Community College District Risk Management Roundtable
2024-11-12 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-12-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-02-11 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-03-11 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar
These meetings serve as vital platforms for sharing insights, best practices, and strategies to effectively manage risks specific to community college districts. Starting August 13, 2024, the meetings will take place every second Tuesday of the month from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (excluding the month of January). We look forward to our productive discussions in the upcoming roundtable sessions.

RSVP at www.ascip.org/CCDRoundtable

Health Benefits Committee
2024-11-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-13 09:00 - 11:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
Location: ASCIP Training Room, 16550 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, 90703

CAARE - Crossing the Line: Athletics and Professional Boundaries
2024-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
This program provides strategies for creating safe environments where student-athletes can excel without fear, covering boundary definitions, ethical considerations, and effective communication methods.
Webinar Only – RSVP at www.ascip.org/2024-1120

ASCIP’s Annual Codes, Regulations, and Compliance Review
2024-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
This webinar will provide an overview of this year’s legislative session. We’ll review the top key bills signed this year that will have a direct impact on your organization. During the discussion, we will take a deep dive into the effect of these regulations and offer implementation strategies to assist you with compliance. Those who attend will leave with up-to-date knowledge of the latest education related codes and regulations.
Registration Link

Claims and Coverage Committee
2024-12-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Sheraton – Cerritos, 12725 Center Court Dr., Cerritos, 90703
Location: Sheraton Hotel, 12725 Center Ct Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703

Finance Committee
2024-12-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-13 11:00 - 13:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States

Executive Committee
2024-12-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Sheraton – Cerritos, 12725 Center Court Dr., Cerritos, 90703

4-Hour Hazardous Materials Awareness/CERS Refresher
2025-01-15 08:00 - 12:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
A seminar designed to meet the minimum refresher training for first responders who are required to assess spills and/or releases of potentially toxic or hazardous materials.
Requirement: Must have attended either the 8-Hour Hazardous Materials Awareness/CERS training or the 4-Hour Hazardous Materials Awareness/CERS Refresher training within the last 12 months.
Location: ASCIP Training Room, 16550 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, 90703
Presenter: Larry Neenan, IEL Consulting
Registration Link

Playground Safety
2025-01-16 10:00 - 11:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
A brief overview of the public playground safety standards and guidelines as well as the requirements for schools to provide supervision. Most common types of playground injuries and how they occur. Best practices for playground equipment safety and identifying dangerous conditions.
Location: Webinar
Presenter: Tessa Babcock, Poms & Associates
Registration Link

8-Hour Hazardous Materials Awareness/CERS
2025-01-21 08:00 - 16:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
This 8-hour training is the minimum required under current State law for those employees who must respond to incidents involving the potential or actual release of a toxic or hazardous substance. This training allows the first responder to gain a basic understanding of the potential risks involved in dealing with such incidents and how they may be resolved in an appropriate and safe manner. This level of awareness training is not sufficient for actual hands-on cleanup and mitigation of toxic or hazardous releases but will provide information necessary for first responders to use when making decisions to ensure continued personal and environmental safety. ASCIP’s hazardous materials management and disposal consultant, IEL Consulting will offer this informative presentation which is intended to assist individuals who are required to respond to release of potentially hazardous materials. Attendees must be present for the entire program to receive a training certificate.
Location: ASCIP Training Room, 16550 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, 90703
Presenter: Larry Neenan, IEL Consulting
Registration Link

Reunification Team
2025-01-29 09:00 - 11:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
In this course participants will learn best practices and lessons learned in activating Parent/Student Reunification during an emergency. Participants will review forms which can be used or modified for site use.
Topics Covered:

Multiple ways of holding a parent/student reunification operation.
Dealing with difficult parents.

Forms and Resources needed during parent/student reunification.

Location: Hybrid (ASCIP Training Room/Zoom)
Presenter: Sherry Colgan Stone, Ed.D., Stone Campus Safety
Registration Link

CAARE Webinar-Protecting Students, Protecting Staff: Understanding Professional Boundaries
2025-02-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
AM & PM Sessions Available
Increasing prevention efforts to foster safe learning environments is essential in protecting students, staff, and districts from trauma and victimization. Training will provide school leaders with the skills and insights needed to identify professional boundary-crossing, grooming, and red-flag behaviors. Communication strategies to address boundary violations with staff and resources to build innovative programs to prevent Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA) will be shared. Participants may sample this training and request in-person training for their districts in the future.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Presenter: Heidi Cisneros, ASCIP’s Student Safety Advocate
Register at www.ascip.org/2025-0205

