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Schools Program Alliance (SPA) is an association of school Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) formed to contract for goods and services on a group basis, focused primarily on insurance and risk management services.

First formed in 2020, SPA is not a legal entity separate from its members, but a Joint Powers Authority that exists to provide cost-effective programs and services to manage property, liability, Workers’ Compensation, services.

SPA currently offers Property and Liability Programs as well as a variety of risk management services, including training and loss prevention services focused on wildfire risk assessment and mitigation.

The Agenda and materials provided to Executive Committee Members for their review or use at the Meeting are available
for inspection during regular business hours at the Schools Insurance Authority office located at 9800 Old Placerville Road,
Sacramento, CA 95827 or at www.sia-jpa.org.

This course will take a targeted approach to helping learners manage emotional tension and conduct conversations in a way that enables all parties to stay engaged in collaborative dialogue. Learners will shift their mindset from fearing and avoiding difficult conversations to seeing them as a way to make progress on important issues.

Participants will learn to:

• Create a strong foundation for difficult conversations by setting a clear and collaborative tone that balances their own and other’s needs.
• Understand that emotional reactions are a natural, human response – and notice them as a signal that the conversation needs an adjustment to stay on track.
• Practice a range of tactics to respond in the moment to help everyone stay engaged and make progress.