Our new Risk Simplified will help your district understand the requirements prescribed in AB-2009. The bill requires districts to develop an emergency action plan for interscholastic events and activities. It also requires districts to make available at least one automated electronic defibrillator (AED) during interscholastic events and activities.
School districts must comply with the new requirements by July 1, 2019.
Disclosing Students’ Personal Identifying Information to SROs or Threat Assessment Teams
In February, the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) updated its guidance document about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This document consists of thirty-seven commonly asked questions about school districts’ responsibilities under FERPA relating to disclosures of student information to school resource officers (SROs), threat assessment teams, and law enforcement units.
We recommend that our education members periodically review their existing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with FERPA.
EIA Presenting at CASBO
Join John Nichols, Sr. Risk Control Specialist, as he co-presents “Best Practices for Mitigating Hard Bid Risks” at the California Association of School Business Officials conference. His presentation is on Thursday, April 18, at 10:30 am. This session will review the trend among public works vendors using California regulations to exploit bid document defects to manipulate post-award pricing. See you there!
Safety Talk of the Month: Avoid Shortcuts
This month’s suggested safety talk is about avoiding shortcuts. Ask your directors of classified staff to deliver this short in-person training to their departments. Although less effective than face-to-face delivery, it can also be emailed or inserted into paycheck envelopes. Over 100 additional topics are available in our Safety Talks compendium. Please contact the Risk Control Department for password information to access the complete resource.
New TargetSolutions Dynamic Catalog
We have worked with TargetSolutions to offer an easier way to review course offerings available to our members. View our new TargetSolutions dynamic catalog! Use it to easily identify training courses that you may not have been aware of before now. The catalog is divided into nine categories of courses including occupational health/safety, human resources, and cyber security. It also includes a dedicated category of courses exclusive to school district environments.
Annual Healthy Schools Act Training – So. Cal.
California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is hosting a one-day workshop on Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm at Southwest High School in El Centro, CA. For further details, please visit their website.
EIA has partnered with Health and Safety Institute (HSI) to offer high quality CPR, First Aid, and AED training with favorable, reduced rates for members. For more information, please contact EIA Risk Control for additional information.
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