HR Roundtable-Annual Update
2025-02-12 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
This roundtable will review new court cases and legislation affecting districts and a discussion on how to implement relevant new statutes.
Location: Hybrid (ASCIP Training Room/Zoom)
Presenter: Kristine Kwong, Musick Peeler & Garrett
Registration Link

Risk Control Committee
2025-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States

Playing the Game: Easy Planning for Emergency Exercises with Educators
2025-02-26 10:00 - 11:30 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
Emergency exercises can be fun but are also demanding on time and resources. With proper planning exercises can help facilitate change in the agency’s emergency management practices and employees’ attitudes towards training and exercises. In order to “win people over” to emergency preparedness, it is important to offer exercise participants a positive and organized experience. This workshop will provide strategies and tools to be used in designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating table-top, functional and full-scale exercises with school employees. The tools provided can be replicated for use in any educational institution and for any type of exercise and will alleviate much of the planning stress.
Location: Hybrid (ASCIP Training Room/Zoom)
Presenter: Sherry Colgan Stone, Ed.D., Emergency Preparedness, Security and Safety Specialist
Register at www.ascip.org/2025-0226

CAARE Webinar-ASCIP and NASDTEC: Nationwide Database for Safe Clearance of Employees
2025-02-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
The NASDTEC Educator Identification Clearinghouse is the collection point of discipline actions for credentialed professionals nationwide. The Clearinghouse maintains a database of all disciplinary actions reported by district which will be available to all participating ASCIP members signed up for this service. NASDTEC will provide an overview of the Clearinghouse and details instructions on how to utilize the online platform. The Clearinghouse will report employment and address discrepancies and other red flags that may require further review or clarification NASDTEC will increase the safety of students since it expands the clearance process to identify certificated employee candidates who may have a history of potentially unsafe practices. It is imperative that Human Resources utilize NASDTEC to foster safe learning environments for all students and staff.
Location: Webinar
Presenter: NASDTEC
Register at www.ascip.org/2025-0227

Maintenance & Facilities Roundtable: Wildfire Preparedness, Prevention, and Recovery
2025-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
We invite you to a focused discussion on sharing best practices and lessons learned from recent California wildfires and extreme red flag wind warnings. This exclusive session is open to ASCIP members, including maintenance and facility staff, to explore strategies and resources available to:

Prevent wildfires and mitigate risks,
Protect your school or organization during extreme conditions, and
Recover effectively in the aftermath.

Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate with peers, gain insights, and strengthen your wildfire readiness efforts.
Let’s work together to safeguard our communities.
Location: Hybrid (ASCIP Training Room/Zoom)
Presenters: Chuck Clemente, ASCIP’s Senior Risk Services Consultant and Joe Diebert, ASCIP’s Senior Risk Services Consultant
Registration Link

Pesticide Handler Training
2025-03-04 08:30 - 15:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
For pesticide handlers, this training meets the CA Department of Agriculture requirements. CE credits are available. Class size is limited to 50.
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (register at www.ascip.org/2025-0304AM) or 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. (register at www.ascip.org/2025-0304PM)
Location: ASCIP Training Room, 16550 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, 90703
Presenter: Niree Sarkissian, Pesticide Training Officer

2025 Annual Membership Meeting
2025-03-07 08:00 - 14:30 | Sheraton – Cerritos, 12725 Center Court Dr., Cerritos, 90703
Location: Sheraton Cerritos Hotel

HR Roundtable-Understanding Essential Job Duties, Fitness for Duty Exams and the Interactive Process
2025-03-12 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
One of the most challenging aspects of personnel management is transitioning an employee from a leave of absence due to either medical conditions or a workplace injury. Key to a successful transition is understanding employee’s essential job duties and the scope of the fitness for duty exam.
Location: Hybrid (ASCIP Training Room, 16550 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, 90703/Zoom)
Presenter: Kristine Kwong, Musick Peeler & Garrett
Registration Link

CAARE-Ready to Implement AB 2534
2025-03-13 14:00 - 15:00 | ASCIP Training Room, 12610 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
This training will equip school leaders with essential information to implement updated onboarding practices, ensuring compliance with the mandates of AB2534.
Location: Webinar
Presenters: Heidi Cisneros, ASCIP’s Student Safety Advocate and Kristine Kwong, Musick Peeler & Garrett
Register at www.ascip.org/2025-0313
