| Education Members' Training Session and Forum |
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 Registration is now open to attend the EIA’s 8th Annual Education Members’ Training Session and Forum on Tuesday, January 15, in Santa Clara and Wednesday, January 16, in Ontario. Dr. Steve Albrecht will discuss how to create and lead school-based threat assessment teams. The session will include tabletop exercises, and attendees will leave with a toolbox of resources to develop their own threat assessment team.
This complimentary training session is available to all levels of EIA membership. Use this flier to invite colleagues or members from your JPA to attend this event.
For additional questions, please contact Risk Control. |
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On November 1, the Eyres Law Group provided a webcast on EIAtv to review key bills that were passed during the 2017-18 legislative session. It is customized for education members and focuses on new and amended sections of the Education and Government Code affecting school districts.
The webcast is now available on the Educators channel in EIAtv. If you have not accessed EIAtv before, follow these instructions or contact an EIA staff member.
The California School Board Association has also released a compendium report detailing newly signed legislation affecting school districts. |
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| TargetSolutions—New SPED Courses |
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When it comes to instructing students with disabilities, there are unique requirements and challenges encountered by teachers and paraprofessionals. Knowing this, we have collaborated with TargetSolutions to develop training courses to equip your staff with the knowledge needed to prevent or mitigate injuries and litigation. The first five of fifteen courses are now available in TargetSolutions to be assigned to your staff. A description of these courses is provided below:
Bullying Risks for Students with Disabilities (EDU) – This course reviews the risk of bullying that students with special needs may encounter.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: An Introduction (EDU) – This course provides an overview of the six major principles of IDEA.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: An Introduction (EDU) – This course explains the requirements and eligibility for Section 504, compliance, and services.
Individualized Education Programs (IEP): An Introduction (EDU) – This course defines the components of an IEP, explains IEP compliance requirements, and includes the circumstances that require an IEP to be developed or updated.
Paraprofessionals: Understanding Your Role (EDU) – This course describes common roles and responsibilities that a paraeducator fulfills. These include meeting educational goals, supervising, caretaking, cleaning, meal preparation, feeding, transfers, and more.
If your district is not currently using TargetSolutions and would like to learn more about our complimentary online learning management system, please contact us for more information. |
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| Wildfire Smoke Mitigation |
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Due to recent wildfires in Northern and Southern California, we are recirculating our Risk Simplified article discussing how to mitigate employee exposure to wildfire smoke. |
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| Addressing Emotional Trauma in Schools |
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The California Department of Education, in collaboration with the University of Southern California, is hosting a two-part webinar series addressing emotional trauma in schools on November 29, 2018, and February 7, 2019.
Space is limited to a small group of schools as the hosts and trauma experts will provide technical assistance and support beyond the webinar. Schools or districts will be required to participate as teams and attend both webinars. An ideal team includes:
- An administrator
- A teaching coach
- A school/district employed mental health professional
- A classified front line staff
To be considered, districts or schools are required to complete a short survey. For additional information, please contact Monica Nepomuceno, Programs Consultant at the California Department of Education. |
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