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<li>Students are divided up into breakout groups, make sure there are extra rooms available for breakout, only in the morning of Day Two. In the past, one large room is needed for training, with either two small rooms or an additional large room for the breakout groups.</li>
<li>CAS will arrange the groups so there is a mix of people and not all from the same District.</li>
<li>Need to have "group leaders" for each group exercise..</li>
<li>Someone from CAS will need to be present for entire days of presentation to answer any questions..</li>
<li>Students are to bring a calculator and writing utensil to class.</li>
<li>4 copies w/table of content were produced for the 10/14 class offering and given to the instructor for use during class exercises.</li>
<li>There are a few questions on the exam that have write in answers. If there are any questionable answers, please contact Tom Templeton or Michele Harter to review.<br /><br /><br />This course involves an extended role play as the culminating activity of the class. This activity sets up several mini-negotiations between PennDOT and consultant teams. Playing the role of the consultant has been carried out by Consultant Agreement Section (CAS) personnel, as they are familiar with "the ways of consultants." In Harrisburg, this was easy, as we had ready access to CAS. As we take the training into the field, we will want to line up a few people to play this role-we will probably need three, based on the class size. Clearly, whoever co-instructs the course from CAS is one. Maybe another CAS person can attend as well. That would leave the need for one or two from the district to play this role, and I think the Certified Negotiation Engineer is the likely candidate. The role is not terribly difficult, and there is plenty of time to prepare during the breakouts designed for the exercise, but having someone who has actually negotiated with consultants is important.<br /><br />Criteria to have the authority to negotiate agreements can be found on SOL 433-08-05. Online Mutual Gains training must be completed before approval would be given to become a "certified negotiator".<br /></li>
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<p>I will be happy to spend a little time in advance with the individual(s) from the district so that they are comfortable in this role. A brief (say 30 minute) phone call, in fact, would be sufficient.</p>
<p>Paul</p>
<p>04/17/13 - Current list of approved district negotiation engineers can be found at the following link: S:/Blaso/TTDS/Class Information/Preparing for Negotiations/Approved District Negotiation Engineers</p>
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