2026 ACSA Personnel Institute

2026 ACSA Personnel Institute

7:45am PDT

1st Time Attendees Workshop Regency B

8:30am PDT

AALRR - READY OR NOT Mitigating Impacts When Facing Staff Reductions Regency ACorey James BWS - Teaching Controversial Issues: Laws and Best Practices on Classroom Instruction TheaterJohn Yeh HR Essentials: Know This Before You Need it Regency BDanyel Conolley • Sarah Nieman Supporting non-citizen workers with vulnerable immigration status SaddlebackMegan Kludt • Raju Patel • Tess Feldman

10:15am PDT

AALRR - Egregious Misconduct (AB 2534 and SB 848): What California Public Schools Must Know SaddlebackTodd Robbins • Emaleigh Valdez DWK - Staying Legal TheaterJon Pearl • Marie A. Nakamura F3 - Rising Complaints, Real Solutions: Navigating Employee Misconduct and Workplace Concerns Regency BL. Carlos Villegas Latest from Sacramento – Government Relations Update Regency ACaitlin Jung • Dorothy Johnson

2:00pm PDT

Building and Maintaining a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce SaddlebackSheri Loewenstein • Debby Collins Cultivating a Culture of Service Regency ADanyel Conolley • Sarah Nieman F3 -The Great Absence: Managing Employee Leaves Regency BLisa Mori LS - Leaves 101: An Introductory Roadmap for HR Administrators TheaterChelsea Olson Murphy

3:45pm PDT

AALRR - Employee Absenteeism: Managing Attendance Issues for Supervisors and Managers Regency BJacquelyn Takeda Morenz • Marci Williams • Sarah Daniels F3 - Behind the Bargain: What the SFUSD Strike Reveals About Negotiation Culture SaddlebackNamita Brown Fostering Culture and Growth: A Personnel Blueprint for New Administrators Regency AKyley Ybarra • Michelle Cortes LS - Leaves 202: Beyond the Basics TheaterChelsea Olson Murphy

9:15am PDT

DWK - Best Practices on CalSTRS/CalPERS, Employment Agreements, CBAs and Related Brown Act Issues Regency BEllen Wu • Jenell Van Bindsbergen F3 - The Classification Playbook: Avoiding Costly Certificated and Classified Errors TheaterJordan Bilbeisi LS - Certificated Discipline: Documenting Employee Misconduct and Dismissals (Part One) Regency AGabriela Flowers • Aislinn Kiyomi Roberts

11:00am PDT

"He put the desk where!? SaddlebackDr. Rob Martinez AALRR - Trifecta: Negotiations, Layoffs, and Strike Preparation SaddlebackJodee Brentlinger BWS - Deciphering The Education Code: Translating Laws Into Sound Personnel Practices For Certificated And Classified Employees Regency BJohn Yeh F3 - Classified Reporting: Compliance, Accuracy, and Effective Documentation under the School Employee Misconduct and Child Abuse Prevention Act (SB 848) TheaterL. Carlos Villegas LS - Certificated Discipline: Documenting Employee Misconduct and Dismissals (Part Two) Regency AGabriela Flowers • Aislinn Kiyomi Roberts

2:00pm PDT

AALRR - Managing Title IX Issues: An HR Perspective TheaterMellissa Gallegos • Ashlee Reece-Walker Hire Fast, Keep Longer: 4 High-Impact HR Focus Areas SaddlebackDavid Robertson LS - Employee Free Speech, Including Union Speech Regency AKara Walton • Selina Ayala Patlán When Accommodations Get Complicated: Real Scenarios & Practical Strategies for School HR Leaders Regency BTomas Chavez

3:45pm PDT

AALRR - Preparing for a Strike: Lessons Learned and Legal Strategies for School District Leaders TheaterMellissa Gallegos Leveraging Residency and Apprenticeship to Build Sustainable Educator Pipelines Regency AAmy Bennett • Brooke Berrios LS - Managing the Increasing Demands of Complaints Regency BKara Walton • Selina Ayala Patlán Organizing the HR Office for Success with Leaves, Hiring, Association Partners and Compliance SaddlebackJorge Ronquillo

9:30am PDT

BWS - Conducting Workplace Investigations: A Practical Guide To Obtaining Defensible And Impartial Findings SaddlebackGabriela M. Rodriguez • Daphne Anneet DWK - Where the Wild Leaves Roam Regency AJenell Van Bindsbergen • Leilani Battiste F3 - Recognizing and Eliminating Behaviors that may Indicate Harassment or Discrimination Regency BKaty McCully Merrill • Erin Portugal Revious