HOT TOPICS!!!

•  Steps to Handling Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
  
  
• FERPA Presentation (by Craig Gerard - HR Specialist)
  
  
• Disciplinary Letter Checklist (by Collins & Blaha)

• Subpoenas and Staff Testimony
  Protocol for Responding to Subpoenas and Staff Testimony (by Collins & Blaha)
  Guidelines for Employee Testimony (by Craig Gerard - HR Specialist)
  Helpful Guide for Witness Prep (contributed by Livingston ESA)
  

 Professional Development

• EduPaths Website

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

• USDOL FLSA Website
  
  
• USDOL Handy Reference Guide to FLSA 
  
  
• USDOL Fact Sheets
  Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer, and Outside Sales
  Salary Basis Requirement and Exemptions
  

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

•  USDOL FMLA Website
  
  
• USDOL Forms
  Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities
  Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee's Serious Health Condition
  Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member's Serious Health Condition
  Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave
  Certification for Serious Injury/Illness of a Veteran for Military Caregiver Leave
  Certification for Serious Injury/Illness of a Current Service Member for Military Family Leave
  Designation Notice
  
  
• USDOL Fact Sheets
  Employer Notification Requirements (FS #28D)\

Performance Evaluations (Teacher, Administrator and Superintendent)

General

• MDE Website - Educator Evaluations
  
  
• SB 103
  
  
• Revised School Code
  MCL 380.1248
  MCL 380.1249
  MCL 380.1249a
  MCL 380.1249b (Administrator and Superintendent)
  
  
• Misc Resources
  Understanding MI's New Educator Evaluation Law (MASSP)
  Michigan Educator Evaluations At-A-Glance (MDE)
  Michigan Educator Evaluations FAQs (MDE)
  Measuring Student Growth: A Practical Guide to Educator Evaluation (Wayne RESA)       
   
• MDE Memos - General
  Student Growth Assessment Tools (06.11.15)
  Funding for Training (12.28.15)
  Grant Opportunities (03.10.16)
  Extension of Deadline for Grants (04.21.16)
  Financial Progress Reports (07.21.16)
  Webinar Series (01.26.17)
  
  
• Thrun's Evaluation Tracker
  01. Who Gets an IDP?
  02. The Evaluation Process - Planning to Succeed
  03. Observations Require More Than Just Watching
  04. Don't Forget About Administrator and Ancillary Staff Evaluations
  05. Midyear Progress Reports Already
  06. Student Growth and Assessment Data
  07. Tying Together Teacher Evalautions and Layoff/Recall
  08. Goal Setting and Terminating Ineffective Teachers
  09. The Evaluation Tool, Posting Requirements, and Training Requirements
  10. Evaluation Appeals and Common Evaluation Mistakes
  11. Test Your Knowledge
  
  

Postings & Assurances

• MDE Website - Postings & Assurances

• MDE Memos - Postings & Assurances
  Memo #1 (09.01.16)
  Memo #2 (09.01.16)
  Memo #3 (10.13.16)
  

Legal Requirements and Notices

• MSBO/Set Seg Guide to Compliance Training
• Mandatory Training and Education 
  (by Coni Sullivan - Assistant Supt. of HR and Legal Services for Kent ISD)

Negotiations

• ERiN™ (MASB's Employment Relations Information Network)

Associations 

• Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators (MASPA)
  
  
• American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)
  
  
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)