2025 Spring Conference Materials - April 27 - 30, 2025
April 28, 2025
8-8:15 am
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Welcome and Announcements - Blair Propst, PANC President
8:15-9:30 am
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Employee Investigations/Discipline Procedures & Reprimands/Non-renewals - Cynthia Lopez, Campbell Shatley, PLLC
10 -11 am
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School Business Update - Jennifer Bennett, Senior Director, NCDPI
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Human Resources and Licensure Updates - Janice Frazier, Co-Director of Educator Performance & Susan Ruiz,
Director of Licensure, NCDPI
1:00-2:15 pm
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Legislative Update - Katherine Joyce, Executive Director, NCASA
2:15-3:30 pm
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Family Medical Leave Act, Paid Parental Leave, Americans with Disability Act , and More . . .
- Katie Cornetto, Poyner Spruill, LLP
April 29, 2025
8-8:15 am
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Announcements - Blair Propst, PANC President
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Finance Report - Angela Wood, PANC Treasurer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
8:15-9:15 am
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AI Toolkit for HR Leaders - Scott Rhodes, Assistant Superintendent, Henderson County Public Schools
9:30-10:45 am
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NCEES: A District Admin's Perspective on the System, Challenges, Solutions, and End of Year Reports
- Donna Currie, NCEES and OER Product Manager, NCDPI
10:45 am-12:00 pm
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Beginning Teacher Support - Laura Papsun and Jeffrey Roberts - Regional Educational Facilitators
1:00 -2:15pm
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Employee Grievances – Steve Rawson, Tharrington Smith, LLC
2:30-3:30 pm
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Size-A-Like Discussions - Steering Committee
April 30, 2025
8:15-9:30am
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Legal Updates: Title IX, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and More - Richard Schwartz, Schwartz Law, PLLC
10-11:30 am
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The Overlap of Workers' Compensation and Disability Laws in North Carolina Public Schools
- Richard Schwartz, Attorney, Schwartz Law, PLLC