Kristi A. Hastings

SEMINARS – POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

• 4/2022 - Northwest Division of Secondary School Principals – Principal's Meeting - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 4/2022 - Frazee-Vergas Public Schools – School Board Training – Open Meeting Law, Student Data Privacy, Employee Data Privacy, and Board Governance
• 4/2022 - Breckenridge Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2022 - Tracy Area Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2022 - Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Group (Lake Benton/RTR/Ivanhoe) – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2022 - Canby Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2022 - Northeast Service Cooperative – All Staff Respectful Workplace Training – The Post-Weinstein Workplace
• 2/2022 - Freshwater Education District – Principal Training – Student Discipline, Staff-Student Interactions, Physical Force, Restraint and Seclusion, Search and Seizure, Disciplinary Records, and Legal Hot Topics
• 2/2022 - Verndale Public Schools – Teacher Training – Student Maltreatment, Reasonable Force, Boundaries, and Ethics
• 2/2022 - Verndale Public Schools – All Staff Training - Boundaries, Ethics, & Technology
• 2/2022 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – Administrator Training – Hiring Practices
• 2/2022 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools – Student Training – 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 1/2022 - Sourcewell – Administrator Training – Managing Performance
• 1/2022 - Lac Qui Parle Valley Public Schools – All Staff Training – Respectful Workplace, Mandated Reporting, and Supportive Schools, Boundaries, Ethics, and Technology
• 1/2022 - College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University – Residential Assistant Orientation – Title IX The Dignity of the Human Person
• 11/2021 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative - All Staff Training - Supporting Transgender Students in Schools
• 10/2021 - Holy Family Catholic High School – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 9/2021 - University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota – Freshman Orientation – Title IX The Dignity of the Human Person
• 9/2021 - Marshall Public Schools – All Staff Training – Supporting Transgender Students in Schools
• 9/2021 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Supervisor Training – Employee Performance Development and Managing Performance
• 9/2021 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – Administrator Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 8/2021 - Pelican Rapids Public Schools – All Staff Training – Boundaries, Ethics, & Technology
• 8/2021 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools – All Staff Training – Respectful Workplace and Supportive Schools
• 8/2021 - Frazee-Vergas Public Schools – All Staff Training – Title IX Training
• 8/2021 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – All Staff Training – Title IX Bullying Training
• 8/2021 - Staple-Motley Public Schools – Administrator Training – Annual Law Seminar – Managing Performance, Hiring Process, and Documentation
• 7/2021 - Bemidji Veterinary Hospital – All Staff Training – Respectful Workplace, Trade Secrets, and HIPPA Training
• 6/2021 - Avon Elementary School – All Staff Training – Respectful Workplace
• 1/2021 - Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) - Leadership Conference – 10 Lessons COVID Taught Us
• 1/2021 - Minnewaska Area Schools – All Staff Training – Boundaries, Ethics, & Technology
• 12/2020 - Resource Training & Solutions – All Staff Training and Administrator Training - Title IX Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 12/2020 - Breckenridge Public Schools – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 12/2020 - Watertown Mayer Public Schools – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 12/2020 - Kaleidoscope Charter School – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 11/2020 - Minnesota Rural Education Association (MREA) – 10 Legal Lessons COVID-19 Taught Us (50-minute, recorded session) – Wage and Hour, Collective Bargaining, EE Health Screenings, Truancy, Video-Conferencing Issues, EE Misconduct, FAPE, Waivers, Refusal to Work/EE Safety
• 10/2020 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools - Administrator Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 10/2020 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative - All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 10/2020 - Minnesota Rural Education Association – Leadership Conference - 10 Lessons COVID Taught Us
• 9/2020 - Morris Area Schools – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 9/2020 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative - All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 9/2020 - Marshall Public Schools - All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 9/2020 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools - All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 9/2020 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative - All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 9/2020 - Pelican Rapids Public Schools - Administrator Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 9/2020 - Marshall Public Schools - Administrator Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 9/2020 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative - Administrator Training - Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, & Decision Makers
