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SUPES Academy Part I

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:33:31 -0400

Start: 08/09/2012 - 2:31pm

End: 08/10/2012 - 2:31pm

Location: Lansing Lexington Hotel, Lansing

Curriculum Leaders Institute Cohort 6 Day #1

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:59 -0400

Start: 08/14/2012 - 8:30am

End: 08/14/2012 - 3:45pm

Location: The MELG Building, Lansing (All sessions)

Light breakfast and lunch included.

If interested in the Specialty Endorsement, please submit a Program Application to sign up for Cohort 6.

Registration form.

First year:

SUPES Academy Part II

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:35:20 -0400

Start: 09/12/2012 - 2:33pm

End: 09/13/2012 - 2:33pm

Location: Location: Alpena Holiday Inn

Marketing Your School

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:33 -0400

Start: 10/01/2012 - 1:24pm

End: 10/31/2012 - 1:24pm

Online Class–Learnport

Learn the importance of being an ambassador for your school district on or off the job; the importance of keeping the community up-to-date with the school district’s goals and challenges; techniques and factors that are considered by public relations specialists when marketing a school to their community; the various forms of communication that can be used to deliver information to the school community; and the appropriate and practical ways to use the different avenues of communication.

Required: SAPC

Accounting Manual/Chart of Accounts

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:36:41 -0400

Start: 10/02/2012 - 8:45am

End: 10/02/2012 - 12:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

What every school payroll/personnel should know about State Bulletin 1022 Accounting Manual and its relationship to their position in the school district. Learn how to account for payroll division of state and federal programs and compensated absences and averages. Find out how to monitor the budget.
R=School Payroll Specialist E=all others

Record Keeping Retention / Automation

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:43 -0400

Start: 10/02/2012 - 12:45pm

End: 10/02/2012 - 4:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

Participants will be provided an overview of 1) Requirements for payroll/personnel records, automated file maintenance, and related retention procedures. 2) Privacy issues related to payroll and the rules in accessing personnel records. 3) Different systems in place that track students including SRSD, MEIS, REP and special education and 4) The importance of each system and how these systems are used within the school district. Also covered is an overview on FOIA, COBRA, and criminal record checks.

R=School Payroll Specialist E=all others

Annual Facilities / Operations Director Conference & Expo

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:57:35 -0400

Start: 10/07/2012 - 2:00pm

End: 10/09/2012 - 2:00pm

Location: Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville

Required classes available to you:

Budgeting for Facilities
Computerized Facility Management
Emergency Preparedness Management
Financial Analysis
Maintenance Operations
Systems - Electrical, HVAC, and Technology

More than 30 sessions will be offered.

SUPES Academy Part III

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:36:39 -0400

Start: 10/10/2012 - 2:35pm

End: 10/11/2012 - 2:35pm

Location: Doubletree, Bay City

Student Engagement Series: Student Voice Dialogue

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:31:04 -0400

Start: 10/18/2012 - 8:30am

End: 10/18/2012 - 11:45am

Location: Livonia Career/Technical Center
Large Group Room
8985 Newburgh Rd., Livonia, MI 48154
Please park across the street at Churchill High School

Registration Form.

Space is limited to the first 40 registrants.

Managing Emergencies

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:38:55 -0400

Start: 10/24/2012 - 8:45am

End: 10/24/2012 - 4:00pm

Identify, develop and implement emergency planning. From natural disasters to bus accidents you need to have plans in place. You will learn what to look for and what information to gather along with coordinating with emergency responders, school personnel, and the community.

R = Operations Director E = for all others

Overview of Human Resource Management

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:40:10 -0400

Start: 10/31/2012 - 8:45am

End: 10/31/2012 - 4:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

This session provides an overview of the hiring process, from recruiting, interviewing, and reference checks to staff orientation and record keeping. This session takes you through the steps of setting up personnel records, handling FOIA requests, address policies and procedures by exploring employee handbooks and understanding how worker’s compensation records should be kept in the personnel file.

R = Human Resource Specialist E = for all others

Strategic Planning

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:41:30 -0400

Start: 11/07/2012 - 8:45am

End: 11/07/2012 - 12:00pm

This session will focus on team participation in the identification of shortand long-term goals in all aspects of school district activities. Drawing from current research and practices, you will explore opportunities for your school district. This class will also assist in the making of a strategic plan that will move the district toward the achievement of its mission and goals. The session will provide datasets required to facilitate the strategic planning process and assist in the implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and revision of a strategic plan.

