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The
Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators
and
The
Texas Association for Employment in Education
Proudly Present:
The 2008 Annual
Winter Conference
December 10-12, 2008 - Doubletree Hotel Austin
6505 IH-35 North, Austin, Texas, 78752-4346
(Phone: 1.800.222.TREE)
Single - $109, Double -
$119, Triple/Quad -
$139/$159
Doubletree Hotel
The Doubletree Austin Hotel is now
sold out
Please call A Room With A View
for information on the designated
TASPA overflow hotel
They will secure the lowest available rate within walking
distance to the Doubletree Hotel
A Room With A View can
be reached at 1-800-780-4343
This is a FREE SERVICE
for all TASPA attendees
The Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators and
the Texas Association for Employment in Education invite you
to the joint annual conference of the two associations. The
conference features three general sessions and 30 Topic
Sessions.
To
complete our NEW online registration
form, click
here
You can
get a printable registration form
here.
For the LIST of breakout topics, click
here
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
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3:00 - 6:00 pm |
Registration.
Program printing
Sponsored by
Teachers-Teachers.com |
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4:00 - 5:00 pm |
TASPA Executive Board Meeting |
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6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Conference Reception
Sponsored by
AESOP and
WinOcular |
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Dinner on your own |
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
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7:30-12:00 pm |
Registration |
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7:30 - 8:30 am |
NEW!!
User Group and Topic Centered Networking |
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7:30 - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast,
Sponsored by
DOCS
ETC…, Inc.
Visit Vendors |
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8:30 - 9:45 am |
First General Session,
Motivational speaker
Dave
Weber, "Overcoming Life's Goliaths"
Sponsored by
Texas Teachers Alternative Certification |
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9:45-10:00 am |
BREAK -- Visit Vendors |
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10:00-11:00 am |
Topic
Sessions 1-10
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Sessions 1 - 10 to be announced |
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11:00-11:15 am |
BREAK -- Visit Vendors |
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11:15-12:00 noon |
District Meetings |
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12:00-1:30 pm |
Second General Session/ Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by
Quality
Act ACP |
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1:30 -2:00 pm |
Casual
Networking in Pre-Function Area and Lobby |
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2:00-3:00
pm |
Topic Sessions 11-20
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Sessions 11- 20 to be announced |
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3:00 - 3:15 pm |
BREAK -- Visit Vendors |
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3:15 - 4:15 pm |
Topic Sessions 21-30
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Sessions 21- 30 to be announced |
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4:15-4:30 p.m. |
BREAK -- Visit Vendors |
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4:30-5:30 p.m. |
Reception
Sponsored by
Texas Teachers Alternative Certification |
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Dinner on your own |
Friday, December 12, 2008 |
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7:30 - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by
DOCS
ETC…, Inc
Networking, Visit Vendors |
8:30 - 11:30 am
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Third general Session |
8:30 - 9:15 am
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TRS Update. Ray Spivey,
Director of Governmental Relations, Teacher
Retirement System of Texas |
9:15 - 9:45 am
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SBEC Update. Dr. Karen
Loonam, Deputy Associate Commissioner, Educator
Certification and Standards, TEA |
9:45 - 10:30 am
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Legislative Update. Ramiro
Canales, Assistant Executive Director,
Governmental Relations, TASA |
10:30 - 11:30 am
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Generational Differences. Joe Bontke,
Outreach Manager and Ombudsman, EEOC |
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11:30 - 11:45 am |
Door Prizes and Conference Closing
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You can get a printable registration form
here.
LIST OF BREAKOUT TOPICS:
• 2-4-6-8! Employee Events Can Be Really
Great! Regina Howell, Bandera ISD
• AAEE Supply and Demand Report And How HR "can
put It to use". Dale Young, Texas Christian
University; Carolyn Muska, Baylor; and Carrie
Durley, Aldine ISD
• Allocation Positions Review Committee.
Eloy Chapa, Victoria ISD
• Assisting With Retirement Preparation.
Aubrey Cherry, TRTA
• Build Your Classroom Day. Eric Arellano
and Jasmine Cary, UTSA
• Certification Update. Kerri Elzie , Melva
Cardenas, and Ruth Smith, SBEC
• Commissioner's Rules regarding fingerprinting
of district Contractors. Doug Phillips and Don
Farris, SBEC/TEA
• Connecting Campus Assessment to the
Principals' Evaluation. Margot Torres,
Brownsville ISD
• Data Resources for HR Leaders. Cindy
Clegg & Mary Barrett, TASB
• Downloading Certification and Testing
Information from SBEC. Myra Klinksiek, Irving
ISD retiree
• Fingerprinting and SB9 - A Large District
Perspective. Marcia Daniels, El Paso ISD
• Grants: Building Strong District and ACP
Mentors. Nancy Bridges, Grand Prairie ISD;
Norm Whitaker, Grand Prairie ISD;and Rosemary
Robbins, Quality ACT
• HR Directors are from Venus, Superintendents
from Mars. Dr. Cole McClendon, Wylie ISD
• Hugely reduce your HR operational costs by
going paperless! Terrence Abrams, DOCS, ETC
• Investigations. Roger Hepworth, Henslee
Schwartz, LLP
• Making sure you have an IRS compliant 403 (b)
plan. Cecile Russell, Cecile Russell
Consulting
• Online Recruitment Strategies to Hire Quality
Educators. Adrian Ball, Teachers-Teachers.com
• Personnel Issues and Service Credit (two hour
session). Joseph Mezher, TEA
• Priceless Employee Recognition. Gina
Smith McKenzie, Keller ISD
• Rethinking Best Practices in HR for the New
Era of the 21st Century. Marsha Mason &
Michael Copeland, Rockwall ISD
• SB-9 Fingerprinting: They're Coming - What Do
I Do? Susan C. Brown, Round Rock ISD, and
Karen Dooley, Georgetown ISD
• Simply the Best: Recruiting/Retention
Strategies and Incentives for the Growing
Quasi-rural School District. Roel V. Hinojosa,
Southside ISD
• Sticks & Stones Exposed: The Truth Behind
Words and Relationships. Dave Weber, Weber
Associates
• The 21st Century Personnel Office. Paul
Montgomery, WinOcular
• The Substitute Challenge. Howard Montieth,
AESOP
• Understanding the Americans With Disabilities
Amendment Act 2008. Marty De Leon, Escamilla &
Poneck, Inc.
• What are the Benefits of a Trained Quality
Substitute Pool for HR, Administrators and
Students? Kathy Gentry, ESC Region 12
• Why Everybody Wants to Work in HR. Sharon
Fuery & Daniel Kershner, Judson ISD
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