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Governor Appoints New Board Members to PERB

On Monday, February 27, 2018, Governor Brown announced the appointment of Arthur Krantz and Erich W. Shiners as new Board Members to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).  The Governor...

#Enough, #NeverAgain, #NationalSchoolWalkout, #MarchForOurLives: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Student Protest and Walkout Expectations for School District Employees and Students

Charter Renewal Petition and Material Revision Request May Be Considered Separately Even if Submitted in One Petition

On February 7, 2018, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, in Today’s Fresh Start Charter School v. Inglewood Unified School District (2018) ___Cal.App.5th___, held that a petition...

First Amendment Considerations in Regulating Speech on District Property

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified the limits on the ability of a district to regulate speech on its property.  In Eagle Point Education Association/SOBC/OEA v. Jackson County...

Deliberative Process Privilege Protects Identity of Stakeholders from Disclosure

Last month, a California appellate court held that the deliberative process privilege protected identities of persons who communicated with a government agency from disclosure under the California Public Records Act...

State Allocation Board Authorizes Level 1 Fee Increase

School districts are authorized to levy a fee against any construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated...

Bonds and Bond Elections – What’s New in the New Year?

Dannis Woliver Kelley Elevations and Announcements

San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is very pleased to announce the elevation of Shareholders Roman Munoz and Marie Nakamura to Equity Shareholders. DWK...

DWK’s Bill Schuetz Nominated President of Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board and Secretary/Treasurer for the 2018 California Council of School Attorneys Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley is excited to announce that Bill Schuetz has been nominated and elected President of the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board. Bill...

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