R=Chief Financial Officer and Operation Director E=all others

Technology for the Business Manager

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:42:22 -0400

Start: 11/07/2012 - 12:45pm

End: 11/07/2012 - 4:00pm

This session focuses on developing long-range technology planning, while assigning appropriate specifications for technology purchasing. Other discussion topics include: technology infrastructure contracting for the school district, evaluating the cost benefits of producing information in relation to organizational value, and ensuring that appropriate security is maintained.

R=Chief Financial Officer and Business Office Manager E=all others

SUPES Academy Part IV

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:38:29 -0400

Start: 11/08/2012 - 2:36pm

End: 11/09/2012 - 2:36pm

Location: Crowne Plaza, Grand Rapids

School Improvement Pre-Conference

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:29:28 -0400

Start: 11/08/2012 - 4:00pm

End: 11/08/2012 - 7:00pm

Location: Lansing Center, Lansing, MI

Registration will be available in September.

School Improvement Conference

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:31:19 -0400

Start: 11/09/2012 - 8:30am

End: 11/09/2012 - 4:00pm

Location: Lansing Center, Lansing, MI

Registration will be available in September.

Technology in the Classroom

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:43:41 -0400

Start: 11/12/2012 - 8:45am

End: 11/12/2012 - 4:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

This class will include: a review of the use of technology in the classroom; purchasing classroom software, including demonstrations and discussions of commonly used products; integration and standardization issues; and understanding curriculum, Michigan’s Standards & Benchmarks and Curriculum Framework.

R=School Technology Management E=all others

26th Annual Support Staff Conference for Administrative Professionals

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30:43 -0400

Start: 11/15/2012 - 1:27pm

End: 11/16/2012 - 1:27pm

Location: Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI

This annual conference for Administrative Professionals will help you expand your knowledge base, skills and confidence as an administrative professional.

The Following SAPC required classes will be offered to you:

Crisis Management/Safety Issues
Business Communications
Business of Schools: What They Do & How They Do It
Time Management & Productivity
Data and Recordkeeping
School Law for the Building Level Secretary
School Law for the Central Office Secretary

Registration will be available in September.

Student Engagement Series: Student Voice Dialogue

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:05 -0400

Start: 11/16/2012 - 7:30am

End: 11/16/2012 - 10:45am

Location: Kent ISD Career/Technical Center
1655 East Beltline NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Parking lots #1 & 2
Multi-Purpose Room

Agenda.

Insurance and Risk Management

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:48:30 -0400

Start: 11/20/2012 - 8:45am

End: 11/20/2012 - 12:00pm

Webinar (online seminar)–Watch at Your Desk

Review of the insurances necessary for school operations with a primary focus on: Worker’s Compensation, cafeteria plans, property/casualty, health insurance, liability insurance, errors and omissions, and methods of risk management. A portion of the program would be devoted to understanding options for purchasing insurance: pools, cooperatives, private vendors, and self-insurance.

R=Chief Financial Officer E=all others

Curriculum Leaders Institute Experienced Instructional Leaders Series

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:20:34 -0400

Start: 11/29/2012 - 8:30am

End: 11/29/2012 - 3:45pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing (All sessions)

A light breakfast and lunch included.

The Michigan ASCD Experienced Instructional Leaders Series is a quarterly professional development series for seasoned curriculum leaders. The series will provide a forum for curriculum leaders to gather together and dialogue about current issues in the curriculum field, as well as provide each participant with the most current and relevant practices and tools available.

Registration Form.

Series Dates:

Payroll and Related Personnel Issues

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:50:32 -0400

Start: 12/04/2012 - 8:45am

End: 12/04/2012 - 12:00pm

Webinar (online seminar)–Watch at Your Desk

Know the laws and regulations related to the payroll function, including state and federal payroll laws and regulations, pertinent tax regulations, employee retirement plans, practical aspects of completing a payroll, and electronic check deposits.

R=Chief Financial Officer and Business Office Manager E=all others

Purchasing

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:51:33 -0400

Start: 12/06/2012 - 8:45am

End: 12/06/2012 - 12:00pm

Webinar (online seminar)–Watch at Your Desk

Learn the basics of performing the purchasing function, including: related Michigan laws, the structure of a purchasing operation, electronic and cooperative purchasing, bidding, reviewing contracts, lease-purchase options, and “partnerships.”

R=Chief Financial Officer, Facilities Director, and Business Office Manager E=all others

Financial Analysis

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:53:04 -0400

Start: 01/10/2013 - 8:45am

End: 01/10/2013 - 12:00pm

Webinar (online seminar) – Watch at Your Desk

The focus of this class is primarily to provide facilities directors with ideas and terminology that can help them analyze and communicate issues in their operations from a cost perspective. We will cover life cycle costing concepts, but we’ll also look at facilities benchmarks, energy management, marketing and reporting on the facilities department.

