Thursday Morning F Concurrent Sessions    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

F1
A Manager’s Guide
This session will provide an overview on progressive discipline aligned to employee performance, with the emphasis on documenting behavioral and performance issues.  The presentation will also focus on how to conduct a thorough and non-biased investigation.
Labor Relations - Chantay Branch and Virgie Chaffen
Room 123 – Fogelman Executive Center

F2
Emergency Management: Are You Ready?
This session will show participants how to develop school-based and family emergency plans.  Practical tips demonstrate instructions on building a school or home emergency kit.
Emergency Management – Linda Delaney
Room 215 – Fogelman Executive Center

F3
Contracting Services: The Legal Tie That Binds
This session will cover the range of questions and answers concerning contractual services between schools, districts and outside vendors, as well as the policies and procedures that support legal relationships.
Contracting Services – Sybille Noble
Room 217 – Fogelman Executive Center

F4
Turning the Tide - How the Media Can Work for Your School Rather than Against It
This session will tell you why the media always seems to be interested in highlighting that one fight at your school instead of the 500 student achievements you've had.  We'll cover crisis communications, basic media do's and don'ts, interview tactics of the media, winning in an on-camera interview, how to handle a media ambush, and how to turn a bad situation into a good one.
Communications – Heather Danielson
Room 218 – Fogelman Executive Center

F5
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Student Records
This session will take a closer look at how student records are defined.  The following topics will be discussed, What Documents Are Considered Part of the Student’s File?, Recent Cases, How Directory Information Differs From an Education Record, Handling Specific Types of Records – Teacher Records; Medical Records; Counselor Records; Assessment and Testing – What is Essential, Maintaining the Students File, and Retention and Destruction of Records.
The Law Firm of Weintraub and Stock
Room 315 – Fogelman Executive Center

F6
Your Local Police Department and Your School District: A Collaboration for All
This session will present the Memphis Police Department’s Officer in the School program, as well as other forms of collaboration that support safe school environments.
Memphis Police Department – Lieutenant John Mitchell
Room 323 – Fogelman Executive Center

F7
Make Purchasing Easier with E-Procurement
Participants will experience E-Procurement, an innovative purchasing program, as well as procurement policies to maximize performance and minimize errors in a large district purchasing process.
Procurement Services - Jackie Saunders, Renna’ Green, Gwen Johnson, Ireti Horhn, Victoria Locklyn, and Sharrion Smith
Room 325 – Fogelman Executive Center