Morning Recess Webinar Series

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2020

• January 16 – Managing Parent/Guardian Relationships (PDF)
• March 9 – Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Virus on Student and Staff (PDF)

2019

• January 24 – Principal’s authority to exclude a student under Section 265(1)(m) of the Education Act (PDF)
• February 21 – Trustee Governance – Effectively Exercising Your Duties (PDF)
• April 25 – School Excursions – Considerations & Cautions (PDF)
• May 16 – Annual Labour Update (PDF)
• June 13 – Labour Update Part II: How to Survive a Work to Rule Campaign (PDF)
• September 19 – Human Right Tribunal decision Khan and Upper Grand District School Board (PDF)
• October 17 – Safe Schools Transfers & Disability & Discipline (PDF)
• November 21 – Guide Dogs & Service Animals (PDF)

2018

• September 20 – Social Media & The Re-issued Health & PE Curriculum (PDF) presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• May 17 – Labour and Employment Update: The Year in Review (PDF) presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• April 19 – Workplace Violence – The Ministry of Labour’s new Guide (PDF) presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• April 5 – Critical Construction Law Updates (Part 2) (PDF) presented by Drazen Bulat
• March 21 – Critical Construction Law Updates (Part 1) (PDF) presented by Drazen Bulat
• February 15 – Mental Health: When does a Mental Health Need become a Disability? (PDF) presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Jesstina McFadden
• January 18 – Marijuana: Medical and Personal Use: Implications for Schools (PDF) presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna

2017

• November 16 – Sexual and General Harassment: Investigation & Discipline in the School Context (PDF), presented by Zeinab Yousif and Nadya Tymochenko
• October 19 – School Closures: Lessons from the Past and the Impact of the Moratorium on the Future (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Kate Genest
• September 28 –Principals’ 201: Procurement & Construction (PDF),presented by Rosa Mauro
• May 25 – Principals’ 101: Labour – Case Law Update (PDF), presented by Zeinab Yousif
• April 27 – Principals’ 101: Labour – Collective Agreements (PDF), presented by Paula Pettit
• February 16 – Principals’ 101: Special Education – Human Rights (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• January 19 – Principals’ 101: Special Education – IEPs & IPRCs (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko

2016

• November 17 – Principals’ 101: Student Discipline Part 2 – Suspension & Expulsion (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Nadya Tymochenko
• October 27 – Principals’ 101: Student Discipline: Part 1- Investigations (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Nadya Tymochenko
• September 22 – Principals’ 101: Custody, Access and Guardianship (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• June 23 – Environmental Health and Safety Risks: Acquiring and Disposing of Property & Managing School Board Facilities – Part 2 (PDF), presented by Bryan Buttigieg
• June 16 – Environmental Health and Safety Risks: Acquiring and Disposing of Property & Managing School Board Facilities – Part 1 (PDF), presented by Bryan Buttigieg
• May 26 – Year End School Board Labour & Employment Update (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• April 26 – Official Mark Protection for School Boards – The Better Way to Trademark (PDF), presented by Catherine M. Dennis Brooks
• March 3 – School Foundations: Common Pitfalls in Receiving Charitable Gifts (PDF), presented by Kate Lazier
• February 18 – School Foundations: Governance Essentials (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• January 21 – Off-Duty Conduct in a Social Media Savvy World (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko

2015

• November 26 – Protecting Personal Privacy in an Era of Social Media (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• October 22 – Social Media User Contracts – Terms and Conditions (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
  
• September 24 – Teachers using Social Media – Benefits & Pitfalls (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
  
• June 4 – Labour Case Update (PDF), presented by Dirk Van de Kamer
• April 16 – Important Cases about Student Searches (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• February 19 – Students Harassing Teachers (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• January 22 – The Role of Trustees (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna

2014

• November 13 – Human Rights in Schools (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko
  
• October 30 – School Councils and Parent Involvement Committees (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• September 24 – BYOD: Are We Ready? (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• June 26 – Purchasing Law Dos and Don’ts (PDF), presented by Dražen Bulat
• April 17 – School Board Labour Law Update, presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• March 20 – Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation: School Board Compliance (PDF), presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• February 20 – Service Dogs and a Lot More: Identifying Key Issues in Special Education (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• January 24 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 3 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Presentations of Effective Cross-Sector Transition Planning Practices (PDF) – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko
• January 16 – School Board Trustee Elections (PDF), presented by Eric M. Davis

2013

• November 21 – To Suspend, Expel, Exclude or Not (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• November 15 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 2 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Mediating Challenges in Integrated Transition Planning (PDF) – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko
• October 18 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 1 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Introduction to Transition Planning (PDF) – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko
• October 17 – Preparing for and Participating in an Expulsion Hearing: Practices to Help you Avoid an Appeal (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• September 19 – Investigating an Imposing Suspension Pending Expulsion, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• May 24 – Labour and Employment Law Update for School Boards (PDF), presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• April 25  – Broader Public Sector Purchasing Requirements for School Boards (PDF), presented by Dražen Bulat