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Part-Time Playground Employees Will Soon Be Part of the Classified Service AB 670 – DWK Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Assembly Bill 670 (Thurmond) amends Education Code section 45103 to include part-time playground positions as part of the classified service, effective January 1, 2018.  The law previously exempted from the...

California Collaborative on District Reform’s “From Combat to Collaboration: The Labor-Management Partnership in San José Unified School District”

“It started with a cup of coffee. In the wake of an intense contract negotiation, and against the backdrop of a district bankruptcy, multiple teacher strikes, and a wave of...

Court Finds Child Welfare Services Agent Who Interviewed Student at School Violated Fourth Amendment

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently reached a decision that appears to impact the ability of law enforcement personnel or non-school government agencies to...

Prevention Training: Supporting Gender Nonconforming Students at School

With the increasing awareness of gender nonconformance and fluidity, long-standing norms are being challenged and new and different questions are coming to light. Is your staff equipped to address these...

Get Ready to File Your First Annual Debt Transparency Report!

On January 1, 2017, Senate Bill No. 1029 (Hertzberg) became effective, requiring all public agencies (including K-12 school districts and community college districts) to adopt debt management policies and to...

2017 Legislative and Case Law Highlights – K-12 School Districts

“Location” in IEP Need Not Identify a Specific School or Facility

On August 29, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rachel H. v. Department of Education Hawaii (9th Circ. 2017) 868 F.3d 1085 held that the term “location” as...

Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Issues Interim Guidance Regarding a School District’s Responsibility to Address Sexual Misconduct under Title IX

The U.S. Department of Education recently rescinded its 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and its companion 2014 Sexual Violence Questions and Answers document, both of which provided guidance to school districts...

Countdown to the Bond: Are You Planning a 2018 Bond Election?

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