OSPA HrELP Course 2025: Performance Excellence, Culture & Total Rewards
Jan
23
to Feb 27

OSPA HrELP Course 2025: Performance Excellence, Culture & Total Rewards

Dates for this course are Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, and 27 2025 from 1:00-4:00 pm.

The Performance Excellence, Culture & Total Rewards course will help HR professionals in K-12 education learn how to work towards continuous improvement and build strong momentum towards excellence.

This comprehensive course addresses the following topics, plus more:

  • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Compensation & Benefits

  • Rewards & Recognition

  • Organizational Climate

  • Strategic Planning & Visioning

  • Customer Focus

  • Performance Metrics

  • Process Improvement

Registration $695 (includes all printed and digital course materials)

There is a $99 cancellation fee. Tickets are 100% non-refundable 72 hours prior to the start date of the course.

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OSPA VIRTUAL Winter Retreat
Feb
24
to Feb 25

OSPA VIRTUAL Winter Retreat

Keep up with the pace of change!

OSPA's 2025 Virtual Winter Retreat will empower you to discover new ideas, stay up to date on the latest need-to-know information, and implement new concepts in your office or district.

Join us to experience the highest quality content delivered through a user-friendly, interactive online platform.

More details to come!

Who should attend?

HR Directors, HR managers & Specialists, Superintendents, School Administrators and all Title IX Coordinators will all benefit.

Early Registration (Through January 31, 2025):

Members: $399

Non-members: $449

Registration (After January 31, 2025)

Members: $449

Non-members: $499

Register by February 17, 2025 to get SWAG!

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Discovering The Power of Collective Impact
Jan
15

Discovering The Power of Collective Impact

Join us for an exclusive event where we will explore how the principles of collective impact can align our efforts and steer us towards a brighter future for Oregon’s education system.

Paul Schmitz, nationally known author, speaker, trainer, and consultant whose work focuses on leadership development, collaborative culture, racial equity, community engagement, and result-based strategies will share a new way of leading to achieve greater impact together.

Who should attend?

• ESD Superintendents

• EAC Council

• REN Directors & Coordinators

• REN Coordinating Body Members

• HR Professionals

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OSPA Regional Meetings
Oct
29
to Oct 31

OSPA Regional Meetings

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL REGIONAL MEETING

OSPA Regional meetings are an opportunity for members to connect over shared experiences specific to K-12 HR. If you are unable to attend your region meeting, please feel free to join another:

Northwest Oregon
Tuesday, October 29
10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82498799756

Southern Oregon
Tuesday, October 29
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89944306714

Western Oregon
Wednesday, October 30
10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89481285736

Eastern Oregon
Wednesday, October 30
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83011123071

Central Oregon
Thursday, October 31
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81413623168

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OSPA Fall Summit
Sep
29
to Oct 1

OSPA Fall Summit

Connect and collaborate to elevate your productivity at OSPA’s Fall Summit!

Our robust lineup of sessions is uniquely designed for Oregon’s K-12 HR Professionals. Take advantage of the opportunity to connect and collaborate with colleagues as well as engage with nationally acclaimed keynote speakers and topic experts who are ready to address HR-specific issues and questions that matter most to you.

OSPA’s Fall Summit Lineup Features

Breanne Jackson, HR Leader and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach

Working Stronger, Not Harder: The Key to Doing More with Less

Join Keynote Speaker, Breanne Jackson, HR Leader and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach to help you discover five powerful guiding principles that will transform your approach to work and help you achieve more with less effort. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best—secure your spot today!

Plus a Showcase of Topics:

  • Top 10 Leave Law Compliances Issues: Understanding and Navigating the Complexities of Oregon Leave Laws

  • Maximizing Efficiency with Frontline Education’s Connected HR Strategy 

  • TSPC Updates & Announcements

  • The Hungerford Files

  • Building a Psychological Safe Workplace

  • What We’ve Learned About Oregon Paid Leave

  • Stronger Me: Clifton Strengths Experience

  • Hot Topics for the New School Year

  • Tips for Avoiding Unfair Labor Practices

  • ADA 101: What Managers Need to Know

GET READY TO BET BIG AND HAVE FUN ON MONDAY NIGHT

Show your team spirit and WIN PRIZES!
Prizes will be awarded for most spirited GROUP outfit and most spirited INDIVIDUAL outfit

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OSPA Summer Retreat
Jul
28
to Jul 30

OSPA Summer Retreat

OSPA knows summer is not long enough to implement so many changes on your own, so we are bringing you a “one-stop shop” for all of those implementation needs.

Join national expert Jackie Gharapour Wernz for 2024 Title IX Certification Training

Jackie’s in-person, unique training style, including hypothetical examples and audience engagement, is second to none.

PLUS All OSPA Summer Retreat Registrants Receive:

  • A free Title IX nondiscrimination notice, policy, and procedure

  • An exclusive “post-conference” video recording with required training for all employees and all confidential employees under the Title IX Rule. Your District will have access to download this training to share with employees directly or to use with your compliance network. (OSPA cannot guarantee compatibility, please check with your compliance network for requirements).

Who should attend?

HR Directors, HR managers & Specialists, Superintendents, School Administrators and all Title IX Coordinators will all benefit.

Early Registration (Through June 30, 2024):

Members: $399

Non-members: $449

Registration (After April 19, 2024)

Members: $449

Non-members: $499

HOTEL INFORMATION

Special OSPA Rate- $169 per night | BOOK YOUR ROOM HERE

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OSPA Spring Conference
May
19
to May 21

OSPA Spring Conference

Join us the Sheraton Portland Airport for the 2024 Spring Conference— OSPA is committed and passionate about empowering our members with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to be transformational Human Capital Leaders in Education.

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Feb
29

EAC's Grow Your Own Summit

The Educator Advancement Council invites you to join us at the 2024 Grow Your Own Summit to be held February 29, 2024 in Salem from 9:00am to 3:30pm. Grow Your Own programs from around the state will be gathering to share how they are working to support future educators, as well as their learnings, challenges, and successes. Featured keynote speaker is Dr. Conra Gist, a nationally recognized researcher of programs, policies and practices that support the development and advancement of minoritized and marginalized teachers in education systems. She is the principal investigator for two pilot research initiatives at the National Center for Research on Educator Diversity. 

This Summit is a great opportunity for early learning, K-12, and higher education program leaders to connect and learn how current GYO programs from across the state support:

  • Career engagement and pathways for high school students;

  • Rural and rural-remote areas; and

  • Career advancement for school employees, including employees on restricted and emergency licensure, and community members.

Event Details

DATE: February 29, 2024

TIME: 9:00 to 3:30, Check-in and breakfast starting at 8:30am

LOCATION: Willamette Heritage Center, Salem, OR

PARKING: Free at the event space

REGISTRATION: Register for free here no later than February 15, 2024

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OSPA Winter Retreat- VIRTUAL
Feb
26
to Feb 27

OSPA Winter Retreat- VIRTUAL

OSPA's 2023 Virtual Winter Retreat will empower you to discover new ideas, stay up to date on the latest need-to-know information, and implement new concepts in your office or district.

Join us to experience the highest quality content delivered through a user-friendly, interactive online platform.

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