Education Law Association’s 65th Annual Conference
Esteeming the past, energizing the present, embracing the future
November 13-16, 2019 Norfolk Waterside Marriott Norfolk, Virginia Serving Educational Entities Nationally-Recognized Experience Cost-Effective Strategies
100 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-3090 (817) 338-1700 Toll Free: (800) 338-1703 Fax: (817) 870-2265 www.belaw.com 2019 ELA Annual Conference Schedule – 1
2019 ELA Annual Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
Wednesday | November 13, 2019 Preconference and Orientation
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk, 3rd Fl. Registration in Hampton Foyer
9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Hampton II, 3rd Fl. Hot Legal Topics for School Administrators ($)
1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Hampton I, 3rd Fl. Preconference Seminar – Legal and Ethical Issues in the Internet Age ($)
1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Hampton III, 3rd Fl. Preconference Seminar – Title IX Issues in Higher Education ($)
2:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Hampton VI, 3rd Fl. Preconference Seminar – Teaching School Law Online: Good Ideas & Best Practices ($)
1:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jefferson Room, 3rd Fl. ELA 2019 Board of Directors Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Hampton II, 3rd Fl. Orientation for First-Time Attendees
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The Lounge, 2nd Fl. Welcome Gathering (Casual Reception) Thursday | November 14, 2019 Main Conference
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk, 3rd Fl. Registration in Hampton Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Hampton Ballroom IV-V, Welcome to Conference, Feature Session A with Continental Breakfast – 3rd Fl. Distinguished Scholars Panel: The Evolution of Education Law and of ELA
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions C1, C2, C3, C4, C5
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Hampton Ballroom IV-V Appreciation Luncheon: Recognition, Awards, Elections, and Association Business
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Marriott Ballroom IV (4th Fl.) Poster Session and Gratitude Reception (guest tickets for sale)
6:30 p.m. Meet in Lobby Dine Around at Area Restaurants (self pay) Friday | November 15, 2019 Main Conference 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk, 3rd Fl. Registration in Hampton Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Hampton Ballroom IV-V Feature Session F with Breakfast Speaker: Justin Driver, Yale Law School – Are Public Schools Becoming Constitution-Free Zones?
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. See Posted Schedule Affinity Group Discussions: See posted schedule for locations
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6
12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ------Lunch Break (on your own), and Past Presidents Luncheon (James Room, 4th Fl.)
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions H1, H2, H3, H4, H5
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. See Key Below Concurrent Sessions I1, I2, I3, I4, I5
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. See Posted Schedule Committee Meetings: See posted schedule for committees and locations Saturday | November 16, 2019 Main Conference 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Desk, 3rd Fl. Registration and End-of-Conference Forms Collection
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Hampton VII, 3rd Fl. BYU Education and Law Journal Meeting
9:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Hampton Ballroom IV-V Roundtables with Continental Breakfast
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Hampton Ballroom IV-V Feature Session J with Brunch – Mark Walsh – Supreme Court Update – Closing Remarks
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jefferson Room, 3rd Fl. ELA 2020 Board of Directors Meeting
See a map of these locations on the last page by the inside back cover Breakout Session Location Key (All on 3rd Floor) 1 Series (B1, C1, D1, E1, G1, H1, I1) – Hampton I 2 Series (B2, C2, D2, E2, G2, H2, I2) – Hampton II 3 Series (B3, C3, D3, E3, G3, H3, I3) – Hampton III 4 Series (B4, C4, D4, E4, G4, H4, I4) – Hampton VI 5 Series (B5, C5, D5, E5, G5, H5, I5) – Hampton VII 6 Series ( —, —, D6, E6, G6, —, —) – Hampton VIII
Education Law Association 2 – 2019 ELA Annual Conference
Contents Thank you to our 2019 conference advertisers, Brackett & Ellis, P.C...... Inside Front Cover sponsors, and donors 2019 ELA Annual Conference Schedule at a Glance...... 1 Sponsor Listing, Conference Leaders, Contents...... 2 General Conference Information...... 3 Brigham Young University Education & Law Journal ...... 3 ELA Book Sale...... 4 Wednesday Preconference, Orientation, Reception...... 5-6 Thursday Presentations Feature A, B1 to B4...... 7 Colantuono Bjerg Guinn Keppler LLC Thursday Presentations B5 to C5...... 8 EMPLOYMENT & BUSINESS LITIGATION & SERVICES 2019 ELA Officers & Board, 2020 Nominees...... 9 Thursday Presentations C5 to C6, Appreciation/Business Luncheon...... 9 ELA Awards...... 10 Indiana University School of Education...... 10 ELA Committees, Legacy Donors, Senior Class...... 11 ELA Writers, SLR Reporters, Authors...... 12 ELA Special Honorees, Leader Profiles...... 13-14 Thursday Presentations D1 to D5...... 15 Haglund Law Firm, P.C...... 16 Education & Law Journal Thursday Presentations E1 to E6...... 17 Poster Sessions /Reception/Dine-Around...... 18 Friday Presentation Feature F– Justin Driver...... 19 Affinity Group Meetings, Presentations G1 to G3...... 19 Friday Presentations G4 to G6...... 20 Friday Presentations H1 to I2-1...... 21 Friday Presentations I2-2 to I5, Committee Meetings...... 22 Saturday Early Bird BYU Education & Law Journal Meeting...... 23 Saturday Roundtables ...... 23-24 Saturday Feature J Brunch–Mark Walsh, Close of Conference...... 24 Shout-out advertisers and special donors, History of ELA and the Annual Conference...... 25 including Ken Lane ELA Past Presidents & Award Recipients...... 26 All attendees who support the conference – with a special Index of Presenters & Presiders...... 27-33 welcome to new members and first-time attendees Meeting Room Locator Map...... 34 Colantuono Bjerg Guinn Keppler LLC...... Inside Back Cover Passing the Gavel...... Back Cover Contacting ELA Headquarters ELA 2019 Annual Conference Leaders ELA headquarters offices are currently located in the Cleveland- Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Education Law Association Mail: 2121 Euclid Ave., LB46, Cleveland, OH 44115 Delivery: 1801 Euclid Ave., LB46, Cleveland, OH 44115 Phone: 216-523-7377, Fax: 216-687-6881 [email protected] Tom Hutton Annie Blankenship Regina Biggs Interim Executive Knox Conference www.educationlaw.org Director Conference Co-Chair Co-Chair
Education Law Association 2019 ELA Annual Conference – 3 General Conference Information
Hotel Norfolk Waterside Marriott 235 East Main St. Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Phone 757-627-4200 Parking Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel guest parking is located in the city- owned Main Street Parking Garage, which connects to the hotel on the 3rd floor. When entering the parking garage you will pull a ticket. Bring the ticket to the front desk when you check in for validation to receive the $15.00 per day self-parking rate. Overnight valet parking is $26.00. Hour- ly parking is $1.50/hr. onsite ($20.00/day) and $1.00/hr. offsite ($13.00/ day). Internet Presenters should note that as stated in the proposal agreement, internet service is not provided in the meeting rooms (due to its high daily cost). Locations Registration, general session and breakout sessions are all on the third Therefore, plan to use projectors for your presentations. Hotel guests re- floor (the Hampton level). The ELA office and Jefferson Boardroom also ceive basic internet at no cost, but may add higher-level service at $5.00 are on the third floor. Wednesday evening’s casual Welcome Reception per day. is in The Lounge on the second floor. Thursday evening’s poster session Projectors and Gratitude Reception are in the Marriott Ballroom on the fourth floor. Small projectors with remotes will be provided. If you are using a Mac, See maps of these locations on the last page, by the inside back cover. try to bring a converter for the projector, which tends to be PC-friendly.
You are invited to a Board of Editors and Authors’ Information Meeting 7:30 am Saturday, November 16, 2019 The BYU Journal of Education and Law in April of 2019 transitioned to an actual peer-reviewed journal, with an editorial board of respected reviewers made up of professors and professionals specializing in the field, with students participating in publishing and managing the journal. Professor Scott Ferrin is now the Editor in Chief – Faculty, and will remain in this post at least until April 2023, and Erin Cranor will become the Editor in Chief – Student for the next two years. Professor Spencer Weiler, now at BYU, is on the Executive Board and will be on the Board at least through April 2023. Please feel free to invite authors or your students who have questions regarding submissions to contact Scott Ferrin directly: ferrin@byu. edu, office 801-422-4804, cell 801-376-8961. We thank our Editorial Board members that currently include Susan Bon, Carole de Casal, T.K. Daniels, Cynthia Dieterich, Suzanne Eckes, Richard Fossey, Preston Green, Christine Kiracofe, Ralph Mawdsley, Martha McCarthy, Julie Mead, Patrick Pauken, Steve Permuth, Charles Russo, Jacqueline Stefkovich, and William Thro.
Board members, those interested in serving on the Board, and authors or students interested in submitting, are invited to the Early Bird Session, Saturday at 7:30 am when we’ll meet and discuss reviewing, submissions, focus of the Journal, and topics we’d like to see researched and submitted on in the near future and long term, including potential collaboration with UCEA, AERA Law Sig, and the National Education Finance Association. The meeting will be held in the Hampton VII room.
Education Law Association 4 – 2019 ELA Annual Conference Book Sale 2019 ELA Book Sale Members save 35% on most print books from the ELA Bookstore. Buy at the conference and save even more!
