Employee Supervision and Management for Individual Schools

Employee supervision is the first principle of effectively leading a department and ensuring the success of your school. This three and a half hour private virtual workshop is designed for schools that want to deepen their supervisors’ understanding of workforce management best practices and assure strong performance from direct reports, while complying with legal obligations related to performance management, employee leave, hiring and communications. Participants will also learn effective ways to develop and motivate personnel and manage conflict while building trust and a culture of belonging. All attendees will be provided with a quick-reference PDF to keep.

The price for this workshop is $3,000. As a part of the planning for the workshop, the instructor will meet virtually with the head of school and the individual responsible for human resources administration in order to learn more about the school’s human resources practices and policies as well as the administration’s concerns and strategic focus. Following this meeting, the instructor will tailor the workshop offering to reflect these priorities.

For more information or to schedule a date and time, please email amber.stockham@nboa.org.

Sample Outline

  • Why Effective Management Matters 
    • The Goal of Management Best Practices 
    • Influencing Departmental Culture 
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 
  • Legal Concerns 
    • Job Classification and Overtime 
    • Legally Protected Leave 
    • Medical Accommodations 
    • Medical Emergencies 
    • Discrimination and Harassment 
  • Staffing 
    • Job Descriptions 
    • Essential Functions of a Job 
    • Hiring 
  • Performance Management 
    • Enforcing Handbook Policies 
    • Performance Reviews 
    • Providing Feedback and Initiating Difficult Conversations 
    • Disciplinary Actions 
    • Employee Separations 
    • Motivation and Culture

Workshop Details

Recommended Audience
All Administrators/Faculty/Staff with Supervisory Responsibilities

Learning Objective
Participants will learn best practices in personnel management and supervision, including performance management techniques and approaches to difficult conversations, as well as legal risks and mitigation strategies for hiring, performance management and terminations.

Instructor (one of the following)
  • Amber Stockham, SPHR, Director of Human Resources Programs, NBOA
  • Amelia Reed, SHRM-CP, Human Resources Manager, Presbyterian School 

Price
$3,000
$500 Surcharge for Sessions on Saturday or Sunday

Registration
To register, please email amber.stockham@nboa.org to coordinate a date and time for the training.

Schedule
Sessions are 3.5 hours in length. Scheduling is based upon availability of instructor and school personnel. Sessions are performed virtually via Zoom, and attendees can be gathered in a conference room, logged in from their own computers, or any combination.