It is often a problem for boards to keep track of all the policies that the law requires the board to annually review. This group session will comprehensively cover committee strategies to facilitate and organize the annual board review and revision of policies as mandated by law. The focus shall include harassment, intimidation and bullying, and the code of student conduct as models for the discussion.
The program format shall include Power Point presentation, lecture and discussion. Handouts shall include model and sample policies, a chart of all policy topics that require annual review which details specific review requirements (i.e. public and staff participation, community involvement etc.), committee organization strategies and mock calendar.
Participants will be led through the grievance process from the constitutional & statutory requirements to the appeal process. Particular attention will be paid to the necessary contract lanaguge and the standards which may be utilized in grievance arbitration. Participants will be asked to prepare the "issue" presented to the arbitrator based upon a hypothetical fact pattern.
It is often a problem for boards to keep track of all the policies that the law requires the board to annually review. This group session will comprehensively cover committee strategies to facilitate and organize the annual board review and revision of policies as mandated by law. The focus shall include harassment, intimidation and bullying, and the code of student conduct as models for the discussion.
The program format shall include Power Point presentation, lecture and discussion. Handouts shall include model and sample policies, a chart of all policy topics that require annual review which details specific review requirements (i.e. public and staff participation, community involvement etc.), committee organization strategies and mock calendar.
Participants will be given a legal preview on the authority and impact of the Board of Education in Special Education. Then utilizing a case study and working in teams, the participants will prepare the case for a hearing on behalf of either the parent or the school, while identifying typical pitfalls and how they impact the defense of the case. The action lab will conclude with a mock due process hearing.
In conformance with the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, school districts, principals, other school staff, and board of education members will understand what constitutes bullying and, how to prevent, report, investigate and respond to incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying through lecture, group practice, role plays, DVD segments and appropriate handouts .