New webinar today
Leave laws can by extremely hard to navigate. PACE attorneys will outline the variety of leave laws and help prepare you to assist your employees and avoid legal risks.
Date: Sept 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
Presenters: Therese Holmstrom, senior assistant legal counsel; Kara Parker, assistant legal counsel
New! School Safety and Emergency Management Training Event
This training event will expand on how to conduct required emergency drills at the beginning of the school year. This training session will address special considerations such as access and functional needs considerations and how to make emergency drills practical. Both sessions in September are scheduled for the same content. SSEM staff will stay on after the training is complete to answer questions and connect with school personnel who would like some follow-up assistance.
Date: Tuesday, Sept 17
Time: 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location: virtual
Who Should Attend: Any school administrator or staff member who would like training or assistance on special considerations for emergency drills and how to practically apply drills for improved school emergency preparedness.
ODE Virtual Training: Title IX Investigations and Responses (2024 Regulations)
Each training is offered on multiple dates; you only need to sign up for one session. Not sure which training to take? Consult ODE's Which Training Should I Take? resource, and register for the corresponding training below.
Have questions about the below trainings? Email ODE Civil Rights Specialist Kate Hildebrandt, [email protected].
This three-hour training covers the new response and investigation requirements of the 2024 regulations, effective August 1, 2024. This training is designed to meet the training requirements under § 106.8(d)(2) of the 2024 regulations.
Additional Spots Added:
Thursday, September 12, 9 am-noon
Wednesday, October 2, 1-4 pm
NEW Dates Added:
Thursday, September 5, 1-4 pm
Friday, October 11, 8-11 am
Tuesday, October 22, 12:30-3:30 pm
Title IX Coordinator Training (2024 Regulations)
This two-hour training is designed to equip Title IX Coordinators with the knowledge to fulfill their requirements and duties under the 2024 regulations, effective August 1, 2024. This training, when combined with the Investigations and Responses training, is designed to meet the training requirements under § 106.8(d)(4) of the 2024 regulations.
Monday, September 9, 1-3 pm
Friday, September 27, 9-11 am
Title IX 101: Intro to Title IX for K-12 Coordinators and Designated Personnel
This two-hour training is designed to give an overview of K-12 Title IX civil rights law, including basic civil rights compliance requirements, and Title IX’s specific focus areas, including athletics, single-sex programs, pregnant and parenting student supports, LGBTQ2SIA+ student support, and sex-based harassment.
Monday, September 16, 1-3 pm
Monday, September 30, 9-11 am
Did you miss this webinar?
Brad Eastman and Meghan Howk (risk management consultants) hosted an informative webinar on safety and risk management in K-12 CTE programs, with a special focus on woodshops and metal shops. They covered essential topics including supervision, layout, equipment safety training, and the importance of clean-up and machine safeguarding. They highlighted common issues found during walkthroughs and showed how to take advantage of PACE’s SawStop saw and blade replacement grant.
New anti-bullying video debuts
This new PSA is now available within Vector Solutions (SafeSchools)!
You can find it under the Policy section along with a new recorded webinar on Sex Abuse Prevention for coaches. Having all staff in your organization view the Bullying and Hazing PSA during the 2024-25 school year helps keep your organization safe. And it also is part of qualifying for the 5% General Liability Discount.
- Questions about accessing Vector Solutions (SafeSchools)? Email [email protected].
- Questions about the 5% General Liability Discount? Email [email protected].
Updated mandatory reporting resources in English and Spanish
PACE sex abuse prevention resources now available in English and Spanish.
- PACE Mandatory Reporting Posters-K-12 (English) | (Spanish)
- PACE Mandatory Reporting Posters-ESD (English) | (Spanish)
- PACE Mandatory Reporting Posters-Charter Schools (English) | (Spanish)
- Mandatory Reporter Requirements- Employee (English) | (Spanish)
- Mandatory Reporter Requirements- Contractors, Vendors, & Volunteers (English) | (Spanish)
- NEW! Mandatory Reporter Requirements- Acknowledgment form (English) | (Spanish)
- Vector Sexual Misconduct Training (volunteers, contractors, and agents) (English) | (Spanish)
5% General Liability Discount 2024-2025
PACE members control insurance costs by pooling resources to protect members from property and liability claims. PACE Risk Management’s primary mission is to support your risk management efforts, reducing costs to your entity and the entire risk pool while helping promote the safety and well-being of all stakeholders. The early detection and mitigation of potential risks are crucial to these efforts.
PACE Risk Management has developed the Self-Assessment Tool to help focus risk management efforts where help is most needed. After PACE members complete the self-assessment (best practices survey), we will follow up with members that need assistance. If you have questions or need any assistance, email [email protected].
The new Bullying and Hazing PSA is now available to assign to your employees in SafeSchools! Having your staff watch this video this keeps your organization safe and is also part of qualifying for the 5% General Liability Discount.
