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April 19, 2012
Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:00 PM EDT: "What to Expect in Learning Technology and Learning
Content in the 3-5 Year Horizon"
Apr 30, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EDT: "MISBO Office 365 Overview and Q&A"
May 1, 2012 @ 1:00 PM EDT: "Secure Transmission of Sensitive Data: Best Practices for Schools" May 2, 2012 @ 2:00 PM EDT: "One-to-One initiatives: Critical Success Factors, Pitfalls to Avoid & Lessons Learned" |
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2012 MISBO-SAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE | |
Preparations are underway for the 2012 Annual Conference.
Check the MISBO website and the Weekly News for more information.
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Current Conference Information
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Keynote Speakers
Scott McLeod - http://scottmcleod.net/
Pat Bassett, President, NAIS |
| Job Descriptions and the ADA | |
A member school asked
if there is any particular language that has to be inserted into a job description in order to make the job description compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. For example, would you have to say in a job description: Duties and responsibilities herein may be modified to make reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities?
The answer is no. There
is nothing in the ADA that requires job descriptions to be compliant with anything.
What the ADA says is
this: a "qualified individual with a disability" must
be offered reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of his job. If
in advance, the employer designates what the essential job functions
are, then the employer's designation will be taken as evidence that the designated functions are indeed essential.
So this is for the benefit
of the employer; the employer can either designate job functions
as essential or not; it
is entirely up to the employer; there's nothing in the ADA that requires any modification to job descriptions or the addition of any language.
You probably couldn't literally designate all the functions of a job as "essential." A court might be skeptical of that. And, the designation can be by a simple asterisk. For example: Must be able to use a computer to grade exams.*
*Denotes essential job function.
That's all you need, if you even want to do that.
Jerry
Gerard P. Panaro, Esq.
Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
Cell Phone: 301-518-9267
gpp@howehutton.com |
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Introducing a New Contract!
Educational Collaborators is a national consulting organization comprised of many of the best practitioners in the field of education. Their collaborators are highly sought for their expertise and experience and lead some of the strongest technology programs in the country. Unlike most consultants who rarely see their ideas beyond the planning stages, their collaborators work in schools today and see their ideas through to their fullest extent. As a result, they see the unanticipated and have daily experience working through the associated challenges. They are uniquely qualified to collaborate with school leaders to help them develop plans & programs that prepare students for the 21st Century.
http://www.misbo.com/educational_collaborators | |
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 CorpCare Employee Assistance Program
Personal Pressurization
Irritable these days? Having difficulty focusing? Poor sleep? Unable to resist the 'comfort foods'?
Fallout from the current financial meltdown has taken its toll on our wallets, our job security, and our peace of mind. If this was not enough now there's a new survey of 300 married couples conducted by Professor Wayne Hockwarter at Florida State University's College of Business who has quantified just how stressed we are. Moreover, we are all in the same predicament.
Over 70 percent of those surveyed said that the recession has "significantly increased the stress levels of employees in recent months." Demands from management have increased, they say, including pressure to cut costs "on a weekly basis." Over 80 percent said that they were "nervous about their long-term financial well-being." Similar majorities have "significantly" cut their personal spending (more than 60%) and say it is unlikely they will retire when they had planned or with the nest egg they had anticipated having even a year ago.
Click here to read full article and for the link to the stress test.
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 April 22, 2012
Go Green On Earth Day -
and Get Green For Your School!
Georgia Natural Gas was the first natural gas marketer in Georgia to obtain recycled natural gas from a landfill. Turning landfill waste material into a clean-burning fuel helps preserve our natural resources.
This Earth Day encourage everyone in your school community to "Go Green and Get Green" by becoming Georgia Natural Gas customers and enrolling in TrueBlue Schools to earn $5 a month, for everyone who signs up! Signing up is easy at TrueBlueSchools.com
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Spring 2012 Webinar 
April/May
What To Expect In Learning Technology And Learning Content In The 3 - 5 Year Horizon Date/Time: April 25, 2012 4:00 PM EDT Presenter: Dr. Rob Reynolds is the Chief Product Designer and Strategist for Direct Digital Description: With one school term ending and another getting ready to begin, instructors and administrators have little time to research the trends that will have an impact on our teaching in the next 3-5 years. This presentation is designed to give you the important information you need about the future of educational technology and learning content. We will take a look at a broad set of research, break that research down into core trends, and discuss how those trends are likely to affect both institutions and instructors in the coming years. Register: http://www.nextisnow.net/events.html
MISBO Office 365 Overview and Q&A
Date/Time: April 30, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Michael Icore, Microsoft Online Solution Specialist
Description: Just announced: Their Education-specific, cloud-based offering Office 365 Plan A2 (Exchange / SharePoint / Lync Online) is now FREE for faculty, staff and students where customers have an EES contract. Because you're either part of the MISBO EES agreement or looking at getting into one, this means you! Learn what's included in plan A2.
They have also announced updated, discounted pricing on plans A3 and A4 that include much more, such as Office Pro Plus, Voicemail, Archiving and VoIP. Learn more about the updated pricing and options here.
Join Meeting Online: https://join.microsoft.com/meet/branm/2PG6YS38
Join by Phone +14257063500 +18883203585
Find a local number Conference ID: 66725866
Secure Transmission of Sensitive Data: Best Practices for Schools
Date/Time: May 1, 2012 1:00 PM EDT
Presenters: Linda S. Johnson, Esq., Partner, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association; Rick Shaw, Founder, Awareity; Ron Wanglin, Chairman of the Board, Bolton and Company
Description: Can counselors e-mail parents regarding a student's well-being? Can grades be distributed electronically, or must they be kept within a portal? How long do you need to store e-mail and other electronic records? Our experts provide a review of dos and don'ts for a variety of types of school data, including student disciplinary records, financial information, photographs of minors and health records. Explore legal requirements around data management and dispatch. Understand appropriate response protocol in the event of a security breach.
Register: Register through the MISBO e-Classroom using your DragonFly account by clicking here. One-to-One Initiatives: Critical Success Factors, Pitfalls to Avoid & Lessons Learned Date/Time: May 2, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
Presenters: Alex Inman, Dir of Information Services, Sidwell Friends School, Connie White, Dir of Technology, Lakeview Academy, Stewart Crais, Dir of Operations, Lausanne Collegiate School
Description: Developing a one-to-one program, whether "BYOD" or "Device Standard", typically requires more than a year of planning, a team of researchers from the school and several months of investigation. This webinar is designed for the school that hopes to avoid the time-consuming uncertainty of a "trial & error" approach and is ready to launch themselves into a 21st Century Classroom paradigm for the lowest overall investment and the least amount of risk.
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/242801518
**for more upcoming webinars, click here.
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