Print Publication Title Non-Member Member Conference (while supplies last) Price Price Price The Yearbook of Education Law 2019 (Pre-publication Sale) $74.99 $48.74 $45.00 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 4th Edition (Pre-publication Sale) $79.99 $51.99 $48.00 School Law’s Evolution - Reflections of a Texas Lawyer (2019) $32.99 — $25.00 Legal Issues of Faith-based and Other Nonpublic Schools, 7th Edition (2018) $74.99 $48.74 $45.00 Administrators’ Guide to Employment Law and Personnel Management in Schools (2018) $44.99 $29.24 $25.00 The Yearbook of Education Law 2018 $74.99 $48.74 $30.00 A Guide to Special Education Law (2017) $49.99 $32.49 $30.00 The Principal’s Legal Handbook, 6th Edition (2017) $84.99 $55.24 $50.00 Religion and Law in Public Schools, hardcover (2017) $54.99 $35.74 $30.00 Case Studies in Higher Education: The Law and Administrative Decision Making (2016) $49.99 $32.49 $30.00 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 3rd Edition (2015) $79.99 $51.99 $40.00 Sexual Harassment & Bullying: Similar, but Not the Same (2015) $39.99 $25.99 $20.00 Social Media, Public Schools, and the Law (2015) $29.99 $19.49 $15.00 Research Methods for Studying Legal Issues in Education, 2nd Edition (2015) $49.99 $32.49 $20.00 Education Finance Law, 4th Edition (2015) $39.99 $25.99 $15.00 A Documentation System for Teacher Improvement or Termination, 7th Edition (2014) $34.99 $22.74 $15.00 Procedural Requirements for Disciplining Students with Disabilities (2014) $34.99 $22.74 $15.00 Search & Seizure in the Public Schools (2014) $44.99 $29.24 $20.00 The Law of Teacher Evaluation, 3rd Edition (2013) $44.99 $29.24 $20.00 Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools, 6th Edition (2012) $64.99 $42.24 $30.00 The Law of Student Expulsions & Suspensions, 3rd Edition (2012) $34.99 $22.74 $15.00 *Clearance Publications (No member discount on selections marked — ) *The Yearbook of Education Law 2017, 2016 - CLEARANCE *74.99 *48.74 *20.00 *2014 Supplement to A Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Education - CLEARANCE *$14.99 *$9.74 **$20.00 *A Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Education, 5th Edition - CLEARANCE *$39.99 *$25.99 combo only *The Challenges to School Policing (2012) - CLEARANCE *$19.99 *$12.99 *$10.00 *Response to Intervention (RtI): Implementation and Legal Issues (2011) - CLEARANCE *$14.99 *$9.74 *$5.00 *Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 2nd Edition (2011) - CLEARANCE *39.99 *$25.99 *$15.00 *Student Free Speech in Public Higher Education (2010) - CLEARANCE *14.99 *9.74 *$5.00 *The Law of Homeschooling (2008) - CLEARANCE *6.99 — *$5.00 *Research Methods for Studying Legal Issues in Education (2006) - CLEARANCE *12.99 — *$5.00 *Death Threats by Students: The Law and Its Implications (2006) - CLEARANCE *9.99 — *$5.00
Shipping & Handling Charges How the book sale works this year (United States & Canada) • Only sample books will be displayed; these are not for sale. A select number of Subtotal up to $19.99, add $5.65 Kelly Frels’ book and The Principal’s Legal Handbook will be at the conference Subtotal $20.00-$49.99, add $7.65 for you to carry home and not incur shipping charges. Subtotal $50.00-$99.99, add $9.65 • To receive the special discounted conference price, you must purchase the book Subtotal $100-$175.99, add $14.65 (including shipping charges) before the end of the conference. Regular ELA Subtotal $176 and up, add $18.65 shipping rates apply. (Overseas Orders - Add 35% of Subtotal) Consignee/freight collect is subject to a • Fill out a book order form at the display table (provide your credit card infor- handling charge mation if you will be paying that way) and submit it at the Registration Desk. Credit card processing and shipping will be done after the conference.
Education Law Association Wednesday, November 13 – 5 Schedule for Wednesday, November 13 (Preconference)
Registration for the conference opens at 11:00 a.m. for regular conference attendees.
Session Presentation/Presenters
Preconference Hot Legal Topics for School Administrators All-day 9:00 – Welcome Seminar 9:10 to 10:00 – Title IX in K-12 9:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Presenter: Suzanne Eckes, J.D., Ph.D. Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington, IN Hampton II This session will address Title IX updates, specifically as they apply to transgender access, sex discrimination in athletics, recent proposed U.S. Department of Education changes that relate to sexual harassment, and other hot topics. 10:10 to 11:00 – Teacher Dismissal: Dot the I’s and Cross the T’s Presenter: Kamala Lannetti, J.D., Deputy City Attorney, Public Education, City of Virginia Beach. VA Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners agree that teacher quality is the most important school-based factor impacting student achievement. When school administrators are faced with the challenge of clearing the way for excellence a solid understanding of dismissal procedures is critical to success. In this session participants will discuss best practices to support dismissal of a teacher. 11:10 to 12:00 – Due Process: Balancing Student Rights and Student Behaviors Panelists: Dara J. Dugger, M.Ed, Director Office of Student Management and Alternative Programs (OSMAP), Prince William County Public Schools; Dr. William T. Noel, Sr., Director Office of Student Support and Disciplinary Review, Henrico County Public Schools; Dana Scanlan, Superintendent’s Hearing Officer, Hearing Office, Fairfax County Public Schools Creating a communal school environment is no easy job, and when students’ behaviors disrupt the learning environment, a range of interventions and consequences are initiated. While there may be variability in school districts’ discipline policies and procedures, there is quite a bit of common ground. This panel of hearing officers from three of Virginia’s largest school districts will discuss relevant due process procedures that protect students’ rights and school administrators from liability. 12:10 to 1:00 – Special Education Update Presenter: Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Educational Leadership, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Few areas of public education are more contentious and legally fraught than fulfilling our obligation to provide a free, appropriate public education to every child regardless of special needs. Find out about the latest developments and points of disagreement in schools and working their way through the courts. 1:00 to 2:00 Lunch (provided) 2:00 to 2:50 – Communicating With the Press in Times of Crisis Presenter: Barbara Hunter, President/CEO of Hunter Communications LLC, Alexandria, VA In public schools today, it’s not if there will be a crisis, but when there will be one. In this lively and engaging session, attendees will learn best practices in communicating about the crisis, including the roll-out of information to key stakeholders, what questions to expect during the crisis cycle, and how to make sure official key messages are heard.
3:00 to 3:45 – Social Media in Schools, Cyberbullying, and Sexting Presenter: Elisabeth Krimbill, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educator and Leadership Preparation Department, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX ; Maureen Fox, M.S., J.D.: College of Education, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT This presentation seeks to provide relevant information to school principals in their role as educational leaders on their campus surrounding the challenging issues regarding social media, free speech, and bullying. Attendees will explore timely case analysis; current research; ethical, legal, and practical implications; evolving policies; and community expectations.
Afternoon Preconference
Preconference Legal and Ethical Issues in the Internet Age Afternoon This Continuing Legal Education session for attorneys will use a practical, hypotheticals format to examine ethical issues of representing Session institutional clients with senior management employees, including educational institutions, as well as developing ethical issues that arise more frequently in legal representation and litigation in this Internet age of email and social media. 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Hampton I Presenters: R. Craig Wood, J.D.: McGuireWoods, Charlottesville, VA John F. Cafferky, J.D.: Blankingship & Keith, PC, Fairfax, VA Edmund J. O’Meally, J.D.: Pessin Katz Law, P.A., Towson, MD
Education Law Association 6 – Wednesday, November 13 Afternoon Preconferences
Preconference Title IX: Bureaucratic and Judicial Transformation Afternoon The session will review the most important controversies, competing points of contention, and practical considerations and risks in higher Session/ education under Title IX on issues such as equity in athletics, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and applicability to transgendered Higher Ed individuals. In doing so, the presenters will provide a provocative framework for understanding the historical development of the law in this area that they set forth in their book, “Title IX: The Transformation of Sex Discrimination in Education,” as well as speculation about the law’s 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. future development. Hampton III Presenters: William Thro, J.D.: General Counsel, University of Kentucky; Former Solicitor General, Commonwealth of Virginia; Past President, Education Law Association; Past Board Member, National Association of College & University Attorneys
Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, Ph.D.: Laura and Pete Walker Professor in American Studies, Co-Director of the Center for American Studies, Director of American Studies, Christopher Newport University
Preconference Teaching School Law Online: Good Ideas & Best Practices Afternoon A workshop on teaching education law designed for instructors of PK-20 practitioners. Topics will include curriculum design, instructional Session/K12 strategies for both traditional and online formats, and assessment of student outcomes. Presenters will include practical examples from their own teaching experiences. 2:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Hampton VI Presenters: Philip Westbrook, Ed.D.: Adjunct Professor, Leadership and Administration, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Amy Dagley, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Allison Mays, J.D., Ph.D.: Senior Human Resource Director, Tuscaloosa County School System, AL
Spencer Weiler, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, UT
Wednesday Afternoon Main Conference Events
Welcome to Norfolk, Virginia for the opening ELA 2019 Board of Directors Meeting events of the 2019 ELA Annual Conference. Wednesday | 1:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. This year we celebrate the association’s 65th Location: Jefferson Boardroom, 3rd Fl. anniversary – esteeming the past, energizing the present, and embracing the future. First-time Conference Attendee Orientation Wednesday | 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Location: Hampton II Those attending the ELA Annual Conference for the first time are invited to an orientation prior to the welcome reception. Learn what to expect, meet board members and officers, and make new contacts to help guide you through a successful conference.
Welcome Gathering Wednesday | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Location: The Lounge, 2nd Floor Join us for a casual welcome reception for those who arrive early. Cash bar, light fare.
Please wear your name badge as much as possible at conference events so that fellow attendees can identify you and we can easily determine that you are part of the 2019 ELA Annual Conference group!
