School Administrator’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse & Misconduct
Recently, our Excess insurance carrier PRISM (formerly CSAC-EIA) released a guide regarding preventing SAM (Sexual abuse & molestation) cases from arising within schools. This guide is a compilation of industry best practices, management strategies, forms, templates, and resources. Due to the amount of work that went in to creating this [...]
19-20 RMAP Awards delivered
GSRMA is proud to announce that we have delivered checks from the 19-20 Risk Management Accreditation Program(RMAP) to all of our participating members. The RMAP is a Loss Prevention program aimed at ensuring compliance among our districts, ranging from administrative areas, claims, and general safety/loss prevention. By participating in [...]
GSRMA Proud to announce Member dividend in the GL Program
GSRMA recently announced a $300,000 dividend in our General Liability program. In recent years, our General Liability program's claim experience has been better than expected. This has resulted in the program being more than adequately funded. For that reason, the GSRMA Board elected to return a dividend for those [...]
TargetSolutions Overview for GSRMA Members
Karly Andrade, Client Success Manager at TargetSolutions, will be doing an overview of TargetSolutions Tuesday, June 23rd. She will cover: Navigation of the platform Managing Users Managing Assignments Course Library Generating reports This training is aimed at current users of the platform, but all are welcome to attend. We recommend [...]
Free Sanitizer and Disinfectant Training for Teachers and Support Staff
Were you aware that sanitizers and disinfectants were classified as pesticides? The Healthy Schools Act (HSA) requires anyone using any pesticide at a school or childcare center to complete HSA training, annually. DPR has created several courses that fulfill the requirements set forth from the HSA, all free of cost. [...]
Applications for CA Fire Grant Due July 15th
CLICK HERE TO APPLY California Fire Foundation currently has grant funding opportunities available up to $15,000. Any CA-based fire department, firefighter association, fire safe councils, and community-based organizations (CERT/NERT or safety focused organizations) are welcome to apply. Funding can be used for: Personal Protective Equipment Specialized Firefighting Equipment Mitigation & [...]
GSRMA ZOOMS INTO ONLINE TRAINING
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we recently had to cancel our scheduled in-person trainings we had planned for April and May, specifically our AB1825 Unlawful Harassment Prevention and AB1234 Ethics. Being these are compulsory trainings for all CA Special District Board Member’s, we knew we had to come up with [...]
CONGRATULATIONS TO GSRMA’S NEWEST ASSOCIATE IN RISK MANAGEMENT (ARM) DESIGNEE
Congratulations to Golden State Risk Management Authority’s newest Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designee Liz Smith! The ARM is a nationally recognized certification for risk management professionals. It provides designees with the necessary skills and understanding to avoid, reduce, and manage risk. Designation holders are competent in all topics of [...]
AB 218 and Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF)
For many years now, GSRMA has relied on Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF) to provide excess general liability coverage for our school district members. As the largest provider of excess coverage to school entities in the State, SELF has historically provided coverage that provides high limits at a competitive [...]
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Schools
DOWNLOAD THE FAQ HERE Patricia Eyres, Managing Partner at Eyres Law Group, under the partnership with our excess carrier CSAC-EIA has produced a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic as it relates to Schools. In this FAQ, you will find sections covering a variety of topics such [...]