2008 NASB/NASA State Education Conference

Celebrating 90 Years of Learning

November 19 - 21, 2008
La Vista Conference Center/Embassy Suites

The Nebraska Leadership Initiative

The NCSA is partnering with ESUs and the NDE to offer the Nebraska Leadership Initiative (NLI). The NLI is based on current effective schools research, with an emphasis on leadership and change. Participants will better understand these concepts and to assess their school and district utilizing rubrics for the four training modules of Governance for Learning, Culture for Learning, Instructional Leadership for Learning, and Resources for Learning. The training is intended for superintendents, principals, and teacher leaders.

NASES/NDE Fall Conference

September 18-19, 2008
Lied Lodge & Conference Center - Nebraska City
Keynote Speaker: Aaron Davis - Taking Care Of You! - Tips to get Re-fueled, Re-Charged and Re-energized

School Law Update

September 25, 2008
Holiday Inn - Kearney, NE
Topics: Open Meeting Act, Security of School Funds, Q & A About Section 504, Establishing Proper Boundaries, Things to Avoid in Contracts with Architectural Firms and Fiscal Agents, and Teachers with Serious Health Problems

NARSA Fall Event - Fremont Dinner Train & Murder Mystery

September 26, 2008
Fremont, NE - 7:00 pm

Managing Student Conduct for Assistant Principals and Principals

October 13, 2008
Cornhusker Hotel - Lincoln
This conference will provide you with the tools to effectively manage student conduct within the law. School attorney Greg Perry will lead discussions on the following topics: Tools that are legally available to manage student conduct and the procedures to be followed in using the tools; Procedures for disciplining special education and 504 students; Methods and procedures to establish the student's conduct; Bullying; Managing student speech; Cell Phone Issues; FERPA and other confidentiality concerns.