Questions about accessing Vector Solutions (SafeSchools)? Email [email protected].
Questions about the 5% General Liability Discount? Email [email protected].
Customize your trainings
The Custom Course Creator is a dynamic tool, which allows you to create custom content, policy acceptance, and create assessments. Additionally, this feature allows you to bundle training courses along with your custom materials to create one unified custom course plan. Note: Any changes made to a pre-existing custom course that is active and assigned will only be reflective to users who have not started the course. Any user that is in progress will be locked into the previous version.
Are you and your staff familiar with the appropriate steps to take when a student reveals potential abuse? As the new school year begins, it's an opportune moment to review how to navigate these sensitive situations. For guidance and insights on mandatory reporting and responding when a child discloses possible abuse, please consult the provided links below.
DHS: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
DHS: How to Report Abuse or Neglect
Questions to Consider Before Calling the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline
Be vigilant. Be kind. We got this!
This information provided by Sex Abuse Prevention Consultant McKenzie Nix. If you have questions or would like your organization to receive custom training about preventing sexual abuse of minors, please contact Nix at [email protected].
PACE offers three sex abuse prevention trainings, all free of charge! Take the next step by contacting Nix to schedule a training!
- 1-hour Sex Abuse Prevention (good for everyone, most popular)
- 2-hour Sex Abuse Prevention (good for everyone, most in-depth)
- 30-minute to 1-hour Athletics Sex Abuse Prevention (athletics)
Looking for more Sex Abuse Prevention resources? Log in to the PACE member portal.
Child sexual abuse is a pervasive societal problem. It is also one of the more uncomfortable conversations that need to happen not only in society, but in educational settings as well. This webinar training will discuss statistics, the grooming process, how to spot a predator in the context of institutions, and how to help prevent sexual abuse from occurring in your school.
See all the free courses PACE offers through VectorSolutions here.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Do your buildings have table saws? Then you need a SawStop! SawStops save student fingers over and over again. PACE has a grant program to help cover the cost of a SawStop or to replace a blade.
Recently, we got the great news that yet another student finger had been saved by the SawStop.
Download the grant application below for more information or email [email protected] with any questions.
Erin's Law QRG
Download this new QRG on Erin's Law to learn about the specific mandates of the law and resources to help you implement it.
Member login required (request a login here).
Download the We Got This poster (also available in Spanish) to help prevent and report child sexual abuse. Add contact information for your licensed and alternate designated administrator and local law enforcement, and then post around your school buildings.
Together we can prevent abuse.
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by Patrick Massey, CISA
Don't miss this article by Patrick Massey, CISA Region 10 Regional Director, with resources for K-12 entities to help "build, operate and maintain resilient cybersecurity programs."
PACE Fall Regional Trainings include a three-hour workshop with presentations from risk management, sex abuse prevention, and our attorneys on relevant topics. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to ask all presenters questions during lunch with boxed lunch included.
The dates and locations for PACE Fall Trainings are as follows:
Tuesday Oct 1, 2024 9:00 am-1:00 pm at InterMountain ESD
(2001 SW Nye Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801)
Wednesday Oct 2, 2024 9:00 am-1:00 pm at Malheur ESD
(363 A St W, Vale, OR 97918)
Thursday Oct 3, 2024 9:00 am-1:00 pm at Multnomah ESD
(11611 NE Ainsworth Cir, Portland, OR 97220)
Mitigation Minute Videos
In these quick and informative videos, we explore key concepts and best practices to help you understand and mitigate risks. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field, our expert tips and real-world examples will provide valuable insights into managing risks effectively.
Did you miss these recent webinars? Watch the recordings by clicking the images below!
Email [email protected] for a login to watch any recordings behind a login.
For in-person legal training, email [email protected].
What is PACE?
The Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) and the Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) formed PACE in 2006 and are working together to keep Oregon students safe, reduce risks and conserve member resources.
No one can match the expertise and decades of experience that OSBA and SDAO bring to property-casualty coverage for local public entities.
OSBA formed the first property-casualty pool coverage for education in Oregon in 1985 and has served education entities for more than 20 years. SDAO has provided coverage for local governments since the mid-1980s and now provides coverage for more than 850 entities, adding schools in 2003 to fill a coverage gap left when a major insurer pulled out of the state.
By merging programs, OSBA and SDAO formed the largest property and liability risk pool of school entities in the state, with more than 200 education organizations.
Have you checked out the PACE website lately? We have two new resource pages that are one-stop shops for all things:
- Risk Management
- Sex Abuse Prevention
Still can't find what you're looking for? Email [email protected] or [email protected].
General questions
[email protected] | 503-588-2800
Risk management and claims questions
[email protected] | 503-371-8667
PACE Legal questions
[email protected] | 503-485-4800
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