Workshop 2016

The New Jersey State Board of Education is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate. The State Board adopts administrative code, which sets the rules needed to implement state education law. In addition, the group advises on
policies proposed by the education commissioner. This session will feature a moderated discussion with members of the State Board.

New Jersey Acting Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington will provide an assessment of New Jersey’s progress toward implementing education initiatives, give a look into the future, and discuss how state and local school leaders can most effectively work together to meet the goal of preparing students for college and careers.

Once again, the Legislative Update forum will feature a combination of NJSBA’s traditional forum with the session formerly held by the Garden State Coalition of Schools. It is hoped that this combined session will allow for the participation of a larger number of legislators and possibly other state officials, and provide a larger block of time for workshop participants who may also want to attend other sessions that overlap this popular annual forum. Owing to the larger-than-anticipated turnout we’ve experienced in recent years, this year’s update will also feature a larger room to comfortably accommodate more workshop participants. Please come with your thoughtful questions for what we anticipate will be a great, collegial experience with our elected officials.

Members of the New Jersey State Legislature have been invited to participate. 

This year, the Mock Board will confront several controversial issues likely to come before your board in the coming school year. You will certainly want to attend this session in order to be better prepared. While the session will follow an agenda like a regular board meeting, the public will have an opportunity to present general school law and labor relations questions to a panel of distinguished school board attorneys. Attendees are invited to bring their school law questions to the professionals!

 

Attendees will also observe as the Mock Board handles a sensitive issue in executive session to discuss student discipline education, difficult members of the public, social media, transgender students, negotiations, and race.  “Board members” will deliberate appropriate responses to these rising issues. Learning labs following the Mock Board will present an in-depth legal analysis of each of these potentially contentious issues.

 

The Mock Board and the learning labs will be as informative as they are entertaining.

Designed Particularly for School Board Attorneys, Administrators and Board Members

Sponsored by:

New Jersey School Boards Association
New Jersey Association of School Attorneys
Phoenix Advisors, LLC

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8:30 a.m.         Registration - (Coffee and Danish)

9:00 a.m.         Introductions
         Hope R. Blackburn, Esq., General Counsel, Jersey City Public Schools
                        Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, Exeuctive Director, NJSBA
                        Michael F. Kaelber, Esq., Director, Legal and Labor Relations, NJSBA

9:15 a.m.         School Law Update
  Carl Tanksley, Esq., Counsel, NJSBA     
               
10:10 a.m.       TEACHNJ Four Years Later: What have we Learned?
  Brenda C. Liss, Esq., Ricker, Danzing, Schere, Hyland & Perretti LLP
Yoland Mendez, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
Bernard Mercado, Esq., Office of General Counsel, Newark Public Schools

 11:00 a.m.       Coffee Break

 11:10 a.m.       Breakout Sessions #1 (Choose 1 of 5)

                        A.  Recent Developments in Special Education – A Case Law Update and Discussion Room 403

Paul C. Kalac, Esq., Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein & Celso
Marc G. Mucciolo, Esq., Methfessel & Werbel

                        B.  Tenure – Implementation Issues - Room 419

Bryant Lawrence Horsley, Jr., Esq., General Counsel, Camden City School District
Joseph L. Roselle, Esq., Schenck, Price, Smith & King

                        C.  To Pay Not to Pay (Don't) - Salary Guides, Increments and Negotiations  Room 405-406
Patrick Duncan, Manager, Labor Relations, NJSBA

                        D.  Residency Room 404

Sanford D. Brown, Esq., Law Office of Sanford D. Brown
William S. Donio, Esq., Cooper Levenson

                        E.  Employee Disability Accomodations/Fitness for Duty Exams Room 407

Lisa M. Fittipaldi Esq., DiFrancesco,Batuman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman
Lester E Taylor III, Esq., Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader

 12:05 p.m.       Breakout Sessions #2 (Choose 1 of 5)

                        A.  Recent Developments in Special Education – A Case Law Update and Discussion Room 403
                        B.  Tenure – Implementation Issues - Room 419
C.  To Pay Not to Pay (Don't) - Salary Guides, Increments and Negotiations   Room 405-406
                        D.  Residency Room 404
E.  Employee Disability Accomodations/Fitness for Duty Exams Room 407

   1:00 p.m.       Lunch

   1:20 p.m.       Distinguished Service Award

   1:50 p.m.        Transgender Issues Inmpacting Students, Staff and Administrators Cherie L Adams Esq., Adams Gutierrez & Lattiboudere
Robyn B. Gigl, Esq., Gluck Walrath
    2:40 p.m.      The Legal Ethics of Internal Investigations
David B. Rubin, Esq.

    3:40 p.m.     Adjournment

 * PLEASE NOTE:  Separate registration for this program is required.

* 4 Board Member Academy Credits