• 9/2020 - Ortonville Public Schools – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 8/2020 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - Title IX Training
• 8/2020 - Fergus Fall Public Schools – All Staff Training – Title IX Bullying Review, Off Duty Conduct, and Mandated Reporting
• 8/2020 - Pelican Rapids Area Schools – All Staff Training – The Technology Trap and Title IX Training
• 4/2020 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - 10 Steps to Become a Workplace Investigation Pro…and 5 Mistakes to Avoid
• 2/2020 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - School Law Seminar – Managing Performance, Hiring Process, and Documentation for Managers
• 1/2020 - Minnesota School Boards Association – Roundtable Session with Scott Monson – Leading Through School-Community Conflict
• 1/2020 - Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View, a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 12/2019 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools – All Staff Training - The Pupil Fair Dismissal Act
• 12/2019 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training – Off Duty Not Off the Hook [Off-Duty Misconduct]
• 11/2019 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - The Role of the Manager in the #MeToo Era
• 11/2019 - Minnesota Rural Education Association – Leadership Conference - The School Social Media Trap
• 10/2019 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - The School Social Media Trap
• 10/2019 - Marshall Public Schools – Administrator Training – The Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and 10 Steps to Become a Workplace Investigation Pro…and 5 Mistakes to Avoid
• 10/2019 - Aitkin County – All Staff Training – FMLA Presentation and Drug and Alcohol Policy
• 9/2019 - Park Rapids Area Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 9/2019 - Minneota Public Schools – All Staff Training - Ethics, Technology, and School Law
• 9/2019 - Minneota Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 9/2019 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training – Employee Data Privacy, Ethics Technology, and School Law, and Harassment, Offensive Behavior, and Discrimination in the Workplace, Student Data Privacy Law (ScreenCast-O-Matic)
• 8/2019 - Park Rapids Area Schools – All Staff Training – Harassment Offensive Behavior in the Workplace
• 8/2019 - Southwest West Central Service Cooperative – All Staff Training - Ethics Technology Social Media and Harassment, Offensive Behavior, and Discrimination in the Workplace, Student Data Privacy Laws
• 8/2019 - Marshall Public Schools – All Staff Training – Mandated Reporting
• 7/2019 - Sourcewell - All Staff Training – Employing Teachers
• 6/2019 - Minnesota Assistant Secondary School Principals (MASSP) Association – Leadership Conference - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 6/2019 - Resource Training and Solutions – All Staff Training for Off Duty Conduct and Sexual Harassment - Off Duty Not Off the Hook and Post-Weinstein
• 6/2019 - West Central Area School Board Presentation – School Board Training - Open Meeting Law
• 5/2019 - Northland Community Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 5/2019 - Ashley Public Schools (North Dakota) – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 5/2019 - Battle Lake Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2019 - Mountain Lake Public Schools/Comfrey Public Schools/Butterfield-Odin Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2019 - Cass Lake – Bena Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 2/2019 - West Central Area Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 2/2019 - Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals – Leadership Conference - 10 Seconds to View, A Lifetime on the Web
• 1/2019 - Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 1/2019 - City of Virginia – All Staff Training – Think Before You Text-Public Employee Use of Cell Phones
• 12/2018 - Big Stone County - All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 11/2018 - Staples-Motley Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 11/2018 - Minnesota Rural Education Association – Leadership Conference - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 10/2018 - Fergus Falls Girls' Hockey – Student Athlete Training – 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 10/2018 - City of Dilworth - All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 10/2018 - School Law Conference – Take it One Game at a Time
• 9/2018 - LeadingAge Annual Meeting (Madden's – Brainerd) – Sexual Harassment in the Post-Weinstein Era
• 9/2018 - Swift County Summit – All Staff Training – Managing Performance
• 9/2018 - Sourcewell – Manager Training – The Difference Between Independent Contractors and Employee in the Public Sector
• 9/2018 - Albany Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 9/2018 - Milaca Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 9/2018 - Pemberton Law – All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 8/2018 - Alexandria Public Schools – Student Training – 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 8/2018 - Alexandria Public Schools – All Staff Training – Ethics, Technology, and Social Media
• 8/2018 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – All Staff Training – What You Otter Know 2018