R=Facilities Director E=all others

Cash Management

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:55:23 -0400

Start: 01/23/2013 - 8:45am

End: 01/23/2013 - 12:00pm

Webinar (online seminar) – Watch at Your Desk

This session will develop specifications for the selection of banking and other financial services, teach you how to apply concept of compensating balances, comprehend procedures and legal constraints for cash collection and disbursement, analyze monthly internal transfers and loans, prepare a cash flow analysis, including a fund balance report for the board of education, and identify and deal with fraud and abuse.

R = Business Office Manager, Business Office Specialist, Chief Financial Officer E = for all others

Be Direct with Respect

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:30 -0400

Start: 02/01/2013 - 2:15pm

End: 02/28/2013 - 2:15pm

Online Course–Learnport

Express yourself in a concise and respectful manner to become stronger at being direct and truthful. Build mutually beneficial relationships with co-workers. Reclaim productive time by transforming energy-draining employee negativity into positive energy; problem solve real situations to improve your work environment.

Elective: All tracks

Introduction to Operations Management

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:58:10 -0400

Start: 02/12/2013 - 8:45am

End: 02/12/2013 - 4:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

An overview of educational operations with a focus on several key areas. This class discusses the role of the Facilities Manager and the Transportation Director in the educational community and the impact of these combined duties in general in the learning and work environment. An outline of the legal and regulatory responsibilities will also be discussed.

R= Operations Director E = all others

Introduction to Facilities Management

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:59:20 -0400

Start: 02/12/2013 - 8:45am

End: 02/12/2013 - 12:00pm

Location: MELG Building, Lansing

This session is a three hours of an overview of educational facilities operation with a focus on several key areas. This class discusses the role of the Facilities Manager in the educational community and the impact of facilities in general on the learning and work environment. An outline of the legal and regulatory responsibilities will also be discussed. After lunch the session will continue into Operations Management which includes the role of the Transportation Director in the educational community and the impact of these combined duties in general in the learning and work environment. Any legal and regulatory responsibilities with Transportation will also be discussed.

R= Facilities Director E = all others

Team Leadership

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:54 -0400

Start: 03/05/2013 - 8:45am

End: 03/05/2013 - 12:00pm

Location: Lansing Community College West, Lansing

Learn how to match your leadership style with the culture of your organization. Matching leadership style to the cultural landscape will allow you to increase your productivity, decrease communication problems, and strengthen your conflict management skills.

R=Chief Financial Officer, Child Nutrition Director, Facilities Director, School Technology Management, Business Office Manager, Human Resource Specialist, Pupil Accounting Auditor, Pupil Accounting Specialist and Business Office Specialist E=all others

How Does Your Leadership Style Match Your Culture?

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:02:20 -0400

Start: 03/05/2013 - 12:45pm

End: 03/05/2013 - 4:00pm

Location: Lansing Community College West, Lansing

We will identify some specific organizational cultures and discover how they “mix” with a variety of leadership styles (your leadership style). Leadership is not something we do in a vacuum. This will be a highly active and practical workshop with plenty of interaction and practical discovery about your leadership style and the culture where you currently lead. You will leave this workshop with tools to apply your leadership style to your specific culture for the purpose of increasing your impact over those you lead.

E=all tracks

Labor Relations / Employment Law

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:03:59 -0400

Start: 03/19/2013 - 8:45am

End: 03/19/2013 - 4:00pm

Location: Lansing Community College West, Lansing

Understand the major state and federal employment laws that apply to public schools. Includes: collective bargaining, wage and hour, discrimination, COBRA, Family Medical Leave Act, and federal and state retirement issues.

R=Chief Financial Officer, Transportation Director, Child Nutrition Director, Human Resources Specialist, Operations Director, Business Office Manager E=all others

The Leader in You

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:12:21 -0400

Start: 04/01/2013 - 2:17pm

End: 04/30/2013 - 2:17pm

For today’s administrative professional, the pressures to take on increased responsibilities are greater than ever, and often require the use of leadership skills. In this workshop, you will learn about various leadership styles; the characteristics of your own leadership style; how to observe and understand individual differences in people; how to set the tone for a productive workplace; the importance of being a good role model; decision-making skills; how to look at your work and life goals and find a way to maintain balance; the importance of ethics; and how to be recognized as both a doer and a thinker.

Required: SAPC