Education Law Association Thursday, November 14 – 7 Conference Schedule for Thursday, November 14
Welcome, Feature Session A (Breakfast) Thursday | 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Location: Hampton IV-V Ballroom The first feature session of the main conference will note ELA’s 65th anniversary with a Distinguished Scholars Panel – The Evolution of Education Law and of ELA: A Conversation with Kelly Frels, Fred Hartmeister, Martha McCarthy, and Allan Osborne, moderated by outgoing President Wayne Haglund. They will discuss some of the stories and personalities that highlighted NOLPE/ELA’s first 65 years of history, and share reflections on the development of education law. Kelly Frels, Martha McCarthy, Fred Hartmeister, and Allan Osborne Thursday Concurrent Sessions (B, C morning – D, E afternoon) [Presenters’ names in brackets are coauthors who are not scheduled to attend]
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme
B1 Charter School and School Choice Legal Update • Kevin M. McKenna, J.D.: McKenna Snyder LLC, Kevin McKenna K-12 – Thursday 2019 Exton, PA Educational 10:00-11:15 This presentation addresses the important legal • Preston Green III, J.D.: Professor, Educational Policy and Hampton I trends in charter schools from 2018 and also Leadership and Law, University of Connecticut, Administration examines the realities of virtual schooling in Storrs, CT charter schools for students with disabilities. • Stephanie Klupinski, J.D., M.P.P.: Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, Columbus, OH
[Maria Ramola, J.D.: McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA] B2-1 Joint Identities? A Qualitative Case Study of the • Raquel Muñiz, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Christine Kiracofe HE – Thursday Professional Identity Development for Minoritized Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Higher 10:00-11:15 J.D./Ph.D. Professionals. Boston College, MA Education, Law, (split) Results of qualitative case study into the [Dwayne K. Wright, J.D., Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Policy Issues Hampton II experiences of minoritized joint-degree students Professor, Savannah Law School, Savannah, GA] who enrolled in or graduated from law school while concurrently pursuing graduate studies. B2-2 Navigating Higher Educational Opportunity: Legal • Amy Dagley, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of (Christine Kiracofe) HE – Thursday Issues of Undocumented Students Educational Leadership, University of Alabama at Higher 10:00-11:15 This presentation provides an overview of the law Birmingham, AL Education, Law, (split) related to undocumented students who pursue Policy Issues higher educational opportunities in the United Hampton II States B3-1 Just in Time for IDEA Reauthorization: An Empir- • Janet R. Decker, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Janet Decker K-12 – Thursday ical Examination of the Relationship Between 10 Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Department, Special 10:00-11:15 Years of Special Education Research and Policy Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Education (split) This systematic review analyzes almost 900 • Maria M. Lewis, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, special education articles to understand how well Hampton III Education Policy Studies, Penn State University, PA special education research is situated to inform the next reauthorization of IDEA. B3-2 Are We Ready? Making the Legal Case for • Cynthia A. Dieterich, Ph.D.: Professor, Special (Janet Decker) K-12 – Thursday Comprehensive, Collaborative, Consistent & Education, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH Special 10:00-11:15 High Quality Programs that Support Children • Nicole D. Snyder, Esq.: Chair, Special Education Education (split) with Disabilities from Early Intervention through Practice, McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA Transition into School-Age & Beyond Hampton III This session advances the legal case for support- ing young children with disabilities as they transi- tion from Part C to Part B services of the IDEA. B4-1 The Color of Law and Armed School District • Luke M. Cornelius, Ph.D., J.D.: Associate Professor, Spencer Weiler K-12 – Thursday Employees Educational Leadership, University of North Florida, Specialized 10:00-11:15 The practice of arming employees is explored and Jacksonville, FL Topics (split) the application of the criminal law concept known • Spencer C. Weiler, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Hampton VI as the color of law is applied Brigham Young University, Provo, UT B4-2 Mass School Shootings: Legislation and Litigation • Chuck Vergon, J.D.: Professor & Program Director, (Spencer Weiler) K-12 – Thursday Since Parkland Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH Specialized 10:00-11:15 Review of trends in school safety legislation and • Aimee Gibbs, J.D.: Dickinson Wright PLLC, Ann Topics (split) litiga-tion involving mass school shootings since Arbor, MI Hampton VI Parkland.
Education Law Association 8 – Thursday, November 14
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme B5 Church-State Conflicts in Public Educational • John Dayton, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor of Education John Dayton Both – Thursday Institutions: An Update on the Law and Current Law, Adjunct Professor of Higher Education, First Amendment 10:00-11:15 Events in Practice University of Georgia, Athens, GA Hampton VII This presentation examines the current status of church-state law, its application in practice in the U.S. in the context of increasing religious and cultural diversity, and the politicization of religion, with public educational institutions as the battleground for these conflicts. C1 The Third Wave Begins a Fourth Decade: • Lisa Driscoll, Ph.D.: Professor, University of Christine Kiracofe K-12 – Thursday Reflections on Recent Developments in School Tennessee School Finance 11:30-12:30 Finance Litigation • Christine Kiracofe, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Hampton I In school finance litigation, the plaintiffs allege the Leadership & Policy Studies, Purdue University, West state legislature has violated the state constitution. Lafayette, IN This panel will discuss recent developments in • William E. Thro, J.D.: General Counsel, University school finance litigation. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY • R. Craig Wood, Ed.D.: Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL C2 Hot Topics in Greek Life on College Campuses • Ilana Linder, J.D., M.S.Ed.: Manley Burke, LPA, Janet Decker HE – Thursday Led by fraternal law attorneys, this session Cincinnati, OH Higher 11:30-12:30 includes an overview of some of today’s most [Micah Kamrass, J.D., M.A.: Manley Burke, LPA, Education, Law, Hampton II pressing issues related to fraternities/sororities, Cincinnati, OH] Policy Issues universities, and the local communities in which they are located C3 Using Social Media to Search Job Candidates: • Timothy D. Letzring, J.D., Ed.D.: Dean and K.B. Melear Both – Thursday Due Diligence or Legal Trap Professor of Higher Education, Texas A&M University Tort Law 11:30-12:30 Using the internet to find information has become Commerce, TX Hampton III commonplace. However, does such action in • Russell Willis, J.D.: Assistant Teaching Professor, relation to searching a job candidate create College of Business, University of Southern potential legal issues? Or should a search be Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS conducted as part of due diligence to protect against a negligent hire? This session will explore both sides of this issue. C4 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): • Katrina Arndt, Ph.D.: Professor, Inclusive Education, Beth Godett K-12 – Thursday Perspectives on Implementation St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY Equal Protection, 11:30-12:30 This presentation analyzes ADA implementation for • David Rostetter, Ed.D.: Independent Monitor, U.S. Civil Rights, Due Hampton VI a teacher with disabilities in Hawaii and for the Los District Court, Chanda S. Consent Decree, Los Process Angeles Unified School District with implications Angeles, CA for practice [Joanna Bohn, M.S.Ed.: Teacher, Maui High School, Maui, HI] C5 2019 Fourth Amendment Update • Traci N.W. Ballard, Ph.D.: Assoc. Dir., Professional Jacqueline Both – Thursday This update of Fourth Amendment court decisions Development & Leadership Academy, Jeannine Stefkovich Fourth 11:30-12:30 for 2019 includes warrantless searches, claims Rainbolt College of Education, The University of Amendment Hampton VII of seizure and excessive force, and liability, and Oklahoma-Tulsa, OK many hybrid applications. • Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Educational Leadership, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Notes
Education Law Association 2019 ELA Annual Conference – 9 Thanks to ELA’s officers and board for their work in 2019
2019 ELA Officers 2019 ELA Board of Directors
President Janet Decker, J.D., Ph.D. Stephen Seedorf, Wayne D. Haglund, J.D. Indiana University Ed.D. Haglund Law Firm Bloomington, IN Frontier Academy Lufkin, TX Secondary School Greeley, CO
Elizabeth T. Lugg, J.D., Ph.D. Luke Stedrak, Ed.D. Illinois State University Seton Hall University President-Elect Normal, IL East Orange, NJ Susan C. Bon, J.D., Ph.D. University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Christine Kiracofe, Ed.D. Jacqueline Purdue University Stefkovich, J.D., Ed.D. West Lafayette, IN Penn State University Vice President Wellsburg, WV John W. Borkowski, J.D. Husch Blackwell LLP South Bend, IN Kevin McKenna, J.D. Spencer Weiler, Ph.D. McKenna Snyder LLC Brigham Young University Exton, PA Provo, UT
Immediate Past President Suzanne E. Eckes, J.D., Ph.D. Mark Paige, J.D., Ph.D. Indiana University University of Massachusetts Bloomington, IN Dartmouth, MA
2020 ELA Officer and Board Nominees
Vice President - Julie F. Mead Vice President nominee Julie Fisher Mead is the Associate Dean for Education and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where she researches and teaches about topics related to education law. She has published numerous articles in both educa- Julie Mead, Scott Ferrin, Barbara Qualls, Annie Blankenship Knox tion and law journals. She is a member of the American Educational Research Association, the Education Law Association, and the programs for principal and superintendent at Stephen F. Austin State University Council on Educational Administration. University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She teaches education law and Board of Directors - Scott E. Ferrin policy in the doctoral program and serves as dissertation advisor in multiple universities and seminaries. Barbara joined ELA shortly Board of Directors nominee Scott Ellis Ferrin—who first dis- after moving into higher education and has participated in every covered NOLPE in the 1980s as a graduate student at Harvard—has conference since that time. She is an active writer for School Law been Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations, and Reporter and chapter co-author for the Yearbook. Adjunct Professor of Law at Brigham Young University in Utah for Board of Directors - Annie Blankenship Knox more than 20 years. In addition, he has been a researcher and teach- ing fellow in Massachusetts, and a practicing attorney in Phoenix. In Board nominee Annie Blankenship Knox is the Education the area of law, he has been the faculty advisor for the Law School Administration Program Coordinator and an Associate Professor in of the BYU Journal of Education and Law for over 20 years, the Department of Leadership and Higher Education at the Univer- sity of Redlands (California). Annie teaches education law, finance, Board of Directors - Barbara Qualls reflective and ethical leadership, and leadership for diverse popula- For over three decades, Board nominee Barbara Qualls worked tions in to master’s and doctoral students. Prior to her university in the Texas public school system as a high school band director service, she was a civil defense litigator, representing public schools, and in a variety of administrative roles, including high school other public service agencies, and private companies in liability and principal and superintendent. Now, she is the program director for employment issues. She has been an active member of ELA since the M.Ed.-Leadership degree and advanced leadership certification graduate school and co-chaired the 2019 conference.