• 8/2018 - Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools – Ethics and Technology with Safe and Supportive Schools Refresher
• 6/2018 - Resource Training & Solutions –All Staff Training - Legal Update
• 6/2018 - Redwood County Training – All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 5/2018 - MSBA CLE – (Webcast and Fergus Falls) Harassment in the Workplace
• 5/2018 - Minnesota City/County Management Association – Leadership Conference - The Role of the Manager in the #MeToo Era
• 4/2018 - City of Virginia – Administrator Training – Managing Performance
• 4/2018 - City of Fergus Falls – All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 4/2018 - Washington County – All Staff Training - The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 3/2018 - Sourcewell – All Staff Training – Refresher – Ethics, Harassment, and Data Privacy
• 3/2018 - Redwood Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2018 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2018 - Freshwater ALC – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 3/2018 - Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust – All Staff Training – The Post Weinstein Workplace – Sexual Harassment Training
• 2/2018 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools – All Staff Training – Ethics Technology Social Media and Harassment, Offensive Behavior, and Discrimination in the Workplace
• 1/2018  - Minnesota School Boards Association – Leadership Conference - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 1/2018  - Virginia Public Schools – Student Training - 10 Seconds to View a Lifetime on the Web [How Schools can Proactively Train Students on the Dangers and Consequences of their Decisions in the Digital Age]
• 12/2017 - Voyageurs Expeditionary School – All Staff Training – Ethics, Technology, and School Law [Social Media – shortened version]
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – All Staff Training – Ethics, Technology, and School Law [Social Media – shortened version]
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Respectful Workplaces
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Student Behavior and Discipline K-12 [Corporal Punishment/Reasonable Force; Search and Seizure; Student Discipline]
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Student Free Speech [First Amendment; School's Interests; Regulating Speech Away from School; Recent Free Speech Issues In Minnesota]
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Student Data Privacy Law
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Reporting Maltreatment of Minors
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Discrimination and Harassment
• 8/2017 - Fergus Falls Public Schools/Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Web-based Training – Ethics, Technology, and School Law [Social Media – shortened version]
• 6/2017 - Resource Training and Solutions, Annual School Legal Issues – Mandatory Reporting of Minors [Definitions of key terms under the law; Reporting procedures and notification requirements; Trigger of reporting requirements; Reporting procedures; MSBA/MASA Model Policy 414 and Minnesota Statutes § 626.556; Consequences of failure to report; MDE reporting when involving school employees; Investigation]
• 6/2017 - Resource Training and Solutions, Annual School Legal Issues – NSFW (Not Safe for Work) – Social Media and Technology in the Workplace [Technology Staff, Staff to Student; Ethics; Policy;
• 6/2017 - Resource Training and Solutions – 2016 Arbitration Decisions
• 6/2017 - Resource Training and Solutions – Transgender Policies  
• 6/2017 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Best Practices in Working with Civil Rights Investigations [What Is the Office of Civil Rights (OCR)?; What Does OCR Enforce?; OCR Complaint Process; Responding to an OCR Complaint; What Does Your Client Have to Lose?; Preparing for OCR Investigations; OCR Investigation Procedures; Negotiating a Voluntary Resolution Agreement; What Happens After OCR Conducts an Investigation?; Tips and Tricks]
• 6/2017 - Lakes County Service Cooperative – Transgender Update
• 2/2017 - Lake of the Woods County – Managing for Performance [Performance Reviews; Discipline; Termination; Discrimination; Harassment; Potential Legal Pitfalls]
• 2/2017 - LeadingAge Minnesota – 2017 Institute & Expo – Not Safe for Work (NSFW): The Intersection of Employment Law, Electronics, and Social Media
• 1/2017 - Minnesota School Board Association – Mandatory Reporting 2.0 with the Simpsons [Reporting Maltreatment of Minors – Definitions of key terms under the law; Reporting requirements; Trigger of reporting requirements; Reporting procedures; MSBA/MASA Model Policy 414 and Minnesota Statutes § 626.556; Consequences of failure to report; MDE reporting when involving school employees]
• 12/2016 - National Joint Powers Alliance®, Region Five Professional Development – Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA Coverage; Independent Contractors; Payment of Wages Generally; Overtime Calculation and Payment; Exempt v. Nonexempt; Minimum Wage Regulations; Penalties]
• 11/2016 - 2016 Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016 School Law Conference – Common Mistakes in ULA and Non-Renewals [The Basics; Probationary Teachers; Non-Renewal; ULA; Common Mistakes
