Discipline and Documentation

Audience: Supervisors/Managers
Contact Hours: 6 Hours
Instructor: Nicole Michaelis, M.A., M.P.A.​
DOP-18 Applicable: Component II

Course Description:

Do you have employees who are failing to meet expectations? Have you coached them but their performance has failed to improve? Are you providing performance counseling yet conduct-and task-related performance continues to be substandard? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then this program is for you. Discipline and Documentation is specifically designed for supervisors and managers who must deal with situations involving poor performance.

You will learn how to:

• Recognize when appropriate progressive discipline should be implemented;
• Properly document significant events and critical incidents;
• Integrate guidelines for creating Administrative Files; and
• Create a Performance Improvement Plan for employees who are not meeting expectations.

Applying the strategies learned in Discipline and Documentation will help protect your interests as well as the interests of your employees, your agency, and the state’s taxpayers. ​Sign up today and learn the principles you need to more effectively manage employee performance.

Audience & Applicability:​

This class is generally applicable to both classified and classified-exempt employees. It focuses on workplace best practices that are broadly relevant, with some guidance specific to classified service. These elements are included to support cross-status understanding, especially for supervisors managing both groups or employees working alongside classified staff.​

Classified-specific areas include (but are not limited to):

• Property Rights
• Predetermination Conferences
• Grievance Rights

Registration Information:

Please note: The virtual version includes one live virtual session, three self-paced online modules, and out-of-class assignments to process, practice, and reflect.

If you need assistance enrolling in a class, please contact dop.registrar@wv.gov.