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Through partnerships with clients and leading associations throughout the state, you’ll find a wide range of professional development opportunities. We invite you to explore our Frequently Requested Workshop Listing, or any of the specific events below. To connect your staff to convenient trainings and cost-effective professional development opportunities, Lozano Smith offers numerous online training options. For more information on these workshops, or to schedule a training for you, please contact Client Services or your nearest Lozano Smith office.

Developing Capacity Within District Special Education Programs

Developing Capacity Within District Special Education Programs

Special education programs have increasingly become more nuanced and difficult to navigate for districts and families. Prone to legal considerations and budget concerns, the ability to develop greater capacity and streamlined processes for staff can ...

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Progressive Discipline and Interventions: Put the Human Back into Human Resources

Progressive Discipline and Interventions: Put the Human Back into Human Resources

Combine workplace psychology with existing personnel tools to produce a more humanistic approach to behavior change with misguided employees. Establish a solid evidentiary basis for dismissal and required at appeal hearings for classified and certifi...

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Public Records Act Primer

Public Records Act Primer

Schools are confronted with demands for public records production, often involving statewide and burdensome requests. Additionally, the definition of what is considered a public record has expanded to staff's personal email accounts, texts and more. ...

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The Art of Collective Bargaining: A Newcomer's Guide to Strategic Negotiations

The Art of Collective Bargaining: A Newcomer's Guide to Strategic Negotiations

Tackle your fears of collective bargaining. As you gain experience at the bargaining table, you discover the procedural basics. To best represent your district, learn how to think like a negotiator and develop bargaining intuition....

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State SELPA Legal Update

State SELPA Legal Update

Alternative placements...

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Ethical Standards for the Professional

Ethical Standards for the Professional

CASBO Business Executives Leadership - Ethical Standards for the Professional...

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CASBO Records Retention

CASBO Records Retention

In light of modern business practices, records retention has become increasingly convoluted and the management of various records, including electronic documents, impacts many departments within each special district. Changes in technology have playe...

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Principles of School Law

Principles of School Law

Topics:
• Effective use of Legal Counsel
• The Brown Act, Public Records Act and Tort Claims Act
• Conflicts of Interest
• Delegation of Authority in Contracting
• Purchasing and Constructio...

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2023 CASCWA State Conference

2023 CASCWA State Conference

In an every changing and complex world of student support administrators need to understand what is considered confidential information that can not be shared with parents/guardians, and what can be shared....

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