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Long-Term Disability Policies (Part One)
Private School News // December 9, 2009
A group Long Term Disability coverage policy is a powerful ally in your efforts to attract and keep the best faculty and staff. LTD is an essential component of your benefits package for two reasons—it protects employees' income, and it protects the school's fiscal health. When you examine your school's LTD plan, make sure you take the following points into consideration.
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H1N1: A National Emergency
Private School News // December 9, 2009
Earlier this month, President Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency. He gave permission to hospitals and local governments to set up alternative sites for treatment and triage procedures if needed to handle any surge of patients. What President Obama didn't address, however, was the shortage of vaccines available.
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Impossible To Earn An A?
Private School News // December 9, 2009
Perhaps you've seen the new stories about Virginia's Fairfax County parents fighting for easier grading standards. In case you missed the headlines, here's what people are talking about.
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Drug Screening Employees
Private School News // December 9, 2009
Schools often bring up the issue of drug screening employees on ISM listservs. Since we won't interfere with their communications on that medium, we would like to take the opportunity to address this concern here—in our most popular e-letter.
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Testing Teachers' Rights
Private School News // December 9, 2009
North Carolina is the latest state to make the news concerning teachers' civil rights. Teachers in Robbinsville, North Carolina, a small rural town in the midst of the Appalachian Mountains, are waiting for the court of appeals to determine if they will be required to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. It's been an idea for several years now, and teachers are eager to see how things turn out for them.
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"I Know We Enrolled, But Unfortunately Now We've Both Been Laid Off And ?"
Private School News // December 9, 2009
Your school may be experiencing the rather difficult situation of dealing with families that have recently fallen victim to our economy's hard times. Business Managers have been commenting back and forth on various listservs about what they should do with and about family requests to leave their school this late in the season.
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Ask Michael
Business and Operations // December 9, 2009
Q: We're working with a very limited budget. What is the most effective way to recruit new faculty/staff during the current hiring season?
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CDC Prepares Schools for Another Potential Swine Flu Outbreak
Private School News // December 9, 2009
Just as we mentioned before school ended last spring, swine flu concerns are back just in time for fall's back-to-school season. This time, however, we're ready for it—and your school can be too.
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Ask Michael
Business and Operations // December 9, 2009
Q:I've heard that alcoholism is protected under the ADA. Does that mean I can't take action to terminate a teacher who comes to school intoxicated?
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