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Business & Appreciation Luncheon Thursday | 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Location: Hampton IV-V Ballroom This event is where we recognize outstanding contributions to ELA and the field of education law, thank our volunteers and supporters, and elect our new board members and officers. Interim Executive Director Tom Hutton will present an overview, and kick off an important discussion, of ELA’s recent past, current situation, and outlook for another 65 years of excellence. President Wayne Haglund will be passing the gavel to 2020 President-elect Susan Bon at the end of the conference.
2019 Education Law Association Awards
M.A. McGhehey Award The Education Law Association presents this award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of education law and service to the Education Law Association.
Recipient to be announced
Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Education Law
This award is presented annually in recognition of an outstanding article, book, book chapter, or other form of scholarly legal writing in the field of education law. It must be a work of scholarly excellence that has an impact on education law; published within the past two calendar years prior to the deadline for nominations; and written by an individual author. 12-credit
Maryam Ahranjani, J.D., LLM: Associate Professor and Don L. Join us at the Institute, May 15, 2020, for a free update on legal and policy issues affecting school personnel. & Mabel F. Dickason Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, NM education.indiana.edu/news-events/_events/mccarthy-institute/index.html
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2019 ELA Committees Senior Class – Active Members with Dates of Joining ELA/NOLPE • Ambassadors Committee Co-Chairs: Suzanne Eckes; Patrick Pauken 25+ Years Ago • Conference Program Committee Co-Chairs: Annie Blankenship, Regina Biggs M. David Alexander 1965 • Development Committee, Legacy Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Jon Kelly Frels 1972 Anderson, Lois Berlin Ralph Mawdsley 1974 • Development Committee, New Sources Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: Steve Permuth 1974 ELA Committees, Legacy Fund Donors, Senior Class Fund Committees, Senior Legacy ELA Donors, R. Craig Wood 1975 Jackie Stefkovich, Joy Blanchard Martha McCarthy 1975 • Finance Committee Co-Chairs: R. Craig Wood, William Thro, Luke David Dagley 1979 Stedrak Philip Wagner 1980 • Long-term Stability Co-Chairs: Mark Paige, Christine Kiracofe, Stephen Perry Zirkel 1980 Seedorf Janet Horton 1981 • Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Betsy Lugg, Barbara Qualls, Amy Allan Osborne 1982 William Shula 1983 Dagley, Stephen Seedorf, Spencer Weiler Fred Hartmeister 1984 • Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs: Terry Leas, Ed Charlie Russo 1984 Darden Richard Fossey 1985 • Professional Partnership/Legal Literacy Committee Co-Chairs: Stepha- Jon Anderson 1986 nie Klupinski, Regina Umpstead P. Tyson Bennett 1987 • Publications Committee Co-Chairs: Neal Hutchens, Scott Ferrin Rodney Freeman, Jr. 1987 • Seminar Committee Chair: Joe Dryden Cynthia Dieterich 1987 Stephen Thomas 1987 • Technology/Webinars Committee Co-Chairs: Mark Paige, Amy Dagley, Joseph Beckham 1987 Stephen Seedorf Nelda Cambron-McCabe 1987 Ralph Sharp 1987 Elena Gallegos 1989 Benny Gooden 1991 Jay Worona 1991 Paul Anderson 1991 Daniel McDowell 1991 Dan Mallin 1991 Todd DeMitchell 1991 Terrence Leas 1991 John Rumel 1991 Jacqueline Stefkovich 1991 Thank you to our dedicated committee members, Marvin Zuker 1991 Kenneth Lane 1991 who make ELA function now; to the long-term Johnny Purvis 1991 members we are calling our Senior Class, who Robert Safransky 1991 have sustained ELA for many years; and to our Richard Vacca 1991 Ivan Gluckman 1991 Legacy Fund donors, who will help ELA meet William Bednar 1991 future challenges Amy Abernethy 1992 Christopher Borreca 1992 Philip T.K. Daniel 1992 Legacy Fund Donors Dennis Van Berkum 1992 Albert Cunningham 1992 M. David Alexander Terrence Leas Ransom Ellis III 1993 Jon Anderson Martha McCarthy Julie Underwood 1993 Lois Berlin Patrick Pauken John Concannon 1994 Christopher Borreca Charles Russo CB Vergon 1994 Nelda Cambron-McCabe Lynn Rossi Scott Lois Berlin 1994 Philip T.K. Daniel Catherine Smith Cynthia Dieterich Luke Stedrak Suzanne Eckes Steve Permuth Richard Fossey William Thro Wayne Haglund Regina Umpstead Kenneth Lane R. Craig Wood
Education Law Association 12 – 2019 ELA Annual Conference We are grateful to our many members 2019 School Law Reporter whose work – as authors, editors, Co-Editors Patrick D. Pauken, Bowling Green State University reporters, Education Law into Practice Susan C. Bon, University of South Carolina and commentary writers – appears in Reporters the periodicals and books published by Erin Biolchino, Cal State University Long Beach Amy L. Dagley, University of Alabama at Birmingham the Education Law Association in 2019 David L. Dagley, University of Alabama Joe Dryden, Texas Wesleyan University Scott Ferrin, Brigham Young University Maureen Fox, Sacred Heart University
April 2019 | Volume 54 | Number 2 | ISSN 0047-8997 Brett Geier, Western Michigan University ELA Rick Geisel, Grand Valley State University
A bimonthly publication of the Education Law Association Beth Godett, Consultant 2019 is ELA’s 65th President’s Message AnniversaryNotes year. To celebrate this It’s springtime! And, friends for allowing ELA to benefit from milestone, look for those who know me well their years of hard work, dedication, and special features in know that it is my favorite scholarship. this issue. time of the year. Why? Nominations are now being accepted Robert Hachiya, Kansas State University That’s easy. It’s baseball from those interested in placing their name Contents season. I love the practice for consideration to be a member of the of law, but I practice law Board of Directors of the Education Law President’s Message...... 1 because I was not good enough to play Association. It is time-consuming and labor- From the Executive Director...... 2 baseball for a living. intensive, but well worth the effort for this ELA Q&A: Updating Membership Info...... 2 Spring is also an exciting time for the incredible organization. I encourage you to Bonnie Hoffman, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller News Members Can Use...... 3-4 Education Law Association. We are redou- become involved. Spring Webinar Series bling our efforts to increase membership, Finally, we have recently presented and Member News with membership being the focal point of are planning to present additional seminars Welcome to New ELA Members my year as President. I have challenged in Pennsylvania and in Texas. I encourage Development Committee each member of the ELA Board of Directors any of you who are interested in helping us 2019 Annual Conference News...... 5 and each regular member of the organiza- schedule and present a seminar in your area Proposals under Review tion to reach out to all of your colleagues in to please contact the ELA staff in Cleveland. Christine Kiracofe, Purdue University Critical Dates the field and urge them to join the Educa- The mid-year meeting of the Board of ELA Financial Planning...... 5 tion Law Association NOW! Few people Directors of the Education Law Associa- Legacy Fund become a member of an organization before tion will take place in conjunction with the Planned Giving, Wills, Annuities, Trusts they are invited. Please help us spread the Martha McCarthy Institute in mid-May at ELA Publications...... 6 message of the value of the professional Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. New Book by Kelly Frels Now Available associations, publications and the expert I hope to see some of you there. Richard LaFosse, University of Higher Education Law 4th Edition advice and counsel available through mem- Once again I remind you, invite new Member Profiles...... 7 bership in ELA. Please do your part as a members to join the ELA today! Martha McCarthy Profile valued member of the ELA and bring in as Wayne D. Haglund, J.D. Martha McCarthy Institute May 17 many new members as you can, right now. President ELIP: School-based Corporal Punishment of The Education Law Association is also Students with Disabilities: A Law and Policy excited about our publications. We are in the To help in your member- Analysis...... 8-11 Ilana Linder, Manley Burke LPA process of publishing the memoir of Kelly ship recruiting efforts, Charlie Russo’s International Travels...... 11 Frels, the longest-serving active member a new brochure has just ELIP: School Board Meeting Prayers: of the Education Law Association, entitled been released in both A Moving Target...... 12-19 School Law’s Evolution – Reflections of a print and electronic for- ELIP: School District Rates of 504-Only Texas Lawyer. That book will be available mats. Contact the ELA office for print brochures. Students...... 19-23 this month. ELA is also negotiating the 65th Anniversary: Celebrating NOLPE/ELA For email recruiting, pro- terms for handling the sale of Christopher vide recipients with a link Elizabeth Lugg, Illinois State University Presidents...... 23-24 B. Gilbert’s outstanding book, The Golden to the ELA website home Rule: A Primer on Student First Amendment page (educationlaw.org), Issues for Attorneys and School Officials. I and they may see the have read both of these books and I highly brochure by clicking the recommend them to each of you and your View/Download Mem- bership Brochure button colleagues for purchase through ELA. in the Follow Us section. R. Stewart Mayers, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Thanks to both of these loyal members and Support ELA by ordering ELA publications Kathryn McCary, Law Office of Kathryn McCary through our online bookstore, and encouraging Joseph McNabb, Northeastern University David Nguyen/Richard Okello, IUPUI your library to become a library subscriber Barbara Qualls, Stephen F. Austin State University Catherine Robert, University of Texas at San Antonio Dustin Robinson, University of South Florida D. Christopher Scott, Bowling Green State University
Kelly Frels School Law’s Evolution – School Law’s Evolution – Cheryl Sattler, Ethica LLC Reflections of a Texas Lawyer Reflections of a Texas Lawyer By Kelly Frels School Law’s Evolution – ISBN 10: 1-56534-189-9 Reflections By ofKelly Frelsa Texas Lawyer ISBN 13: 978-1-56534-189-0 Jeanne Surface, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Education Law Association Past President Kelly Frels reflects on his fifty-plus years Law’sSchool Evolution of a – Reflections Texas Lawyer practicing school law, including changes in the law and of society, the early years By Kelly Frels of ELA, and the birth of many Texas education and law organizations. His personal narrative makes these historical circumstances come alive and remind us of the students, parents, teachers, professors, administrators, and attorneys who created, negated, mediated, and litigated the legal issues that impact us today. Spencer Weiler, Brigham Young University Stephen Worthington, Utah Valley University Case Commentary Robert C. Cloud, Baylor University Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ELA Christopher Giroir, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2019 Books Published by ELA 2019 ELIP & ELA Notes Contributors
