TASPA Fall Conference for School Support Personnel

September 26-27, 2010
Austin Doubletree Hotel
6505 IH-35 North, Austin, Texas, 78752-4346 (Phone: 1.800.222.TREE)
Single $110, Double - $120,  Triple/Quad - $137/$157 @ night
(The Block Room rate is good until September 12, 2010 or until the block is sold out whichever comes first)
For Hotel online registration, click here

Avoid late fees-- FAX your registration form to (512) 494-9354 by
Friday September 17.

Who Should Attend:  Personnel secretaries, certification clerks, benefits specialists, principals, HR directors, other HR staff and interested individuals.

The conference begins Sunday afternoon, September 26, 2010, and runs all day Monday, September 27, 2010.
Two optional pre-conference workshops are offered from 1:00-5:00 PM at no extra charge:  Certification/NCLB Workshop and Creditable Years of Service Workshop

The conference fee is $150 until September 17 and includes the Sunday night dinner as well as a continental breakfast and luncheon on Monday. The late registration fee, after September 17, is $170.

To get a printable registration form click here.

You can register ONLINE HERE

Conference Schedule
Conference Program Sponsored by iteach TEXAS

Concurrent breakout session topics: 

Topic sessions for the 2010 Fall Conference include, but are not limited to:

• Don’t Touch Me! Appropriate & Inappropriate Contact at Work
• Certification Update
• Building a Caring Image: Best Practices in Customer Service
• Benefits of Districts to Train Substitute Teachers
• Where’s My Overtime? An Other Wage and Hour Questions
• So You Think You Can Dance? (when to lead and when to follow)
• Fingerprinting Update
• Keep Your Records Straight
• Creditable Years of Service and Salaries
• Managing Records Requests and Document Retention
• PDAS Update: New Rules, Resources and Reporting
• Downloading Certification and Testing Information from SBEC
• Assisting with Your Retirement Planning
• Beyond SBEC: Other State Licensing Boards

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.

Intensive Creditable Years of Service and Salaries description:

This session will address the state laws, rules, and practices on how years of service are considered for salary increment purposes as mandated by the Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service.   Also, the following topics will be addressed during this session: 1] The new mandates under HB 3646, HB 1365, and SB 522 2] The new changes concerning teacher aide experience 3] The new requirements concerning international teaching experience 4] The Retire/Rehire Program 5]  Military experience; and 6]  Some other school district personnel issues as mandated by the Texas Education Agency, Texas Education Code and the Government Code.