Web & Audio Conferences

PSBA, through its various programs, strives to provide the school leadership team with the tools they need to meet the responsibilities of school governance and leadership.

Webconference: Understanding and Implementing the
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

June 19
1 and 7 p.m.

This complimentary web conference will provide an overview of new meal standards and implementation timeline under the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Included will be discussion on promoting student health through Local Wellness Policies (overview of changes to the Local Wellness Policy requirement), recognition of Healthier U.S. School Challenge Schools and school garden success. In addition to board members and administrators, this program will be beneficial for food services managers.

Participants will learn about:

  • Direct Certification using Medical Assistance
  • Community Eligibility Option (new paperless application process to qualify for free/reduced price meals that is being rolled out in states)
  • Paid lunch equity (requirement for schools to closely examine paid lunch prices and determine necessary adjustments)
  • High level overview of Proposed Federal Competitive Food Standards
  • Contracting with a food service management company and other food service operation option

Presenter
The presenter will be Vonda Cooke Fekete M.S., R.D., State Director, Child Nutrition Programs, Division of Food and Nutrition, Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management.

Fees:
This web conference is being offered as a complimentary program for members.

Registration:
All registration is handled through AccuConference, PSBA's provider of audio and web-conference technology. Click on one of the links below to register:
 

Webconferences: Ready, Set, Govern: New Board Orientation

May 2012

New and veteran board members still have the chance to participate in any of the four courses that are part of Ready, Set, Govern: New Board Orientation programs. These 1.5 hour online courses are condensed versions of the face-to-face programs. They are offered one last time this year as web conferences on various dates at both 1 and 7 p.m. School board business is too important to learn on the job. Get the training you need to ensure success.

Budget Basics for School Boards (May 8)
School board members will learn about their legal responsibilities in the areas of taxation and budgeting, what budget items are mandated by state and federal law, restrictions on purchasing and contracting, audits, state and federal reimbursements, and other valuable information in the School Code.

I'm a New School Board Member, Now What? (May 10)
Participants will become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of school boards, including statutory obligations, Sunshine Act requirements, board-superintendent relations, and ethical obligations.

It's the Law!
May 15
Participants learn about federal and state constitutional, statutory, and regulatory restraints on their authority, the importantance of clear policies on various issues, the relationship of the board and the superintendent to the school district solicitor, employee rights and discipline, and student rights and discipline.

1 p.m.: https://www.accuconference.com/customer/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=b3f06c15-e7a2-404e-9da7-554747add7b3  
7 p.m. https://www.accuconference.com/customer/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=d32bf32c-767d-4d6b-ad7c-ad094f765413

The Board's Role in Promoting Student Success
May 17
Participants will learn about state and federal testing requirements, discuss different ways of defining student achievement, review various methods of engaging the community in conversation about student success, and discuss how to make choices that best serve students and community in an era of dwindling resources.

1 p.m.: https://www.accuconference.com/customer/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=63b0d15d-1d48-44fd-8bbe-af28fefe5532 
7 p.m. https://www.accuconference.com/customer/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=cb09b0e9-48f3-42ff-8a10-40a598e0b92c

Fees:
Member: $99 per connection; $349 for all four courses
Nonmembers: $248 per connection; $873
(One free connection for 2011-12 Value Pass)
Materials: Each Connection will receive the course book on CD and all handouts (one copy per connection; if registered for multiple courses, only one CD will be provided). Additional hard copies of the book can be purchased in the online bookstore after April 16.

Registration:
All registration is handled through AccuConference, PSBA's provider of audio and web-conference technology. To register, visit www.psba.org/workshops/web-conference/

Earn:
2 PSBA points
 

Lunch & Learn Audioconferences

Join colleagues from across the state to discuss issues relevant to public education through PSBA’s series of Lunch & Learn audio conferences. Brown bag it for the day and join the audio conference in the convenience of your office or home. This thought-provoking series will offer an informal way to learn more and keep in touch. You provide the food; we’ll provide the conversation. All you need is a telephone.

For more information on upcoming webconferences, contact PSBA Seminar and Events staff at (717) 506-2450, ext. 3313, or e-mail Radosna Vesnic. For technical assistance, contact Accuconference directly at (800) 989-9239.

The next Lunch & Learn audioconference is tentatively scheduled for September 2012.

* For more information about the PSBA Board Development Value Pass and how it can save your school entity money, call (800) 932-0588, ext. 3340, or visit www.psba.org/workshops/value-pass.asp.
   

For more information on upcoming webconferences, contact PSBA Seminar and Events staff at (717) 506-2450, ext. 3313, or e-mail Radosna Vesnic. For technical assistance, contact Accuconference directly at (800) 989-9239.
 
DO NOT attempt to log in to a Web conference more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Until the program is live, the host location will display only a blank screen or PSBA Welcome page.