ASBA 45th Annual Law Conference

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(Pre-Conference One) Educating Students in Poverty: A Day Long Look at the Legal, Financial and Practical Issues in Delivering Opportunities For All

7:00 am - 8:00 am, Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am, Introduction and Overview
Sessions will include: 8:15 am - 4:30 pm

• The Biggest Gap: The Challenges of Impoverished Student Educational Attainment
• Funding: Opportunities and Challenges
• The Complexities in Delivering FAPE to Special Education Students in Poverty
• Legal Issues in Addressing the Social and Behavioral Needs of Students
• Pre K: The Role of Quality Early Childhood Education and Wellness In Setting The Stage For Later Success
• McKinney-Vento and Beyond: Identifying and Serving Homeless Students, Students in Foster Care and Alternative Custodial Arrangements
• Lunch and Beyond: How Feeding Students Can Lead to More Classroom Success
• What Works: Proven Strategies for In-Need Student Success
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Friends of ASBA/ASBAIT Reception

(Pre-Conference Two) Law School for School Leaders: A Day Long Look At The Legal Framework That Governs Public Education

7:00 am - 8:00 am, Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am, Introduction and Overview
Sessions will include:
• Course One: Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Idea to Law: The Legislative and Legal Process and Who Does What
• Course One (continued): Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Law to Implementation What Happens When Something Goes “Wrong” - The Courts, The Role of Precedent and How to Use the Legal Guidance We Have
• Course Two: Torts/Liability (with Employee Due Process & Procurement)
• Course Three: Property
• Course Four: Criminal Law (with student discipline)
• Course Five: Contracts (with employee due process)
• Course Six: Constitutional Law

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Welcome & Overview of the Conference

Ann O’Brien, Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams and Chris Thomas

8:10 am - 9:30 am

Legal & Legislative Update: A Run-Down of the Latest from the Capitol and the World of School Law

Chris Thomas, Chris Kotterman, Randie Stein and Roopali Desai

9:30 am - 10:15 am

Federal Update: The 2020-2021 U.S. Supreme Court Term, Other Federal Courts and Federal Regulation

Francisco M. Negron, Jr.

10:15 am - 10:35 am

Break

10:35 am - 10:45 am

John R. McDonald Award

Chris Thomas

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Made In America: Career and Technical Education and the Trades

John Ratzenberger

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round One

• Student Off-Campus Speech After the Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. Case
  
• How Many People Are Coming Tonight?!: Handling Political and Emotional Charged Board Meetings
  
• Current and Emerging Issues in School Employment Law
  
• The New Anti Critical Race Theory Mandates: What Districts Need to Do to Comply and Still Make Educational Equity a Priority
  

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Two

• What If We Give It Away?: Gift of Public Funds and the Arizona Constitution
  
• School Finance In A Nutshell: The Questions Board Members Should Be Asking
  
• The New Recreational Marijuana Law and Its Impact on Arizona Public Schools
  
• The Digital Divide Post-Pandemic: What Needs to Be Done to Close Opportunity Gaps
  

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm

THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Three

• Building Affordable Housing Options as a Strategy to Combat the Teacher Shortage
  
• Opt-In or Opt-Out: Parental Rights in Curriculum, Safety, Sex Education
  
• Student Data Privacy and Cyber Security: How Vulnerable Are Arizona’s Public Schools?
  
• LGBTQ Student & Employee Rights: What’s The Latest?
  

4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Four

• Professionalism: Expectations of Working for and Serving A Public Entity
  
• Working with Partners in Student Well-Being: The Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Educating the Whole Child
  
• Ten Due Process Mistakes Schools Make That Get Them In Legal Trouble
  
• Drawing the Line: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies and the Law
  

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Social Reception Sponsored by Arizona Council of Attorneys' Law Firms

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Welcome, County Meetings Preview

Monica Trejo and Chris Thomas

Welcome, County Meetings Preview

8:10 am - 8:25 am

Update on School Capital Litigation

Danny Adelman

8:25 am - 9:25 am

Stump the Lawyer

Ben Hufford-Moderator, John Richardson, Jessica Sanchez, Patrice Horstman and Rob Haws

9:25 am - 10:25 am

Crisis Communications

Bruce Hennes

10:25 am - 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David Epstein

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Five

• Social Media Rules: What’s Enforceable and Coaching Best Practices Among Students, Staff and Board Members
  
• Masks, Social Distancing and Other COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
  
• The Open Meeting Law and Public Participation
  
• Torn Between Three Jurisdictions: The Legal Complexities of the Arizona School District Serving Native American Students
  

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Six

• It’s Job One: School Boards and District Policy
  
• Let’s Keep the Lawyers Out of This: Litigation Avoidance Strategies for School Boards to Consider
  
• Parental Custody Issues Brought to School: How Schools Can Prioritize Student Well Being While Complying with The Law
  
• Immigration & Schools Update: Students & Staff
  

2:50 pm - 3:10 pm

Break - Ice Cream Social

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm

FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Seven

• Service and Companion Animals: When to Approve Them and How to Regulate
  
• ASBA Delegate Assembly Preview
  
• Title IX Harassment Process: Do’s and Don'ts
  
• Special Education Law: Tips to Avoid Conflicts with Parents and Litigation