• Administrative searches — assistance to boards in hiring superintendents, treasurers, business managers and other key administrators
• Administrator salary analysis — review and development of job classification, survey of comparable districts, and appropriate compensation plan and parameters
• Arbitration representation — hearing representation, assistance in preparation of case, witness selection and proper documentation.
• BASA/OSBA Spring Academy — educational and informative conference of various topical seminars
• Board evaluation — objective, expert assistance in evaluating past performance and setting future objectives
• Board Leadership Institute — annual two-day workshop designed specifically for developing boardsmanship skills
• Capital Conference — Midwest’s largest educational conference and trade show designed to meet the needs of school board members, superintendents, central office staff, treasurers, business officials, principals and attorneys
• Collective bargaining contract negotiations — comprehensive representation services during negotiations, and/or traditional and alternative bargaining styles
• Communication assistance — consultation and training to improve board/administrative communication skills
• Communication audit — in-depth review and analysis of a district’s communication program
• Customized workshops — workshops aimed at a single school district. Workshops are scheduled when school boards are interested in building a stronger team, setting board goals and objectives, or resolving problems. These workshops are usually held locally at a site determined by the board.
• “Design your own” workshops — training sessions on specific topics, such as board leadership, strike preparation, teacher evaluation and nonrenewal, sexual harassment, communication and more
• Early retirement incentive analysis — computerized analysis of STRS/SERS early retirement incentive programs
• Financial analysis and forecasts — includes objective financial forecasts and projections
• Job descriptions and evaluations — job analysis, review of existing job descriptions and development of job descriptions to reflect current responsibilities, and developing and/or updating evaluation forms
• Labor contract and proposal analysis — written critique and consultation on district’s contract language, current provisions and specific recommendations for improvement
• Management development workshops — a series of workshops to upgrade the skills of Ohio’s school management teams
• Negotiations impasse assistance — mediation, research in preparing impasse panel presentation and district representation on impasse panel
• Ohio School Public Relations Academy — a series of workshops to upgrade the skills of Ohio’s school communication professionals
• Policy information services — policy publications and sample policies
• Policy manual development — three levels of direct assistance by OSBA specialists, tailored to meet your district’s specific needs
• Policy online services — Web-based conversion of policy manual with links to other policies, regulations and Ohio Revised Code
• Policy update and review services — systematic procedures for keeping policy manual current
• Review of fiscal operations — consultation and analysis of fiscal policy functions
• Salary schedule analysis — computerized salary proposal simulator
• Sexual harassment education — training available on federal guidelines, liability, education and employer responsibilities
  Representation
• Specialized workshops — for board presidents, newly elected and veteran board members, treasurers, attorneys, board candidates, educational service centers and JVS boards
• Team-building workshops — orientation, problem-solving and planning session customized to meet the needs of your entire management team
• Wide variety of seminars — topics include collective bargaining, insurance, policy development, superintendent selection, long-range planning, educational excellence, drug/alcohol issues, legal issues, communications, campaigning, revenue forecasting, contract administration, team management, tax issues, risk management, employee and labor relations issues, school finance and state budget analysis

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