Risk Management Seminar
Risk Management Seminar 2007 Presentations Handouts
Risk Management Track
This track is focusing on current Risk Management issues facing Principals and Educators.
Session 1 - Guns & Gangs in Schools
Michael Hill, Safe Schools Administrator, Toronto District School Board
Reid Saxby, Executive Member, Ontario Gang Investigators Association
Youth gangs are a phenomenon of today's society. This session will explore an introductory look at youth gangs, their structure and identifiers of gang involvement. In addition, you will learn how administrators can deal effectively with students in their schools who have ties to youth gangs.
English | French
Session 2 - Cyberbullying
Collette Dowhaniuk, Retired Principal; Protective Services Consultant at Ontario Principals’ Council
Participants will explore the impact on Ontario schools of the ever-evolving landscape of technology and cyberspace. For example, amendments to the Education Act will come into force in February 2008 that will bring the notion of “Cyberbullying” explicitly into the realm of school discipline. Are schools ready?
English | French
Session 3 - Assess Your School Risks
David Beal, Risk Manager, OSBIE
This workshop will define the various categories of risk and assist you in establishing a process to assess, categorize and prioritize the risks that your school board faces so that resources can be allocated to address risk of loss on a priority basis. Once risks are properly categorized and prioritized, appropriate risk management strategies can be implemented to address the risks.
English | French
Claims/Legal Track
This track will examine how school board insurance claims have changed in the last 20 years and what you need to know when faced with a claim today.
Session 1 - Trends in Damage Assessment
Jeanne Craig , Paterson MacDougall LLP
Patricia Forte, Miller Thomson LLP
Over the past 20 years we've seen a lot of change in the way the courts have
assessed damages awarded to a plaintiff. This session will review and discuss these
factors, highlighting both the traditional factors as well as emerging trends in the
assessment of damages.
English | French
Session 2 - Technology Changes
Bob Brent, LLP Thomson Rogers
Karen Precious, Safe Schools Advisor, Toronto District School Board
Pat Van Bakel, BA, CIP, Vice President Operations, Crawford & Company
(Canada) Inc.
Over the past 20 years we’ve seen leaps and bounds in the changes in all kinds of technology. Many of the changes in technology present both pros and cons on their use and effect on our school system. In this session we’ll be looking at these impacts from three different points of view: safe schools, legal and investigation.
Bob Brent: English | French
Karen Precious: English | French
Pat Van Bakel: English | French
Session 3 - Tips to Control Damages
Jerry Kofsky, ASD, CSP, WRT , District Manager, MUNTERS Inc.
Education and awareness = Better understanding of the challenges, risks & options available to us when disaster strikes!
Frozen pipes, sewer back up, damaged roofs, vandalism, etc. can create various types of water damage to your schools. This session will assist in determining what to do in the event of a water loss, how long you have to respond to a water loss, plus what can happen from delay. We will also look at the various forms of building materials and contents that can be restored from gym floors to school paper records. The board’s personnel is normally the first to respond. Find out how your response time can effect the success or failure of restoring your damaged buildings and contents.
English | French
Operations Track
Focusing on the issues that affect the Maintenance and Facilities personnel, this track will focus on such topics as:
Session 1 - ESA Continuous Safety & On-line Management
Allan M. Lis C.E.I, Senior Electrical Inspector, Electrical Safety Authority, Metro Territory
Judy Smith Field Facilitator Metro Territory , Electrical Safety Authority
What are your compliance responsibilities to the Ontario Electrical Safety Code? What is unapproved electrical equipment? What are your responsibilities concerning it? Representatives from the Electrical Safety Authority will host a session to discuss these topics and will be available to answer technical questions you may have.
English | French
Session 2 - Crime Loss Prevention
John L. Breen, CET, CIP, Manager, Risk Reduction & Loss Control, CURIE
Break & enter, graffiti, vandalism, arson, and other criminal activities taking place on your school premises can result in many "nuisance" claims as well as exposing your board to a major loss. This workshop will focus on preventative strategies to enable you to "target harden" your schools against criminal activities. Topics covered include recommendations on physical protection against intrusion - proper locks, doors, windows, burglar alarm equipment, key management practices, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), plus any emerging trends in target hardening.
English | French
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