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HR HAS LUNCH!
We know that overseeing HR makes it difficult to grab lunch most days. Make an exception, once a month, to get your quick HR questions answered and have a discussion on HR topics. Come have a virtual lunch with Mark McDermott, Esq. from Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky.
SESSION: VIA ZOOM FROM 12pm-1pm - THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH (first meeting will be Oct. 18)
Click here for the Zoom link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82093462327?pwd=nZxiR25Ma3uyyax6o6yflTIGAiiZIZ.1
If you have any questions contact Lorie Whittemore by email: lorie@vsbit.org or telephone: 802-223-6132, ext. 7009.
Title IX, Coordinators, Investigators, and Decision Makers…Oh My!
Feeling like all you have are questions with no time to get answers? Here is a lunch series made for YOU!
The first Wednesday of the month, with the exception of July, there will be no session in July - bring your lunch and your “all things Title IX” questions to a Zoom virtual lunch with Heather T. Lynn, Esq.
SESSIONS: VIA ZOOM AT NOON (1 Hour) - THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
Click here for the Zoom link.
If you have any questions, please contact Lorie Whittemore by e-mail: lorie@vsbit.org or telephone: 802-223-6132, ext. 7009.
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Decades in making VSBIT’s three part series returns with 3 hours sessions on 3 afternoons as follows:
Session One: September 5, 2023 (1-4 pm/ZOOM): “HHB An Introduction & Definitions”: An introduction to HHB policy and process, contrasting the process with Title IX, the impact the definitions of HHB have at various stages of the procedures, and an explanation of those definitions.
Session Two: September 26, 2023 (1-4 pm / ZOOM) : “HHB Intake, Referral & Assessment” An explanation of the intake and referral duties imposed on all employees under the HHB procedures, how to meet those duties, and how Administrators must assess that information in order to properly launch HHB investigations where appropriate. There will also be discussion of the difference between this process and Title IX’s intake/referral/assessment process.
Session Three: October 31, 2023 (1-4 pm/ZOOM): "HHB Investigations & Outcomes” A thorough treatment of HHB investigations from initial steps, through interviews (with pointers on conducting interviews), reaching sound determinations and taking appropriate remedial actions, and appeals.
Click here to register: https://vermontschoolboardsinsurancetrust.formstack.com/forms/vsbit_u_fy_24_registration
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Having not yet received Title IX amendments (now expected late October 2023), we still have work to do on mastering the current 2020 regulatory process. Our three part series aims to help you do just that -
SESSION ONE: September 19, 2023 (1-4 pm/ZOOM): “Introduction to Title IX & Core Concepts” An explanation of the purpose of Title IX, the definition of Title IX Sexual Harassment and an overview of the role of the Title IX Coordinator, including the power to dismiss complaints.
SESSION TWO: October 17, 2023 (1-4 pm/ZOOM): “Title IX: Intake, Referral and Assessment” An explanation of how schools receive information that may constitute Title IX Sexual Harassment and the duties such information triggers under the Title IX Procedures, as contrasted with the HHB (Vermont) process.
SESSION THREE: November 14, 2023 (1-4 pm/ZOOM): “Title IX’s Grievance Process” How to investigate Title IX Sexual Harassment, reaching sound determinations in Title IX Sexual Harassment cases, Appeals, and legally sound responses to determination of responsibility for Title IX Sexual Harassment.
Click here to register: https://vermontschoolboardsinsurancetrust.formstack.com/forms/vsbit_u_fy_24_registration
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All registered participants will receive a link to access the
training prior to the training.
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If you have questions or concerns, you can contact Lorie by e-mail: lorie@vsbit.org or
telephone: 802-223-6132, ext. 7009