40th Annual School Client Conference

Join us for the 40th Annual Hodgson Russ School Client Conference.

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Our attorneys will provide insight into some of the most critical issues facing school districts. Three tracks are planned with information specific to your employees' needs:

• Employee Track (A)
  • Focuses on topics related to your employees
• Business Track (B)
  • Focuses on school district business operations
• Student Track (C)
  • Focuses on current issues affecting students in the educational environment

​​​​​​​Who should attend:
Board of Education Members, Superintendents, Business Officials, and School District Administrators

AGENDA

8:45 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:15 - 9:25 a.m.
Introduction/Overview

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Session Number 1

1A: Injured and Disabled Employees: Managing Public Employee Leave and Disability Protections
Elizabeth McPhail and Andrew Drilling

1B: Piggybacking and other Procurement Strategies: Possibilities and Limits
Jeffrey Swiatek and Ryan Hughes

1C: Can You Hear Me Now? Student Cell Phone Use in Schools
Lindsay Menasco and Asia Evans

10:30 - 10:40 a.m.
Break

10:40 - 11:40 a.m.
Session Number 2

2A: How to Conduct Effective Employee Evaluations and Take Appropriate Disciplinary Action
Luisa Bostick and Katherine Fierle

2B: Financing Capital Projects: Your issues for 2025
John Alessi, Benjamin Clark, Paul Meosky, and Pietra Zaffram

2C: Addressing On and Off Campus Student Behavior and Speech
Ryan Everhart and Madeline Cook   

11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Lunch

12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Session Number 3

3A: The Union’s Role in the District: Where are the Boundaries?
Jeffrey Swiatek and Thomas Grenke

3B: Free Speech: Where Employees’ and Community Voices Meet Constitutional Guardrails
Andrew Freedman and Asia Evans

3C: Identifying and Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness
Ryan Everhart and Ryan Hughes

1:45 - 1:55 p.m.
Break

1:55 - 2:55 p.m.
Session Number 4

4A: Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining
Elizabeth McPhail and Lindsay Menasco

4B: Ensuring Transparency and Avoiding Liability: A School Leader’s Guide to Open Meetings and FOIL
Luisa Bostick and Andrew Drilling

4C: Latest developments in Section 504/ADA and Student Accessibility Issues
Andrew Freedman and Jordan Einhorn

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

This seminar is complimentary and exclusive to clients and friends of Hodgson Russ. For information regarding program cancellation policy or other concerns, please contact us at HRSocial@hodgsonruss.com.

4 hours of CTLE credit is available.