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SUMMARY:2020 GASPA HR Webinar Series
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" wi
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 ;</p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; background: white\; text-align
 : center\;"><span style="font-size: 20pt\; font-family: &quot\;monotype co
 rsiva&quot\;\; color: #1f497d\;"><strong></strong></span></p>\n<p style="t
 ext-align: center\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: g
 eorgia\, serif\; color: #002060\;">GASPA&rsquo\;s Virtual HR 101 Series &n
 dash\; A Primer for Newbies</span></strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: cen
 ter\;"><span style="color: #002060\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt
 \; font-family: georgia\, serif\;">September 17 &ndash\; November 12</span
 ></strong> </span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in\; background: white\; text-a
 lign: center\;"><span style="color: #002060\;"><strong><span style="font-f
 amily: georgia\, serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="font-family:
  georgia\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span> </span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0
 in 0in 12.75pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\; background: white\;"><span style="f
 ont-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">The Georgia Asso
 ciation of Personnel Administrators is pleased to announce a series of web
 inars as an opportunity for you to collaborate and gather valuable resourc
 es you can use.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The fee for the entire series is free to GAS
 PA members and $75 for non-members\, which is the membership fee.&nbsp\;  
 </span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\; bac
 kground: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; co
 lor: #002060\;"><br />\n</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12px\; fon
 t-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px
 \;">Thursday\, September 17\, 2020</span></strong><span style="font-size: 
 14px\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>9:45 &ndash\; 11:00 AM&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; GASPA Orientation</strong> </span></span></p>\n<p> <
 /p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #0020
 60\;">Led by Kim Clayton\, Director of Personnel and Public Relations\, Co
 ffee County Schools and Valerie Suessmith\, Chief Human Resources Officer\
 , Henry County Schools </span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 1
 4px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">This session will give you 
 an overview of GASPA including GASPA&rsquo\;s Mission and Vision\, an intr
 oduction to GASPA officers\, an overview of the website and handbook\, and
  the Top 10 Things to Remember! </span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12
 px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;"><br />\n</span></p>\n<p><str
 ong><span style="font-size: 12px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;
 "> </span></strong></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: georgia\;"><strong><
 span style="font-size: 12px\; color: #002060\;"><span style="font-size: 14
 px\;">Thursday\, October 1\, 2020&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; 9:45 &ndash\
 ; 11:15 AM</span><span style="font-family: georgia\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: 
 #002060\;"><span style="font-family: georgia\;"><strong><span style="font-
 size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp
 \; &nbsp\; What Every HR Director must know&nbsp\;</span></strong><span st
 yle="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;"><strong style="font-size: 1
 2px\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">about&nbsp\;</span></strong></span>
 </span><strong style="font-family: georgia\; font-size: 12px\;"><span styl
 e="font-size: 12pt\;">&nbsp\;School Law</span></strong><span style="font-s
 ize: 12pt\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; bac
 kground-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment
 : initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; font-f
 amily: georgia\;"> &nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style="fo
 nt-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Led by Phil Hartl
 ey\, Harben\, Hartley\, and Hawkins\, LLP</span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p style="
 background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;
  color: #002060\;">If 80% or more of a school district&rsquo\;s budget goe
 s for personnel\, it is not surprising that every decision made in the HR 
 department has legal ramifications.&nbsp\; So\, if you just have an hour\,
  what is it you have to know?&nbsp\; Not just the basics about firing empl
 oyees and getting sued but the hiring process\, the complicated world of l
 eave and rights that employees frequently assert.</span></p>\n<p style="ba
 ckground: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; c
 olor: #002060\;">Georgia law from tenure to what it means to have waived t
 enure\, from at will employees to those with contracts\, the state evaluat
 ion process and more.&nbsp\; Less known to many school administrators are 
 the many federal laws that apply to almost all employees and affect everyt
 hing from the hiring to the firing process.&nbsp\; In this day and age of 
 social media\, many of the hardest issues faced by HR directors take place
  in the internet and are beyond the control of the school district.&nbsp\;
  But yet\, it is HR that has to address those issues.&nbsp\; Bring your qu
 estions.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12px\; color: #002060\;">&
 nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: 
 georgia\; color: #002060\;">Thursday\, October 15\, 2020&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\; 9:45 &ndash\; 11:00 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Certificatio
 n 101 </span></strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; fo
 nt-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Rachelle Brevil\, Certification Out
 reach &amp\; Training Program Director\, Georgia Professional Standards Co
 mmission (GaPSC)</span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style="background: white\;
  font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">This session i
 s for new HR personnel and will provide an introduction to the fabulous&nb
 sp\;world of certification.&nbsp\; The presentation will include a high-le
 vel overview&nbsp\;of certification and discussion on topics such as certi
 fication transactions and documents required\, ExpressLane best practices\
 , and the "must know" tips and tricks for ensuring the most efficient proc
 essing of your educators&rsquo\; certificates.&nbsp\; You'll leave loving 
 certification as much as we do\, or at the very least know how to look at 
 a hold letter</span></p>\n<p><span style="background: white\; font-size: 1
 4px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;"><strong><br />\n</strong></
 span></p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #002060\;"><span style="font-siz
 e: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">Thursday\, October 29\, 2020&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;</span><span style="font-family: georgia\;">9:45 &ndash\; 10:00 AM</span
 ><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\; </span><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">W
 elcome and Sponsor Thank you</span></span></strong></p>\n<p><span style="f