• 11/2016 - 2016 Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016 School Law Conference – Reporting Maltreatment of Minors [Definitions; Reporting Procedures and Notification Requirements; Investigation; Failure to Report]
• 11/2016 - National Joint Powers Alliance®, Region Five Professional Development – HR Potpourri [Veteran's Preference; Ban the Box; Background Checks; Women's Economic Security Act (WESA); Drug and Alcohol Testing; FLSA Update; Independent Contractors v. Employee Analysis; OSHA Guidance – Transsexual Bathrooms; Unemployment]
• 10/2016 -  National Joint Powers Alliance®, Region Five Professional Development – Managing for Performance [Performance Reviews; Discipline; Termination; Discrimination; Harassment; Potential Legal Pitfalls]
• 10/2016 - National Joint Powers Alliance®, Region Five Professional Development – A PELRA Primer [Definitions; Elections and Certifications; Unit Clarification and Certification; Collective Bargaining; Fair Share Fee Assessment; Public Employee Relations Board (PERB); Unfair Labor Practices; Grievances and Arbitration; Strike]
• 9/2016 - Northland Community Schools – Hiring Practices [Protections for Workers; Hiring Process, Preliminary Considerations; Job Descriptions; Posting; Screening Process:  Applicant Review, Using the Internet, Interviews; The Offer; Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
• 9/2016 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative – Transgender Policies and Stretching the Hiring Limits in Schools [Transgender Policies; Stretching the Hiring Limits in Schools; Screening Process:  Applicant Review; Criminal Background Checks; Interview; the Offer; the "Community Expert" Statute; Coaches
• 8/2016 - West Central Area Schools – Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher
• 8/2016 - Fergus Falls Public Schools, iQ Academy – Mandatory Reporting
• 8/2016 - Osakis Public School – NSFW (Not Safe For Work) – Social Media and Technology in the Workplace; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher
• 8/2016 - Hawley Public School – Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher
• 8/2016 - Frazee-Vergas Public School – Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher
• 8/2016 - Sebeka Public School – Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher
• 8/2016 - Fergus Falls Public Schools - Student Behavior K-5, 6-12; Communicating with Families K-5, 6-12
• 6/2016 - Resource Training & Solutions – Can't We Just Keep It On the Field? [Non-renewing and Terminating Coaching Contracts]
• 6/2016 - Resource Training & Solutions – That Isn't Fair [What Are "Unfair Labor Practices?"; How Are Unfair Labor Practices Remedied?]
• 6/2016 - Resource Training & Solutions – Your Employee Did What? [A review of recent BMS awards]
• 6/2016 - Resource Training & Solutions – Get Off the Phone!  [Current Day Trends and Statistics; Ethical/Non-Legal Problems, Cell Phone Cheating and Distractions; Legal Problems, Sexting, Cyberbullying, and Furthering Criminal Activity; Constitutional Problems; Possible Solutions]
• 5/2016 - Otter Tail County – Technology and Social Media Missteps  [At Work, Off-Duty, In Between, Social Media at Work, Social Media Off-Duty, Supervisors]
• 4/2016 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development –  Managing for Performance [Performance Issues; Discipline; Termination; Discrimination; Harassment; Potential Legal Pitfalls]
• 4/2016 - Aitkin County – Managing for Performance [PELRA Definition of Supervisor; A Quality Communicator; Performance Reviews; Discipline; Termination; Discrimination; Harassment]
• 4/2016 - Frazee – Vergas Schools - The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (Bullying) Introduction [Possible Legal Claims; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Overview; Requirements of the Act; Action to Take Before 2014-2015 School Year; Investigation Tips and Tricks]
• 4/2016 - Workplace Trilogy:  The Legalities of Time, Money, and Social Media for Employers [Payment for Work; Terms and Conditions of Work; Not Safe for Work]
• 3/201  - Top 10 Mistakes Public Employees Make (and How to Avoid Them)
• 1/2016 - Minnewaska Area Schools – Ethics – Technology – School Law
• 1/2016 - Minnesota School Board Association – At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law
• 11/2015 - Albert Lea Tribune, Austin Daily Journal, Freeborn County Shopper, Mower County Shopper – Minnesota Employment Law:  Everything you Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives)]
• 11/2015 - 24th Annual School Law Conference – At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law
• 10/2015 - Fergus Falls Daily Journal – Minnesota Employment Law:  Everything You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives)]
• 8/2015 - Marshall Public Schools – Administrators Training [Hiring Process and Best Practices (Early Considerations, Veteran's Preference, the Interview, After the Interview, the Offer); Workplace Issues and Accountability (Discrimination, Harassment, Employee Conduct and/or Discipline); Best Practices for Handling Termination Process ("At Will" Doctrine, Teacher Terminations)]
• 6/2015 - Lakes County Service Cooperative - At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law
• 4/2015  - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development – Minnesota Employment Law:  Everything You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives); "New" Laws for 2014 and 2015 (Women's Economic Security Act, Ban the Box, and What Might be Coming in 2015)]
• 2/2015 - Minnesota School Board Association - Unfair Labor Practices
