Recent Updates

Resources

• Inquiry & Analysis, February 2010
  1/26/10 - In this issue: Sexting at School: Lessons Learned the Hard Way and more.
  
• In Memoriam: COSA Mourns the Loss of KASB General Counsel Pat Baker
  COSA mourns the loss of our dear friend and colleague Patricia E. Baker who died suddenly on Dec. 16th. Pat was Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Kansas Association of School Boards, 1989-1990 Chairman of the NSBA Council of School Attorneys’ Board of Directors, and a beloved colleague to all who knew her. NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. attended Pat’s funeral in Topeka, Kansas to express our condolences to Pat’s family and her colleagues at the Kansas Association of School Boards. Plans are underway for a tribute at the 2010 School Law Seminar to honor Pat and her contributions to the profession.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, January 2010
  12/29/09 - In this issue: Responding to information requests from protection and advocacy groups, School employee access to free and reduced price meal eligibility status, and more.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, December 2009
  12/03/09 - In this issue: Understanding Copyright Issues for School Concerts and Performances, Art Law and the Public Schools: Loan of Artwork Agreements, Nominations for NSBA Council of School Attorneys Board Service, and more.
  
• New sessions added to the 2010 School Law Seminar
  Chicago is a favorite place for COSA members to meet. Make plans to attend the 2010 School Law Seminar, April 8-10, 2010, offering 12.5 hrs. of CLE* including 1 hr. of ethics.
  
• 2010 Call for Nominations [PDF 35,508kb]
  COSA will be electing officers and four (4) new directors at the Council’s annual business meeting on April 10 in Chicago. January 15, 2010 is the deadline for receipt of nominations.
  
• COSA Offers Up to 17 hrs. CLE Self Study Via the Web
  If you missed the 2009 School Law Practice Seminar, you can catch up on some needed CLE and see the program on line for one low price, or you can purchase a bundle of individual sessions. Check out "self study" CLE credit awarded in your state and start viewing sessions today!
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, November 2009
  10/27/09 - The November issue is now available for download. In this issue: Mental Health Related Services in IEPs, Title IX Sexual Harassment Claims: A Case Law Update, and more.
  
• Sample Amendments to Standard Construction Contracts 2009 Revised Edition
  The 2009 revised edition of this educational CD of school specific sample amendments to common AIA construction contracts, is now available to Council members.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, October 2009
  9/25/09 - The October issue is now available for download. In this issue: Legal considerations when accommodating students with Enuresis or Encopresis, Retention and destruction of student records under IDEA and FERPA, How safe is a school district’s information highway, and more.
  
• 2009 Annual Notices (updated) [PDF 88,588kb]
  9/17/09 - NSBA puts together each year a document on the annual notices required by federal law. This year the document contains a description of new notice requirements for public school choice and supplemental services under NCLB. The Department of Education also has issued new FERPA notices based on changes made in the final regulations.
  
• NSBA/NEA Issue Joint Publication on Undocumented Children
  “Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children,” a 30-page booklet, has just reached the desk of every public school district in the country and COSA members. Thanks to a grant from the NEA who is distributing 6,000 copies, here is web access to this important resource. We encourage you to download the publication and distribute it widely.
  
• Register now for the 2010 School Law Seminar
  Register now for the 2010 School Law Seminar and the National School Boards Association's 70th Annual Conference & Exposition. Housing opens October 7, 2009. The School Law Seminar will be held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, August 2009
  8/11/09 - The August issue is now available for download. In this issue: Supreme Court Update, Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children, and more.
  
• Senate confirms Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court [HTML 2,805kb]
  8/6/09 - Voting largely along party lines, the Senate has confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court, the New York Times reports.
  
• NSBA's Federal Regulations and Resources
  7/15/09 - The Julyissue of Federal Regulations and Resources is now available. Subscribe to receive this e-newsletter each month.
  
• Updates now available via email
  7/7/09 - You can now subscribe to the recent Council of School Attorneys updates by Email.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, July 2009
  7/6/2009 - The July issue is now available for download. In this issue: Schoolhouse Barriers to the Disabled, Why Use a Psychological Expert Witness in Sexual Misconduct Cases?, and more.
  
• Inquiry & Analysis, June 2009
  6/3/09 - In this issue: Tips for Cell Towers, Impact of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Banning Rosaries as Gang-Related, and more.
  
• School Law in Review 2009 available online
  5/19/09 - Council members may access a digest of the papers presented at the Council’s 2009 Annual School Law Seminar as well as the individual papers on topics including: undocumented students, immigration enforcement actions, free speech, OCR, superintendent contracts, teacher termination, parent rights, response to intervention, special education, worker classification, NCLB unfunded mandates, and more. All articles are available in word-searchable PDF format.
  
• HHS Rescinds School-Based Medicaid Reimbursement Rule
  5/4/09 - Good News! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed to rescind the final rule that would eliminate Medicaid reimbursement for administrative and transportation services provided by schools. HHS’s latest action would protect reimbursement for these services.
  
• Supreme Court School-Related Cases Chart 2008-09 Term
  5/4/09 - The most recent version of the full length pending US Supreme Court school-related cases chart is available.
  
• Need to know: Legal literacy in school districts [PDF 529,937kb]
  May 2009 issue of NSBA newsletter Leadership Insider. In this issue: The dangers of not knowing: Why your teachers should be legally literate; Free education law resources in the Internet age; A view from the silo: The future of education leadership programs.
  
• Did you miss a recent audio conference? Order a copy on CD today!
  5/26/2009 - CDs and materials are now available for our past audio conferences: including The Obama Stimulus Package - Legal and Policy Implications for School Districts, Provisional COBRA Requirements and COBRA Subsidy Update.
  

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