 ont-size: 14px\; color: #002060\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong
  style="font-family: georgia\;">10:00 &ndash\; 11:15 AM&nbsp\;</strong><sp
 an style="font-family: georgia\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span><strong><sp
 an style="background: white\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">In
 ternal Investigations: How to Conduct&nbsp\;</span></strong></span><strong
 ><span style="font-size: 14px\; background-image: initial\; background-pos
 ition: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; b
 ackground-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-cl
 ip: initial\; font-family: georgia\;">Effective and Legal Workplace Invest
 igations</span></strong><span style="font-family: georgia\;"><strong style
 ="font-size: 12px\;"></strong></span></span></p>\n<span style="font-size: 
 12px\;"><span style="color: #002060\;">\n</span>\n<p style="font-weight: b
 old\;"> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; col
 or: #002060\;">Sid Camp\, Executive Director\, District Performance and Co
 mmunity Engagement\, Gwinnett County Public Schools </span></p>\n<p><span 
 style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">This ses
 sion will cover the essentials of workplace investigations and provide the
  participants with a comprehensive guide for Developing Effective Procedur
 es for Conducting Internal Investigations\, a Workplace Investigation Chec
 klist and a comprehensive procedure for Investigating Criminal Background 
 Checks.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia
 \; color: #002060\;"><strong><br />\n</strong></span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> <
 /p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #0020
 60\;"><strong>Thursday\, November 5\, 2020&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; 9:4
 5 &ndash\; 10:00 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Welcome and Sponsor Thank 
 you </strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: g
 eorgia\; color: #002060\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px\;">10:00 &
 ndash\; 11:15 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The Family and Medical Leave 
 Act:&nbsp\; Best</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in\; font-size: 14px\;
 ">&nbsp\;Practices in Administration&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></strong></span><
 /p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\;"> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px
 \; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Scott D. Macdonald\, Esq.\, SP
 HR\, SHRM-SCP\, Managing Director\, Macdonald &amp\; Associates\, Middleto
 wn\, CT </span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-fami
 ly: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Attendees will learn about best practices 
 in FMLA administration\, along with useful\, practical tips and tools will
  be provided that will enable attendees to facilitate FMLA administration 
 through HR staff and train supervisors. Documents and forms will be provid
 ed to use in managing FMLA leaves.</span></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold
 \;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: #002060\;"><br />\n</span></p>\n
 <p style="font-weight: bold\;"> </p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\;"> </p>
 \n<p style="font-weight: bold\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-famil
 y: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Thursday\, November 12\, 2020&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\; 9:45 &ndash\; 10:00 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Welcome 
 and Sponsor Thank You</span></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\;"><span sty
 le="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;"><span style
 ="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">10:00 &ndash\; 11:15 AM</span>
 <span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: georgia\;">&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\; </span></sp
 an><strong style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">Recru
 iting 101:&nbsp\; Recruiting and Hiring</span></strong><strong style="font
 -family: georgia\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;Basics</span></
 strong></span></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\;"> </p>\n<p><span style="
 font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\; color: #002060\;">Jolie Hardin\, 
 Executive Director of Leadership Development and Employment Services\, Hen
 ry County Schools </span></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt
 \; line-height: 15.6pt\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14px
 \; font-family: georgia\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: #002060\;
 ">We will discuss the basics of recruiting and hiring in a school district
 . We will provide an overview of the stages and steps necessary to success
 fully hire talent for your district. In addition\, we will discuss job fai
 rs and online recruiting in a time of Covid-19.</span><strong style="font-
 weight: bold\;"> </strong></span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt\;
  line-height: 15.6pt\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;
  font-family: georgia\; color: black\;"><br />\n</span></p>\n<p style="fon
 t-weight: bold\;"><a name="_Hlk31866129"><span style="font-size: 14px\; fo
 nt-family: georgia\;"> </span></a></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\; marg
 in: 0in 0in 12.75pt\; background: white\; text-align: center\;"><span styl
 e="font-size: 12px\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: 
 georgia\; color: black\;" _face="Georgia">&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-
 family: georgia\; font-size: 16px\; color: black\;">One registration will 
 register you for the six webinars in the series.&nbsp\; </span></strong><s
 trong style="font-family: georgia\;"> </strong></span></p>\n<p style="font
 -weight: bold\; margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt\; background: white\; text-align: 
 center\;"><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><strong><span style="font-family
 : georgia\; font-size: 16px\; color: black\;"><br />\n</span></strong></sp
 an></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\; margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt\; backgroun
 d: white\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><strong><
 span style="font-family: georgia\; font-size: 16px\; color: black\;"><stro
 ng style="font-family: georgia\; text-align: -webkit-center\; color: #ff00
 00\; font-size: 18px\;">Please note that this event is pre-paid with a cre
 dit card ONLY.&nbsp\; Registrations without pre-payment will not be accept
 ed.</strong><br />\n<br />\n</span></strong></span></p>\n<span style="font
 -weight: bold\; font-size: 12px\; font-family: georgia\;"><br />\n</span>\
 n<p style="font-weight: bold\; background: white\; text-align: center\;"><
 strong><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: georgia\;">There are no
  cancellations for this event.</span></strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight:
  bold\;">\n<strong><span style="font-size: 12px\; font-family: georgia\; c
 olor: #4f4f4f\;"></span></strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\;">\n</
 p>\n<div style="font-weight: bold\;"><strong style="color: #1f497d\; font-
 family: georgia\; font-size: 14px\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span st
 yle="font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><br />\n</span></strong></div>\n</spa
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