Professional Learning Pathways

Professional Learning Pathways

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Attendance

The primary sources of K-12 education funding are determined by a local educational agency’s (LEA) average daily attendance (ADA). These learning experiences offer ways to increase, account for, and report ADA.

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The Basics

These learning experiences introduce the fundamentals of key topics, offering practical knowledge and shared understanding. They are ideal for building confidence and fluency in essential areas of work

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Collective Bargaining

Labor expectations are ever present. These learning experiences will equip participants with the tools and insight needed to lead effective and strategic negotiations and contain important information for all levels of the business and fiscal departments, as well as other negotiating team members

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School Business

These learning experiences address key fiscal processes and requirements, including budgeting, accounting, audits, position control, and financial reporting. They support accuracy, consistency, and effective financial management across the organization.

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Human Resources

An LEAs largest expense is its employees. These learning experiences address essential HR practices that support effective supervision, employee accountability, and organizational operations. They promote clarity, consistency, and sound decisionmaking in managing staff.

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Special Education

High-quality, compliant special education programs that support the needs of students with disabilities are key to an LEA’s educational program and operations. These learning experiences provide essential guidance on core special education policies, fiscal requirements, and program operations, and are designed to support accurate implementation and promote consistency and effective service delivery.

Chronological Workshops

August 4, 2026

Budget/Organizational Alignment

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August 11, 2026

Fundamentals of Negotiations

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August 18, 2026

Human Resources Leadership

Human resources (HR) leaders are confronted with a work environment that has changed in unprecedented ways, which is difficult for the experienced HR leader, and may overwhelm the HR leader who is new to their role. Current workplace trends reflect an environment of transitional
August 25, 2026

Updating the Local Allocation Policy

Shifts in special education funding, updates to the Education Code, and adjustments to the Assembly Bill (AB) 602 special education funding formula have resulted in the need for every Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) to . . .
September 8, 2026

Dollars and Cents of Collective Bargaining

State revenues have been quite tumultuous over the last few years and projections for 2023-24 were reduced quite significantly due to lower-than-expected tax receipts. Although state tax collections are outpacing projections in 2024-25, local educational agencies are still . . .
October 27, 2026

Position Control—The Fundamentals

Position control is a set of procedures which manages personnel expenditures and is of the highest importance in a local educational agency’s ability to maintain fiscal accountability. A functioning position control system operates with . . .
November 3, 2026

Asset Management

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December 1, 2026

Planning for Reductions in Force

As local educational agencies (LEAs) navigate the 2025-26 planning cycle, a perfect storm of challenges looms. Declining enrollment and attendance continue to erode revenue, while the expiration of one-time pandemic relief funds and . . .
December 8, 2026

LCFF/LCAP

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is the largest source of unrestricted revenue for most local educational agencies (LEAs). Despite proposed modest increases to LCFF funding, most school agencies are facing . . .
February 2, 2027

Employee Leave Webinar

Managing employee leaves is complicated, difficult, and requires local educational agencies to carefully track eligibility for leave under federal and state laws, a local collective bargaining agreement, board policies, and local practice. This webinar will . . .
March 9, 2027

Employee Discipline

Employee disciplinary processes for local educational agency employees are governed by restrictive statutory requirements. Engagement in . . .
May 4, 2027

Construction Basics and Accounting

The passage of Proposition 2 has brought both much-needed funding for new construction and modernization projects and major changes to the School Facility Program (SFP). Understanding the new opportunities and requirements under the SFP will ensure your local educational agencies are prepared to . . .