Learning to Lead Fearlessly \;
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\nNovember 11 &ndash\; 13\, 2019
\nThe King and Prince Resort Beach &\; Golf Resort

You will enjoy spending time with J. Cornelius George\, our keynot e speaker\, as he presents Sine Metu&rsquo\;: Lead\, Teach\, Creat e\, Learn &\; Laugh. \; Sine Metu&rsquo\; is Latin for &ld quo\;Without Fear&rdquo\;. \; What is preventing you from being the le ader that you see in the mirror\, that person you imagine you are inside y our head? This presentation will help you discover laughter in a whole new way. \; You will leave energized and inspired to start being the crea tive leader you desire to be. \; Cornelius is an educator\, comedian\, and radio personality. \; He uses his many talents to empower and ins pire people to find the humor and greatness that is within. \; \;< /span>

Phil Hartley will be presenting an always-informative legal issues update. \; The Professional Standards Commission will provide important c ertification updates. \; Dr. Buster Evans\, Executive Director of Teacher Retirement Systems (TRS)\, will keep us current on tr ends and changes in TRS. \; \;GASPA&rsquo\;s Legislative Liaison\ , Clark Maggart\, will give a Legislative Update. \; From the GaDOE\, Cindy Saxon and a state team will presen t an initiative\, Advancing Inclusive Principal Leadership. \; Dr. Gwendolyn Benson\, Associate Dean\, Georgia State University and deans from Columbus State and Albany State will present on The Teache r Residency Model\, an option for preparing teachers applying all the rese arch that supports preparing exceptional teachers who will not only be eff ective but will be retained over time. \; \;

Kelly Coash-Johnson\, Executive Dire ctor of AASPA\, will \; \;share what AASPA has been tracking with regards to the national teacher shortage. Learn what is going on in some key states good and bad. Kelly will share some key strategies districts an d K12 HR teams can use to improve their recruitment and retention. Learn h ow to develop your own HR vision statement and utilize it best to reach a more diverse audience. Kelly will provide important information and tips f or successful recruiting in her presentation\, National Update on the Teac her Shortage and Vision Planning for the Future. \; \; \;

2B. \; Investigations 101: \; Who\, What\, Whe n\, Where\, and Why? will be led by Kim Clayton\, Director of Per sonnel and Public Relations\, Coffee County Schools. \; \;< /div>\n
3A . \; Conquering the Juggling Act: \; Strategies for Priori tizing Tasks &\; Empowering your Staff will be led by Dennis & ldquo\;Chip&rdquo\; Medders\, Troup County Schools.
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3B. \; New to HR Q &\; A session will be led by veteran and fairly new HR colleagues. \; \;

Breakfast will be available for those who attend the pre-conference sessio ns and a boxed lunch will be available for those who attend the third pre- conference session. \;
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Hotel reserv ations can be made online at the King and Prince Beach &\; Golf Resort. \; Cutoff date when rooms are released to the general public is Thurs day\, October 10\, 2019. \; \; \;

Standard room rate is $145\, Resort View rate is $145\, Partial Oceanview rate is $160\, and Oceanfron t rate is $175. \; There is a limited number of rooms in each category so reserve rooms early.

Hotel Reservations at the King and Prince \;\n800-342-0212

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PLEASE NOTE: \; Online credit cards payments are available. \; Online registrations after November 1\, 2019 will need to use the credit c ard option. \; All payments by check must be received by November 1\, 2019. \; Online registration CUT OFF is November 4\, 2019. \; &nbs p\; \;
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Payments by check should be made d irectly to the GAEL office at P.O. Box 6445\, Athens\, GA 30604.
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Cancellations must be received no later than November 1\, 2019 at 4:00 pm to be considered for reimbursement. Contact Wilma Widmer if a cancellatio n is required or if you need additional assistance. \; \;(770-687 -1299 or wwidmer@gaspa-hr.com) . \;& nbsp\;
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