School Law’s Evolution – Reflections of a Texas Lawyer ELIP Editors Allan Osborne, Snug Harbor Community School (Retired) Kelly Frels Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 4th Edition Christine Kiracofe, Purdue University ELIP Authors Editors: Ann Blankenship Knox, University of Redlands Susan C. Bon, David H.K. Nguyen, Jennifer C. Rippner Kathleen Conn, King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul LLC Chapter Authors and Coauthors: Todd DeMitchell, University of New Hampshire Delia Allen, Scott Bauries, Joy Blanchard, Susan Bon, Kevin Brady, Janet Steven Dick, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bubert, Robert Cloud, Luke Cornelius, Philip TK Daniel, John Dayton, Suzanne Eckes, Indiana University-Bloomington Suzanne Eckes, Frank Fernandez, Richard Rossey, Neal Hutchens, Amelia Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette King-Kostelac, Martha McCarthy, KB Melear, David Nguyen, Mark Paige, Brett Geier, Western Michigan University Patrick Pauken, Jennifer Rippner, Charles Russo, Jeffrey Sun, Christopher Diane Holben, East Stroudsburg University Thomas, LaWanda Ward, R. Craig Wood Christine Kiracofe, Purdue University Stephanie McCall, East Stroudsburg University The Yearbook of Education Law 2019 Martha McCarthy, Loyola Marymount University Editor: David Nguyen, IUPUI ELA Publications & Periodicals ELA Publications Charles J. Russo Kerri Prejean, University of Louisiana at Lafayette John Rumel, University of Idaho College of Law Chapter Authors and Coauthors: Tara Twomey, National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Ctr. Joy Blanchard, Susan Bon, Jyllian Bradshaw, Chih-hung Chou, Kathleen Perry Zirkel, Lehigh University (Emeritus) Conn, Lynn Daggett, Amy Dagley, David Dagley, Joe Dryden, Jeff Greenley, Elizabeth Lugg, Allan Osborne, Patrick Pauken, Barbara Qualls, Andrea Education Law Perspectives Authors Schulewitch, Jacklyn Williams Adam Rea, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa Steve Permuth, University of South Florida Susan Silver, University of South Florida David Hostetler, Appalachian State University
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Special Recognition for Publications Help ELA end the year on the plus side of the ledger
• Please consider making a separate donation to the ELA Technology Fund. Also, be sure to take advantage of the deeply discounted conference pricing on ELA books, including our newest titles—the 2019 Yearbook of Education Law and Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 4th Ed.—which are still in production. Charles J. Russo, J.D., Kelly Frels, J.D. Ed.D.: Director, Ph.D. Of Counsel, Bracewell, • If you do your holiday shopping on Amazon, be sure to Program in Educational LLP, Houston, TX Leadership; Research place your orders through Amazon Smile and designate Pioneering attorney in Professor of Law, ELA. It costs you nothing extra. education law since the University of Dayton, 1970s. Past president of Dayton, OH ELA, Houston Bar As- • Plan to use ELA print or ebooks for your spring Past president of ELA, sociation, State Bar of semester classes—such as the new Contemporary current worldwide trav- Texas. Gifted all costs Issues in Higher Education Law, 4th Edition—and look eler as a lecturer on edu- and proceeds of his 2019 cation law. Prolific author history of school law/ at the Class Pass option, where students enjoy short- of articles and books; edi- autobiography, School term research access like ELA members, for a very tor of ELA’s The Yearbook Law’s Evolution - Reflec- economical price. of Education Law for 25 tions of a Texas Lawyer, years in 2019. to ELA. • As you do your end-of-year financial planning, give thought to these options to benefit the long-term support of Education Law Association.
Special Recognition for Development The Legacy Fund: Participation in the Fund requires an initial minimum donation of $1,000. The ELA Board will designate legacy funds to efforts that will enhance our membership experience through additional programming opportunities and encourage greater participation of law and doctoral students and new professors and administrators in conferences.
Planned Giving: The principal benefits of planned gifts accrue to the Education Law Association at a later time after your death or the death of your last named beneficiary. Planned gifts take many forms and may be made in cash,stocks, bonds, or life Jon E. Anderson, J.D. Lois F. Berlin, Ed.D. insurance. Office Managing Part- Consultant and Coach, ner and Shareholder, Berlin Consulting LLC Bequests by Will: A simple form of planned giving is a bequest Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Washington, DC through your will in which you designate either a specific dollar Madison, WI amount or percentage of your estate after other disbursements. Past superintendent of Specializing in human Falls Church, VA pub- • Finally, there is nothing more beneficial to ELA resources, labor, and em- lic schools, as well as ployment law. Jon has teacher, principal, and right now than to participate actively yourself — long been a major donor interim superintendent by renewing your membership each year, attending to ELA’s Technology with the Alexandria, VA annual conferences, sharing your ideas and your time Fund, giving a computer public schools. Lois, by working on a committee or publication — and by and tech equipment ev- 2006 ELA president, spreading the word to others about joining. If you ery year and leading the has long rallied mem- sale of raffle tickets at the bers to contribute and is have benefited from ELA in the past and the present, annual conference. herself a regular donor. help build a future for the association by helping our membership grow!
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ELA Presidential Profiles
Wayne D. Haglund, J.D. Foundation; Angelina County Young Lawyers Association and Founder and Principal, Haglund Law Firm P.C. Angelina County Bar Association (1995-96); Texas Association of Lufkin, Texas Community College Attorneys; National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys; and is 2019 President of the Educa- Outgoing 2019 ELA President Wayne tion Law Association (ELA). He is a frequent speaker on education D. Haglund was born in Galveston, Texas, law issues. and attended public schools in Galveston and He has an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating with Martindale- Beaumont, Texas. He received his B.A. from Hubbell and the Haglund Law Firm, P.C., was named as the Pro the University of Texas at Austin in 1974, and Bono Law Firm of the Year in 2014 by the Lone Star Legal Aid. his J.D. from University of Texas School of In July 2019, the State Bar of Texas School Law Section, pre- Law in 1975. He concentrates primarily on the sented Wayne with the prestigious Kelly Frels Lifetime Achieve- representation of governmental entities and ment Award, the highest honor awarded by the School Law Section. he serves as attorney for a number of Texas school districts, Angelina College, as outside counsel to Stephen F. Susan C. Bon, J.D., Ph.D. Austin State University, and Burke, a community center and unit Presidential Faculty Fellow, Office of the of local government which serves individuals with developmental President disabilities and provides mental health services in twelve counties Faculty Civility Advocate, Office of the in Deep East Texas. Mr. Haglund has practiced school and public Provost law since 1975. Professor, Department of Education Leader- Wayne has been a member and held leadership positions with ship & Policies the School Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Council of School Affiliate Professor, College of Law Attorneys of the Texas Association of School Boards, and Texas Bar University of South Carolina 2020 ELA President-elect Susan Bon has authored and co- Meet the Interim Executive Director authored over 50 publications addressing the legal and ethical principles that inform administrative practice and impact leadership in education and special education. Thomas E.M. Hutton, J.D. Susan has taken on a new role at the University of South Caro- Consultant, Education Adjuncts LLC, Honolulu, HI lina, serving as a Presidential Faculty Fellow with President Bob ELA Interim Executive Director Caslen. The newly created position serves as a top-level deputy to Caslen, who began his tenure as the university’s 29th president Tom Hutton, who was named in August. Bon’s responsibilities include managing day-to-day interim executive director of ELA in presidential activities, conducting policy research, serving as the September, is an independent consultant president’s representative in select meetings and acting as a liaison on public education policy, strategic between the president and external and internal constituencies. planning, and program implementation, Susan is an active leader in national law-related organizations serving a range of clients nationally. focusing on education law and special education law. She spent one Tom served as the Executive Direc- year as a part-time Intern at the United States Education Depart- tor of the Hawaii State Public Charter ment working on Title I, Part D (Neglected or Delinquent Youth), School Commision as an attorney for McKinney-Vento (EHCY), and Homeless Education Disaster As- Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, P.S. sistance (HEDA) Grant Programs. Her past experience also includes and the National School Boards Association. On the teaching side, serving as coordinator of the Education Policy Fellowship program he is a former Adjunct Professor for the College of Education, Indi- (EPFP) in Washington, D.C., which is a ten-month education policy ana University Bloomington, and leadership coach for the National and leadership program developed by the Institute for Leadership Association of Charter School Authorizers. His past work also has (IEL). She has served on several executive boards for nonprofit included charter school authorizing, education law and policy, risk organizations, including the Dream Project in Arlington, VA, which management, legislative advocacy. He serves on boards of directors is a nonprofit organization focused on helping to promote student of Wai’alae Elementary Public Charter School, Lanakila Pacific, success and access to higher education for immigrant students; and and the Sounds of Aloha Chorus. He was co-founder of Thurgood the Education Law Association. Marshall Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC. Prior to her university faculty service, she worked as the om- A former ELA conference co-chair, Tom joined ELA in 2004. budsman in the State Superintendent’s Division of the Ohio Depart- ment of Education. She received her law degree and a doctorate in education policy and leadership from The Ohio State University. Susan joined ELA in 1997. She has been very active with the organization as an author and editor, this year serving as lead editor on Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 4th Edition.
