PACE Day: Safe and Secure Schools
April 25, 2014
Eugene - Hilton Hotel - 66 E 6th Ave, Eugene OR 97401 - 541-342-2000
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PACE Day is BACK this year! We have brought back your opportunity to receive training, connect with other members and learn how to leverage your insurance policy and access services. AND, we have focused on information and training to help you ensure Safe and Secure Schools.
A day of education and networking
PACE members will learn:
- Sex Abuse and Boundary Invasion
- Prepare and address
- Threat Assessment – In the aftermath of Sandy Hook: Assessing student threats
- Employment Claims – Position your district for success: How to properly handle adverse employment actions.
- Concussions – Effective concussion management in the school setting
- Bullying – Steps to deal with it before, during and after.
Your attendance is so important that we will cover hotel and registration for one person from each PACE member entity.
Register now and your first member attendee receives FREE:
- One night hotel *
- Registration
- Continental breakfast and lunch
- Conference materials
*For the first attendee per member entity: Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel and we'll take care of picking up one night directly with the hotel. You'll just need to pay for additional guests and incidentals.
Each additional attendee from a member entity will cost:
- Hotel - $104 single/double occupancy per night ($20 for each additional person per night) + 10.5% tax
(Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel.) - Registration - $75 (includes continental breakfast, lunch and conference materials)
Choose "Registration - additional attendees"
Join us Thursday, April 24, 6-7 p.m., for a Welcoming Reception: | |
Refreshments | |
Meet our Sponsors | |
Agenda - Friday, April 25 | |
8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction to PACE |
9:00 |
Dealing with Students, Boundary Issues and Professional Ethics for Educators Dr. Lipson is currently a Full Professor at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences, teaching doctoral classes along with chairing doctoral level research. He testifies and evaluates claimants in civil and criminal cases.
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10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
Concussion Management |
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11:45 |
Lunch |
12:35 | PACE Awards Adam Stewart, PACE Board of Trustees Chair and Chief Financial Officer, Hillsboro School District |
Outstanding Program Award 2013 Outstanding Individual Award 2013 |
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12:45 |
Effective Threat Assessment Techniques John Van Dreal is a school psychologist with the Salem-Keizer School District and has 26 years of experience in educational and clinical evaluation. In 1999, he began the development and implementation of a Student Threat Assessment System that includes community and multi-agency collaboration, staff training and consultation to youth services agencies. He has received national and local recognition, including a 2006 Salem Crystal Apple award, for his efforts in threat assessment, education, community service and systems design. He is the primary author and editor of Assessing Student Threats: A Handbook for Implementing the Salem-Keizer System. |
1:45 |
Break |
2:00 |
Avoiding Retaliation Claims Karen Vickers has been representing public and private employers for nearly 18 years. Her practice includes employment counseling as well as representation of clients in adversarial proceedings up to and including trial. A large portion of Ms. Vickers’s practice involves representation of school districts and other public entities in civil rights and tort claims. Additionally, she has years of experience defending churches and other non-profit entities in sexual abuselitigation. |
3:00 |
Addressing Bullying in Schools Peggy Holstedt joined the Oregon School Boards Association staff in 2007. She has fifteen years of experience as a classroom teacher in grades 4-12 and in higher education, and more than 20 years of administrative experience at the building, district and state level. Her district and state administrative experience includes federal programs, student services (including health services), curriculum and human resources. Her educational experience includes both public and private schools. Ms. Holstedt earned her bachelor’s degree from Oregon Health Sciences University, her master’s degree from the University of Oregon and completed her superintendent licensure program through Portland State University. |
4:00 |
Adjourn |
Your attendance is so important that we will cover hotel and registration for one person from each PACE member entity.
Register now and your first member attendee receives FREE:
- One night hotel *
- Registration
- Continental breakfast and lunch
- Conference materials
Event registration does not reserve your hotel room. You must make your hotel reservation directly with the hotel.
*For the first attendee per member entity: Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel and we'll take care of picking up one night directly with the hotel. You'll just need to pay for any additional guests and incidentals when you check out. Click on "Travel Information" for hotel details.
Each additional attendee from a member entity will cost:
- Hotel - $104 single/double occupancy per night ($20 for each additional person per night) + 10.5% tax
(Event registration does not include your hotel reservation. Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel. Click on "Travel Information" for hotel details.) - Registration - $75 (includes continental breakfast, lunch and conference materials)
Choose "Registration - additional attendees"
Printable Registration Form - (125KB)
A BIG Thank You to our Sponsors
Genesis
BELFOR Property Restoration
Bain Insurance Agency
Brown and Brown
Cooper Construction
Garrett Hemann Robertson
Hart Wagner LLP – Trial Attorneys
Heart to Heart Claims
Kennedy Restoration
Maloney, Lauersdorf, Reiner PC
McLarens International
Patterson, Buchanan
SafeSchools
Servpro of Douglas County/S. Eugene/Florence
Servpro of Hillsboro/Forest Grove/Yamhill and Tillamook Counties
Todd Construction, Inc.
WHA Insurance
YOUNG & Associates
Zolezzi Insurance
Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel, either online or by calling 1-800-937-6660 and specifying OSBA for conference rate.
$104 single/double occupancy/night ($20 for each additional person) + 10.5% tax
For the first attendee per member entity: Make your reservations directly with the hotel and we'll take care of picking up one night directly with the hotel. You'll just need to cover any additional nights and incidentals when you check out.
The group rate is guaranteed through April 3, 2014.