Pre-conference Workshop: HR

Earn 8 CTLE Credits

This workshop is being held at the Saratoga Hilton as a pre-conference workshop to our School Business Management Workshop (SBMW)

This program will cover Effectively Interviewing and Hiring Employees, Contract Administration and Interpretation, Having Difficult Conversations with Employees, and Supervising and Disciplining Employees.

Presented by:
Rachel Rissetto, Labor Relations Specialist, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
Ron Clamser, Jr., Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Facilities & Operations, Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District

Description of Topics Covered: 

1. Effectively Interviewing and Hiring Employees

When you hire an employee, you are making a long term commitment to them.  This is not only a social commitment, but a financial commitment.  Learn how to effectively screen applicants to ensure that you are making the best decision you possibly can for the District.  This session will explore what to do and not to do during the hiring process, to maximize success in the selection process, and limiting the District’s liability and exposure to employment selection challenges.  Making the best decision you can at the forefront of the employment process will save you time and money down the road 

2. Contract Administration and Interpretation

Do you ever read your Contract and wonder what a specific provision means?  Do you ever wonder why the District is interpreting it a specific way? Do you ever think that the language is clear, but the practice is different than the language?  If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then this session will help you understand and decipher contract language and past practice; and understand when one prevails over the other.  

3. Having Difficult Conversations with Employees

Every supervisor has had difficult conversations with employees.  Whether it has to do with performance, attendance, getting along with colleagues, or misconduct, we all have to have these challenging conversations at some point in our career.  In light of the recent Janus decision, are your employees entitled to have Union Representation for these conversations? The answer will vary depending on the circumstances. Attendees will learn the tricks of the trade when dealing with difficult employee situations and how to have those challenging conversations.  

4. Supervising and Disciplining Employees

Participants will not only learn and discuss how to effectively supervise and discipline employees through progressive discipline, just cause, and New York State Civil Service Section 75, but will learn how to use effective documentation, write counseling memos, and prepare for termination.   This is a session that is a must for supervisors!

Agenda:

Sunday, November 12
The Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, New York

Registration check-in: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Program:9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lunch: 12:00 - 12:45 PM 

Cost:
$180 for members | $240 for non-members

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