Education Law Association Thursday, November 14 – 15
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme
D1-1 FERPA: Misconceptions and Misunderstandings • Elisabeth Krimbill, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Wayne Haglund K-12 – Thursday May Impact School and Student Safety Educator and Leadership Preparation Department, Educational 2:00-3:15 Respect is a basic human right and, through Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX Policy and (split) FERPA, respect of personal information is due • Joe Dryden, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Admin to all students. This paper examines FERPA Hampton I Undergraduate Education Department, Texas misconceptions impacting safety. Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX D1-2 Social Media, School Violence and the Active • Sarah B. Dragotta, J.D.: Associate, McKenna (Wayne Haglund) Both – Thursday Shooter The role of social media in school threat Snyder LLC, Exton, PA Education, 2:00-3:15 assessment, and lessons learned in the wake of • James J. Munnelly, J.D.: Associate, McKenna Law, Policy (split) school violence involving the active shooter. Snyder LLC, Exton, PA Issues Hampton I D2-1 The Intersection of Academia and the Courts: • R. Stewart Mayers, Ed.D.: Professor/Chair, Gretchen Oltman K-12 – Thursday Lessons Learned? Department of Educational Instruction and School 2:00-3:15 This presentation reports results of a case study Leadership, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Reform (split) about a Title VII lawsuit from the precipitating • Thomas W. Harvey, Ed.D.: Field Supervisor, events through the aftermath of the verdict. Hampton II Department of Educational Leadership, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX D2-2 The Case for a Bona Fide Occupational • Laura Fonseca, M.A.: Director, Career Services (Gretchen Oltman) HE – Thursday Qualification for Race in Higher Education Office, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Higher 2:00-3:15 This session will articulate the need for a Title VII Bloomington, IN Education, (split) bona fide occupational qualification for race in the Law, Policy hiring of faculty and staff within higher education. Issues Hampton II D3-1 Evaluating the Impact of Endrew F. and Fry: Two • Richard Marsico, J.D.: Professor of Law and David Bloomfield K-12 – Thursday Years Later Director, Impact Center for Public Interest Law, New Special 2:00-3:15 This presentation will analyze the impact that York Law School, NY Education (split) Endrew F. and Fry have had on the FAPE standard Hampton III and access to the courts for discrimination claims by children with disabilities in the public schools. D3-2 IDEA and Private School Choice: A Practical and • Michael Shaw: Research Analyst, EdChoice, (David Bloomfield) K-12 – Thursday Comparative Analysis Indianapolis, IN and J.D. candidate, Arizona State Special 2:10 p.m.- Analysis of special education law and private school University, Tempe, AZ Education 3:25 p.m. choice programs through student outcome and (split) comparative lens Hampton III
D4-1 Improving the Use of Research in Court-driven • Benjamin M. Superfine, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor/ Mark Paige K-12 – Thursday Educational Reform: Examining Gary B. v. Snyder Department Chair, Department of Educational Policy School 2:00-3:15 and Literacy Improvements in Detroit Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL Reform (split) This presentation analyzes the opportunities [Susan Goldman, Ph.D.: Professor, Learning Sciences Research Institute, Department of Hampton VI and challenges of the ongoing Gary B. v. Snyder litigation, which aims at increasing students’ literacy Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL] opportunities in Detroit [Meagan Richard, M.S.: Doctoral Student, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL] D4-2 Reversing San Antonio v. Rodriguez: A Dangerous • Mark Paige, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Public (Mark Paige) K-12 – Thursday Distraction on Road to Educational Opportunity Policy, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA Equal 2:00-3:15 This paper questions the value of efforts to • Bruce Meredith, J.D.: Former General Counsel, Protection, (split) overturn San Antonio v. Rodriguez in the quest Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC- Civil Rights, NEA) Due Process Hampton VI for educational equality. We suggest political and legal resources would be more prudently deployed in attacking various legislative schemes, like voter suppression and gerrymandering, that tilt the playing field against poorer districts and children. D5-1 School Funding Litigation, Total Aid & Teacher • Spencer C. Weiler, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Spencer Weiler K-12 – Thursday Happiness Brigham Young University, Provo, UT School 2:00-3:15 This presentation looks at the relationship between [Jason Kopanke: Doctoral Candidate, Leadership, Finance (split) school funding litigation and total state aid as Policy & Development, Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO] Hampton VII related to the teacher happiness index. D5-2 Statewide and Local Teacher Strikes Since Spring • John Rumel, J.D.: Professor, University of Idaho (Spencer Weiler) K-12 – Thursday 2018 Law, Boise, ID Specialized 2:00-3:15 This presentation will discuss a number of issues Topics (split) related to the spate of K-12 teacher strikes from Hampton VII Spring 2018 to the present.
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Education Law Association Thursday, November 14 – 17
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme
D6-1 Hazing in K-12 Athletics: An Empirical Analysis of • Diane M. Holben, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Prof. & Luke Stedrak K-12 – Thursday the Case Law Secondary Education Department, East Stroudsburg Specialized 2:00-3:15 Discussion of the case law findings related to K-12 University, East Stroudsburg, PA Topics (split) athletic hazing, by legal claim, gender, type of sport, and hazing behavior Hampton VIII
D6-2 Prisonization of America’s Public Schools • Maryam Ahranjani, J.D., LLM: Associate Professor (Luke Stedrak) K-12 – Thursday American schools have become increasingly and Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Professor, University Specialized 2:00-3:15 “prisonized” in an effort to ensure safe school of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, NM Topics (split) communities, but there is a mismatch between (2019 Steven Goldberg Award recipient) goals, practices, and outcomes. Hampton VIII
E1 Current Legal Issues Facing K-12 Administrators • Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Ed.D.: Principal (Retired), Stephen Seedorf K-12 – Thursday In this interactive session, participants discuss Quincy Public Schools, Quincy, MA Educational 3:30-4:30 current legal topics that challenge K-12 school • Brad Colwell, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Southern Policy and Hampton I administrators daily. Each presenter has experience Illinois University System, Carbondale, IL Admin in school administration and education law, offering • Lois F. Berlin, Ed.D.: Superintendent (Retired), Falls a unique perspective. Church City Public Schools, Falls Church, VA
E2 The Supreme Court and Protections for LGBT • Kathleen Conn, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.: Of Counsel, John Borkowski Both – Thursday Individuals: The Beat Goes On King, Spry, Freund & Faul, LLC, Bethlehem, PA Equal 3:30-4:30 The U.S. Supreme Court received four petitions Protection, Hampton II for certiorari involving the civil rights of LGBT Civil Rights, individuals In the 2018-2019 term. This presentation Due Process analyzes the Supreme Court’s handling of the cases. E3 NCLB Becomes ESSA, a View from the Field: • Elizabeth T. Lugg, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Elizabeth Lugg K-12 – Thursday Illinois ESSA Plan Introduces IL-EMPOWER Department of Educational Administration and School 3:30-4:30 Review of the history and progression of the ESEA, Foundations, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Reform Hampton III NCLB, and ESSA, reasons for these reforms, and a • Cathleen Weber, Ph.D.: IL EMPOWER, Manager of showing of how Illinois educators responded. School Supports, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL
E4 Title IX Investigations: Current Due Process Issues • Joshua A. Engel, J.D.: Managing Partner, Engel & Barbara Qualls HE – Thursday and Best Practices Martin, LLC, Mason, OH Equal 3:30-4:30 Presentation of an outsider’s views on Title Protection, Hampton VI IX investigations that addresses cutting edge Civil Rights, due process issues, including the need for Due Process cross-examination and the ability to conduct school disciplinary proceedings while there is a simultaneous criminal investigation. E5 The Connection Between Trauma and Learning: • Tiffany Puckett, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Catherine Robert K-12 – Thursday Implications for Schools Educational Psychology and Foundations, Northern Specialized 3:30-4:30 This session explores the linkage between trauma Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Topics Hampton VII and learning, describes education cases raising • Miranda B. Johnson, J.D., M.P.A.: Clinical Professor trauma-related claims, and reviews strategies for and Director, Education Law and Policy Institute, teaching trauma-informed approaches. Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL • Rhiannon Stringer, B.S.: Graduate Student, Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, Normal, IL E6 Blaine Amendments: Just Another Brick in the Wall? • Dustin Robinson, M.Ed.: Ph.D. Candidate, Scott Ferrin Both – Thursday This presentation examines the extent to which Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, First 3:30-4:30 Blaine Amendments serve as a primary brick in the Tampa, FL Amendment Hampton VIII wall of separation of church and state. • Jacob Durrance, M.Ed.: Ed.D. Student, Educational Leadership, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL • Edina Mercurio, M.Ed.: Student, Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL • Kat Roy, M.Ed.: Student, Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL [Steve Permuth, Ed.D.: Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL]
Best wishes for a great conference, Annie and Regina! Thinking of my ELA colleagues and friends — all good things – Joy Blanchard, 2018 Conference Co-chair to you, and many thanks for your support. – Pam Hardy
Education Law Association 18 – Thursday, November 14
Poster Session and Reception Thursday | 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Location: Marriott IV Ballroom Cash bar, light fare
Poster Post-Secondary Students with Asperger Syndrome: The • Joseph W. Long, Ph.D.: Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, HE – Thursday Legal Considerations Religion and Classics, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN Law, Policy 4:45-6:00 This commentary discusses the legal issues surrounding Issues Marriott IV post-secondary students with Asperger syndrome, including issues at the intersection of AS and Title IX.
Poster Reparations and Black Teachers: Why a Bona Fide • Jasmine Hawkins, M.A.: Doctoral Student, Educational K-12 – Thursday Occupational Qualification Should Be Considered Leadership & Policy Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Equal Protection, 4:45-6:00 This presentation looks to explore and defend why Civil Rights, Due Marriott IV schools should be allowed to use a bona fide selection Process qualification when hiring Black educators.
Poster Free Speech and Controversial Campus Speakers • Ayanna Byers, M.A.: Residence Life Coordinator, California HE – Thursday Brief examination of three landmark cases and the ways State University East Bay, Hayward, CA First Amendment 4:45-6:00 the people involved balance individual freedom with the Marriott IV intentional protection of marginalized groups.