• 1/2015 - Lake Country Human Resource Association – 2015 Employment Law Update [Minnesota "Ban the Box" Law; Minnesota Women's Economic Security Act (WESA); Background Studies for Facilities Licensed by the Department of Human Services; Common Wage and Hour Law Issues]
• 1/2015  - Aitkin County – Hiring Practices (county specific) [Best Practices, Potential Legal Pitfalls, Preliminary Considerations, Job Descriptions, Screening Process, Job Offer, Post Offer Testing, Hiring, FLSA]
• 11/2014 - Minnesota State Bar Association, 2014 School Law Conference – Why Can't We Just Leave It on the Field?  Non-renewing and Terminating Coaching Contracts
• 8/2014 - Win-E-Mac Public Schools – The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (anti‑bullying)
• 8/2014 - Lake of the Woods Schools – The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (anti‑bullying)
• 8/2014 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – Staff Training [Student Discipline, School Fights, Private Property of Students and Locker/Bag Search, Gender Identity, etc., Access to Buildings by Children, Parents, etc., Data Privacy Review]
• 6/2014 - Todd County Supervisors' 2014 Legal Seminar [The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act]
• 5/2014 - Todd County Supervisors' 2014 Legal Seminar (various topics – employee probation, performance evaluations, discipline, criminal conduct, Loudermill hearings, termination, investigations, conflict resolution)
• 5/2014 - Arrowhead Human Resources Association (Virginia) – Discipline:  Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make
• 3/2014 - Fergus Falls Public Schools – Data Practices, How Child Custody Arrangements Effect Student Records Privacy
• 10/2013 - Minnesota State Bar Associations, 22nd Annual School Law & Liability Conference – Best Practices in Working with Civil Rights Investigations (presented with Nancy L. Cameron and Mary Kay Klein)
• 8/2013 - Minnewaska Area Schools – What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media
• 8/2013 - Minnewaska Area Schools - Data Practices for Schools
• 7/2013 - Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, 5th Annual Charter School Law Conference – Data Practice Guidance Regarding Educational Data for Charter Schools
• 5/2013 - Breckenridge Public Schools – Harassment and Violence, Breckenridge Policy No. 413 (Staff Training)
• 5/2013 - Breckenridge Public Schools – Investigations, Harassment and Violence (Administration Training)
• 11/2012 - Minnesota State Bar Association, 21st Annual School Law & Liability Conference – Social Media and Technology:  New Uses, New Rules?
• 4/2012 - Pennington County – Title VII and Minnesota Human Rights Act
• 4/2012 - Pennington County – Law for Supervisors [Hiring, Interviewing, Performance Evaluations; Documentation, Discipline, Investigations; Policies, Unions, Termination; Human Rights Refresher]
• 2/2012 - Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association – Workplace Investigations and Harassment
• 1/2012 - West Central Counselor's Meeting – What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media
• 1/2012 - Fergus Falls Public Schools, MLK Day Staff Development – What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media
• 11/2011 - Minnesota Telecom Alliance Office Managers & Human Resources Peer Group 2011 Fall Conference – Teleworking
• 8/2011 - Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance Trust – DNR v. Cormorant Township
• 8/2011 - Charter School Law Conference – Data Practice Guidance Regarding Educational Data for Charter Schools
• 6/2011 - Fergus Falls Kiwanis – SmartPhones
• 6/2011 - National Joint Powers Alliance®, Spring Team Meetings – Title VII and the Minnesota Human Rights Act
• 6/2011 - National Joint Powers Alliance®, Summer Superintendent Conference – Pop Quiz
• 4/2011 - Moorhead Public Schools – Americans with Disabilities Act
• 4/2011 - American Association of University Women – Pay Equality
• 3/2011 - Lakes County Service Cooperative – Boards – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• 3/2011 - Fergus Falls Telework Summit – Teleworking
• 3/2011 - Alexandria United Way Non-Profit Employment Seminar - When "Smart Phones" Are Not So Smart
• 1/2011 - Pennington County – Title VII and the Minnesota Human Right Act
• 10/2010 - Region V, Minnesota Association of School Administrators – Allegations of Serious Misconduct by a Teacher
• 10/2010 - MN Publishers – Minnesota Human Right Act – Employment
• 9/2010 - Region V, Minnesota Association of School Administrators - Social Media
• 8/2010 - Moorhead Public Schools Training – Minnesota Human Rights Act
• 2/2010 - Verndale/Sebeka/Menahga Public Schools – Employment 201 [various topics]
• 9/2009 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training – Legal Concerns – Open Dialog
• 8/2009 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training – AREAS OF LIABILITY, An inch of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [Volunteer Board Members and Areas of Liability for Non-Profits]
• 7/2009 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training – Employment Law Potpourri
• 5/2009 - Someplace Safe Managers' Training – The Problem Employee
• 5/2009 - Morris Public Schools – The Problem Employee
• 3/2009 - Morris Public Schools – The Discipline Jungle
• 11/2008 - Tri-County Community Corrections – The Discipline Jungle
• 6/2008 - Non-Profit Seminar – Managing and Disciplining the Problem Employee