BOOT CAMP FOR UNION LEADERS

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Designed for newly elected leaders, prospective leaders or for veteran leaders who want to recharge their skills, this newly revamped course will help participants develop and enhance their leadership skills to ensure the success of their locals/councils in today’s challenging education, economic and political climate.
Participants will:

• Build skills and clarify roles of local officers and activists;

• Learn skills to work with different learning and leadership styles in order to build an effective team;

• Compile a leadership toolbox of valuable skills and resources;

• Enhance the essential skills to empower and motivate others to be active in the union; and,

• Have fun in the leadership role!

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EFFECTIVE GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATION

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This interactive course will help participants master the grievance process with group practice and simulated role play.
This course will help participants develop critical skills designed to:
• Separate gripes from grievances;

• Develop grievance investigation and research skills;

• Take problem-solving approaches to settlement;

• Write, prepare and present grievances.

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INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

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This training provides those with little or no bargaining experience with an understanding of how and why negotiations work and prepares participants to actively engage in the bargaining process.
Participants will:
• Review collective bargaining laws;

• Learn the different stages in a negotiation;

• Prepare and write negotiation proposals;

• Learn what makes the negotiation team work well together; and,

• Learn how the mediation process works.

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ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY INITIAL TEACHERS EVALUATION TRAINING

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JUNE 2021 6/3: 4-6pm | 6/14: 8am-4:30pm | 6/15: 8am-4:30pm JULY 2021 7/14: 4-6pm | 7/24: 8am-4:30pm | 7/25: 8am-4:30pm JULY-AUGUST 2021 7/28: 4-6pm | 8/7: 8am-4:30pm | 8/8: 8am-4:30pm IFT is offering this course as part of our Union Leadership Institute program to support unions as they implement a locally bargained appeals process. Participants who successfully complete this course are designated in ELIS as qualified evaluators of teachers.Participants must complete and submit pre-work, complete all dates of their chosen training sessionand successfully complete an assessment in order to qualify as an evaluator. This training qualifies for Professional Development credit or Administrator Academy credit. Evidence will be provided for teacher evaluator credential. The $150.00 registration fee includes all course materialsand assessment.

REGISTER HERE Registration forms MUST be received 15 days prior to the training session. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Space is limited to 25 participants.

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