Dine-Around Thursday evening, meet in lobby at 6:30 Sign up to go with groups to Norfolk restaurants. Self pay. Be sure to sign up for your preference on the sheets pro- vided. Groups will meet in the lobby and depart together.
Preview of Affinity Group Discussions on Friday Morning
Positioning ELA for the Future: A Discussion with Tom Hutton — As a follow-up to our discussion about ELA’s future during Thursday’s business meeting, come share your suggestions, constructive criticism, and aspirations for ELA’s next steps. Professional Boundary-Crossing for ELA Members — If you are a non-professor interested in full-time or adjunct academic work, a profes- sor interested in practicing law on the side, a retiring administrator looking for a late-career change, a law firm lawyer interested in in-house practice or vice versa, a practitioner in K-12 law learning about opportunities in higher ed law or vice versa, a plaintiff- or labor-side lawyer interesting in knowing what appeal your background might have for practice on the other side or vice versa, a state or federal official exploring options, or another practitioner interested in consulting work or a consultant interested in any of the above, come share ideas and meet people. Research Ideas and Research Needs in Education Law — Need research ideas? Or collaborators? Here is a chance for non-researchers and prospective researchers to share ideas about what kind of related research — either legal research or other research of significance to the development, advocacy, and implementation of education law — is or is not out there. What would you find useful for your practice or for the field generally? If you are a researcher, come get ideas, find research collaborators, and share what other kinds of help you are seeking, such as field research. Under-Represented ELA Constituencies’ Brainstorming — Law professor or student? Principal? Consultant? Hearing officer? Plaintiff’s attorney? Union lawyer? Parent advocate? State or federal official? Charter school authorizer or operator? Private school leader or lawyer? Policy advocate or lobbyist? If your professional role does not fit cleanly into one of ELA’s main three constituency groups, we would love to answer your questions and hear your ideas about how ELA can best meet your needs, and what we could be doing to bring more people like you into our “big tent.” Graduate and Law Students’ Forum — Interested in career exploration in education law, or in sharing or hearing how preparation in educa- tion law can be of relevance to your other professional aspirations? Want to know more about ELA? Do you have ideas for how ELA can best support you with resources and opportunities? Come meet one another and talk with some long-term ELA members who were in your place once upon a time and who wear various professional hats today. What I Most Wish My ELA Colleagues from Other Constituencies Better Understood About Mine — What insights would you like to share with your colleagues about the professional hat you wear, so that both they and ELA could be even more helpful to your work? If you are a school or university leader, what could be improved in your legal representation? How well are universities preparing legally literate future teachers and leaders for you? If you’re a lawyer, what do wish more of your clients already understood or practiced? If you are a pro- fessor or dean, what do lawyers and administrators need to know about the realities in higher education today, and how could their feedback be helpful? And, don’t forget examples of what you find is working well. Come learn from one another!
Education Law Association Friday, November 15 – 19 Conference Schedule for Friday, November 15
Feature Session F (Breakfast) Friday | 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Location: Hampton IV-V Ballroom Friday’s featured speaker is Justin Driver, Professor of Law at Yale Law School, on the topic: Are Public Schools Becoming Constitution-Free Zones? In his acclaimed book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the Ameri- can Mind, Professor Driver maintains that since the 1970s, the Supreme Court has regularly abdicated responsibility for protecting students’ rights, risking turning public schools into Constitution-free zones and jeopardizing our basic constitutional order. He argues that “the public school has served as the single most significant site of constitutional interpretation within the nation’s history.” Justin Driver has written for Slate, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic and served as a law clerk for Judge Merrick B. Garland of the D.C. Circuit and for Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O’Connor. Justin Driver
Affinity Group Meetings Friday | 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Locations: See posted notice for meeting rooms Feeling inspired by the new challenges outlined in Thursday’s See Affinity Group business meeting? Are you concerned about how changes might topics on preced- impact ELA during the next year? Do you have some fresh ideas ing page yourself? Or, do you want to meet colleagues in different educa- tion law roles than your own? Be part of this inaugural segment of affinity group meetings to make your voice heard.
Friday Concurrent Sessions (G morning – H, I afternoon) [Presenters’ names in brackets are coauthors who are not scheduled to attend]
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme
G1 Superintendent Termination Accessories: Pink Slips • Barbara Qualls, Ph.D.: M.Ed.-Leadership/ Advanced Barbara Qualls, Wayne K-12 – Friday and Golden Parachutes Certification Programs, Stephen F. Austin State Haglund Educational 11:00-12:15 Litigation of superintendent termination is some- University, Nacagdoches, TX Policy and Hampton I times pretextual, with both superintendent and • Wayne D. Haglund, P.C.: Attorney, Haglund Law Admin board complicit. Well-crafted equitable exit strategy Firm, Lufkin, TX contracts are the most effective hedge against litigation. G2-1 Guiding Students as They Write about School Law: • Gretchen Oltman, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Nathan Walker HE – Friday A Faculty Perspective Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Creighton Higher 11:00-12:15 This session will explore and discuss the challenges University, Omaha, NE Education, (split) and best practices of guiding undergraduate and • Jeanne Surface, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Law, Policy graduate students as they write about education law Issues Hampton II Department of Educational Leadership, University of issues. Nebraska-Omaha, NE G2-2 The Contractual Relationship Between • Kerry Brian Melear, Ph.D.: Professor of Higher (Nathan Walker) HE – Friday Postsecondary Students and Institutions Education, Affiliate Faculty, School of Law, University Higher 11:00-12:15 This session updates the legal status of the of Mississippi, MS Education, (split) contractual relationship between colleges and Law, Policy Issues Hampton II their students, including synthesis of current cases concerning fraudulent misrepresentation claims. G3 Free Appropriate Public Education and Endrew F. v. • David F. Bateman, Ph.D.: Professor of Educational Julie Mead K-12 – Friday Douglas County School System (2017): Implications Leadership and Special Education, Shippensburg Special 11:00-12:15 for Personnel Preparation University, Carlisle, PA Education Hampton III Endrew F. was a game-changer for special education. This presentation highlights what needs to be emphasized as a part of preservice preparation of Endrew F.-literate teachers.
Education Law Association 20 – Friday, November 15
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme G4-1 Mental Health: When School Officials Lack Authority • Stephen Seedorf, Ed.D.: Principal, Frontier Stephen Seedorf K-12 – Friday to Help Academy Secondary, Greeley, CO, Adjunct Professor, Educational 11:00-12:15 Investigate the legal and ethical back-ground of University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO Policy and (split) mental health holds and the implications for school Admin Hampton VI officials as we work to keep our students safe. Decide for yourself if changes need to be made to existing laws, policies, and procedures. G4-2 K-12 Students with Pain Disorders: Provision of • Kelly Sherrill Linkous, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant (Stephen Seedorf) K-12 – Friday Services and Accommodations under §504 and Professor, Educational Leadership and Special 11:00-12:15 IDEA Administration, The George Washington University, Education (split) Presenters will analyze legally compliant services Alexandria, VA and accommodations required for students who Hampton VI • Kimberly S. Payne, J.D.: Educator, Fauquier County suffer from pain disorders such as migraine Public Schools, Warrenton, VA headaches, fibromyalgia, and endometriosis, and discuss practice implications for administrators and • Jennifer Rippner, Ph.D., J.D.: Visiting Lecturer of educators. Education Law, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN G5-1 Public School Hotspots: Benefits and Legal • Brett Geier, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Educational Annie Blankenship Knox K-12 – Friday Exposure Leadership, Research, and Technology, Western Technology 11:00-12:15 This research will provide an introduction to the Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (split) intricacies and benefits of providing hotspots for • Annie Blankenship Knox, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate students, law and case study dealing with hotspots Hampton VII Professor, Department of Leadership and Higher especially for minors, and recommendations for Education, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA policy that boards of education should consider to insulate the school from legal exposure. G5-2 The First Amendment, Social Media and the Public • Watt Lesley Black, Jr., Ph.D.: Clinical Professor, (Annie Blankenship K-12 – Friday Schools: Emergent Themes and Unanswered Education Policy and Leadership, Annette Caldwell Knox) First 11:00-12:15 Questions Simmons School of Education and Human Amendment (split) An update on developments concerning the Internet Development, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Hampton VII and free speech in public schools will highlight TX emerging themes and make recommendations for practice. G6-1 School Resource Officers: Legal and Practice • Paula Chan, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Cleveland Amy Dagley K-12 – Friday Considerations State University, Cleveland, OH Educational 11:00-12:15 This case law review will share findings on student [Jennifer Counts, M.A.: Doctoral Candidate, Clemson Policy and (split) discipline and school resource officers. Authors University, SC] Admin Hampton VIII will discuss findings related to schools’ liability, and [Antonis Katsiyannis, Alumni Distinguished Professor recommendations for practice. of Special Educ., College of Education, Clemson University, SC] [Joe Ryan, Ph.D.: Distinguished Professor of Special Education, College of Education, Clemson University] G6-2 Challenges to School Policing Update 2019 • Jennifer A. Sughrue, Ph.D.: Professor, Educational (Amy Dagley) K-12 – Friday The panel will provide an update on the case law Leadership, Technology, & Research, Florida Gulf Fourth 11:00-12:15 that involves SROs and its implications for school Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL Amendment (split) leaders and those who advise them. • M. David Alexander, Ed.D.: Professor, Department Hampton VIII of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Lunch on Your Own Friday | 12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Past Presidents Lunch Friday | 12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Location: James Room, 4th Floor
Located right by the conference hotel, the Waterside complex in Norfolk offers restaurants and entertainment opportunities to satisfy everyone’s taste.
