency
Phoenix North Room
22. Why do you act that way? GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKPLACE…………. KarieLynn McSpadden, Leander ISD and Carolyn Mabarak, Leander ISD
Robertson Room
23. Making Sure You have an IRS Compliant 403 (b) Plan Cecile Russell, Cecile Russell, Consulting
4th Floor Capital Room
24. Assisting With Retirement Preparation Aubrey Cherry, Texas Retired Teachers Association
5th Floor Boardroom

2:40 pm - 3:40 pm Topic Sessions IV (8 sessions) for descriptions, click here

25. Keep Your Records Straight April Mabry, TASB
Austin Room
26. Beyond SBEC: Other State Licensing Boards Myra Klinksiek, Irving ISD/NCTASPA
DeWitt Room
27. SB-9 Fingerprinting: They're Coming - What Do I Do? Karen Dooley, Georgetown ISD
DeZavala Room
28. Highly Qualified Teacher Program Update (NCLB)……………… Scott Lewis, Texas Education Agency and Ms. Jo Bland Texas Education Agency Highly Qualified (NCLB)
Dovers Room
29. Personnel Issues and Service Credit Joseph Mezher, Texas Education Agency
Phoenix North Room
30. Session Cancelled
31. Making sure you have an IRS compliant 403 (b) plan Cecile Russell, Cecile Russell, Consulting
4th Floor Capital Room
32. Speech in the Workplace Stephan Rogers, Henslee Schwartz LLP
5th Floor Boardroom
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
 Conference evaluation, Door Prizes, and Closure

You can get a printable registration form here.

Intensive Certification Workshop description:

This four-hour workshop  will focus on assignment rules for educators from both an SBEC and NCLB standpoint, and will cover common scenarios where assignment questions often arise. Topics covered will include changes to the assignment criteria, HOUSE and the difference between points and hours, as well as other questions submitted by past attendees.
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