Education Law Association Friday, November 15 – 21
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme H1 Looking at the Wall: The Perspective of a Border • Toni Faddis, Ed.D.: Principal, Chula Vista Stewart Mayers Both – Friday Community School Principal Elementary School District, Chula Vista, CA Educational 1:45-2:45 This session describes how the education of Policy and Hampton I documented and undocumented students in one Admin school community near the US/Mexico International Border is impacted by federal, state, and local laws and policies. H2 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the • Neal H. Hutchens, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor and Gillian Foss HE – Friday “Limited Public” Forum Chair, Department of Higher Education, University of Higher 1:45-2:45 This presentation considers inconsistent judicial Mississippi, Oxford, MS Education, Hampton II classification and interpretation of forum type and Law, Policy standards to public college students’ speech. Issues
H3 Private Battles: Mental Health and an Analysis of • Emma Kazaryan, J.D.: Attorney, Helsell Fetterman Tom Hutton Both – Friday Private Schools’ Unique Legal Responsibilities LLP, Seattle, WA Specialized 1:45-2:45 An exploration of mental health in private schools, • Karen A. Kalzer, J.D.: Partner, Helsell Fetterman, Topics Hampton III including private schools’ responsibilities under Seattle, WA the Americans with Disabilities Act and expanding public accommodation law.
H4 The Shifting Legal Balance between Public School • Jennifer Rippner, Ph.D., J.D.: Visiting Lecturer of Ramonda Kindle K-12 – Friday Employees’ Right to the Free Exercise of Religion Education Law, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN First 1:45-2:45 and the Establishment Clause • Kelly Sherrill Linkous, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Amendment Hampton VI This presentation will examine the balance between Professor, Educational Leadership and educators’ free exercise of religion rights and public Administration, The George Washington University, schools’ adherence to the Establishment Clause. Alexandria, VA
H5 When the Bully at School Isn’t One of the Kids: • Rick Geisel, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Kevin McKenna K-12 – Friday Legal and Policy Implications Leadership & Counseling Department, Grand Valley Specialized 1:45-2:45 This presentation will focus on the issue of adult State University, Grand Rapids, MI Topics Hampton VII bullying and harassment in K-12 settings, including • Dan Martin, J.D.: Attorney, Thrun Law Firm, Grand an examination of research, law, policy, and Rapids, MI practical insights from the field.
I1-1 Reviving the Debate: The Constitutionality of • David Hoa K. Nguyen, J.D., LL.M. Adv., Ph.D.: Craig Wood K-12 – Friday Granting Academic Credit for Religious Instruction Assistant Professor of Urban Education Leadership & First 3:00-4:15 in Public Schools Policy & Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University- Amendment (split) Legislation has been passed to infuse religion Purdue University Indianapolis, IN [Jeremy F. Price, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Hampton I into public schools. One method is not new but has seldom been contested. Is the granting of Technology, Innovation, and Pedagogy in Urban academic credit for release time religious instruction Education, Indiana University-Purdue University constitutional? Social science research may shed Indianapolis, IN] light. I1-2 Educational Gerrymandering: Money, Motives, and • Derek Black, J.D.: Professor of Law, University of (Craig Wood) K-12 – Friday Constitutional Rights South Carolina, Columbia, SC School 3:00-4:15 School funding manipulations violate federal Finance (split) equal protection and state constitutional rights Hampton I to education. Reframing school funding failures as gerrymandering can create a federal check on educational inequality and reinvigorate state constitutional rights to education I2-1 Bias Incidents and Institutional Response in Higher • Patrick D. Pauken, J.D., Ph.D.; Professor Spencer Weiler HE – Friday Education: Implications for Law and Policy and School Director, Educational Foundations, Higher 3:00-4:15 This presentation will explore First Amendment law Leadership & Policy, Bowling Green State University, Education, (split) relating to the response to bias incidents in higher Bowling Green, OH Law, Policy • Ramonda Kindle, M.A.: Doctoral Candidate and Issues Hampton II education and offer recommendations to attorneys, professors, and practitioners. Graduate Assistant, Higher Education Administration, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH; • Philip T.K. Daniel, J.D., Ed.D.: William and Marie Flesher Professor of Educational Administration, Emeritus, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Education Law Association 22 – Friday, November 15
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Presider Theme I2-2 Are Institutional Sex- and Gender-Based Financial • Sarah Kern, J.D.: Ph.D. Candidate, Education (Spencer Weiler) HE – Friday Aid Awards at Risk? Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University, Higher 3:00-4:15 Are sex- and gender-based institutional financial University Park, PA Education, (split) awards in higher education in danger? This program [Raphael E. Alvarado, J.D.: Ph.D. Candidate, Law, Policy Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State Issues Hampton II will discuss recent legal challenges and implications for those working in higher education. University, University Park, PA] [Vanessa Miller: Joint J.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA] I3-1 Recent Developments in Harassment Law: Cases • Allison Fetter-Harrott, J.D., Ph.D.: Williams Chair in John Borkowski Both – Friday Across Difference Law & Public Service, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Equal 3:00-4:15 From federal enforcement to court cases, this panel • Emily Richardson, J.D., Ph.D. (ABD): Senior Protection, (split) will discuss recent developments in law prohibiting Director of Assessment and Research, Project Lead Civil Rights, the Way, Indianapolis, IN Due Process Hampton III harassment based on sex, race, national origin, and disability. [Michelle R. Gough, J.D., Ph.D.: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Assessment Officer, Project Lead the Way, Indianapolis, IN] I3-2 Recent Changes at DOJ and OCR Affecting John W. Borkowski, J.D.: Partner, Husch Blackwell, (John Borkowski) Both – Friday Education Chicago, IL Equal 3:00-4:15 This session will explore recent changes at the Protection, (split) United States Department of Justice and the United Civil Rights, Due Process Hampton III States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and their impact on educational institutions I4 The Conversation Continues: Update on the First • Jyllian Bradshaw, J.D.: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Christine Kiracofe Both – Friday Amendment Religion Clauses LLP, Dayton, OH First 3:00-4:15 This interactive session provides a lively forum • Edwin Darden, J.D.: Senior Program Officer, Bill and Amendment Hampton VI for an updated discussion on the status of religion Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington, DC under the First Amendment in public education. • Martha McCarthy, Ph.D.: Presidential Professor, Educational Leadership, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA and Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN • Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.: Panzer Chair in Education, School of Education and Health Sciences, and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH • Jennifer Sughrue, Ph.D.: Professor of Educational Leadership, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL • William E. Thro, J.D., General Counsel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY I5 Hot Topics in K-12 Education Law • Suzanne Eckes, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Suzanne Eckes K-12 – Friday This panel will review cases and legal dilemmas Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University, Specialized 3:00-4:15 that have been issues in public schools within the Bloomington, IN Topics Hampton VII last year. The interactive panel will have important • Toni Faddis, Ed.D.: Principal, Chula Vista implications for school administrators, attorneys, Elementary School District, Chula Vista, CA professors, and policy makers. • Nicole Faehner: Doctoral Student, Interim Principal, Seneca Middle School, Macomb, MI • Jacqueline Stefkovich, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor, Penn State University, State College, PA • Regina Umpstead, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor of Educational Leadership, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Committee Meetings Friday | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Locations: See posted schedule of committees and locations
Congratulations to friend and colleague Neal Hutchens on the Good luck to first-time presenter, Gillian Foss! I believe ELA publication of the new edition of The Law of Higher Education! will be seeing GREAT things from you long into the future! – KB Melear – Joy Blanchard
Education Law Association Saturday, November 16 – 23 Conference Schedule for Saturday, November 16
BYU Journal of Education and Law Meeting Saturday | 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Location: Hampton VII Board of Editors and authors’ information meeting for this new peer-reviewed journal. Moderated by Scott Ferrin.
Roundtables On the morning of Saturday, November 10 there will be TWO roundtable discussions at each table within the time period, each presentation having 30 minutes. There will be a sign on each table holding a session with the title of each session. Tables may be moved together as needed, to accommodate the attendees. After a quick introduction from the podium, the first session will begin. At the expiration of the first 30 minutes, for which there will be a 5-minute warning from the podium, the attendees will have 5 minutes to change tables for their choice of the next topic.
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Theme
Roundtable 1 Using a Mock Trial to Connect Law, Policy, and Leadership Barbara Hickman, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday This presentation discusses mock trials as a powerful tool to Leadership Dept., University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Educational 9:15-10:25 am connect law, policy and leadership, bringing real-life examples Policy & Hampton IV-V to abstract legal concepts. Admin. Roundtable 2 Teaching Education Law in Uncertain Times – Looking Through Beth Godett, Ed.D., J.D.: Adjunct Professor of School Law, HE – Saturday a Different Lens Rider University and Arcadia University; Consultant Higher 9:15-10:25 am This roundtable will foster dialogue about how changing Education, Hampton IV-V assumptions about legal protections may require different Law, Policy approaches to the teaching of education law. Issues Roundtable 3 Educator Sexual Misconduct in Texas: Research, Instruction, Catherine Robert, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday and Prevention Leadership and Policy Studies, The University of Texas at Educational 9:15-10:25 am This project continues construction of a 20-year database Arlington, TX; Alejandra Gonzalez Mejia, Ph.D.: Research Policy and Hampton IV-V of Texas educators who have engaged in educator sexual Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, The Admin. misconduct by adding employment and certification data. University of Texas at San Antonio, TX; [David P. Thompson, Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX] Roundtable 4 Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Review of Definitions in the Catherine Robert, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday United States Leadership and Policy Studies, The University of Texas at Educational 9:15-10:25 am This exploratory analysis reviews definitions of ESM throughout Arlington, TX; Alejandra Gonzalez Mejia, Ph.D.: Research Policy and Hampton IV-V the United States and provides suggestions for further Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, The Admin. development of a common definition of ESM. University of Texas at San Antonio, TX; [David P. Thompson, Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio] Roundtable 5 Hate It or Love It: Anonymity, Social Media, and Free Speech J. Queen McGrew, M.Ed.: J.D. Candidate, Duke Law School, HE – Saturday on College Campuses Ph.D. Student, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA First 9:15-10:25 am The debate between free speech and hate speech becomes Amendment Hampton IV-V more complex, particularly on college campuses, due to anonymous communication available via social media. Roundtable 6 What Should Rural Leaders Know about School Law? Jeanne L. Surface, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, University of K-12 – Saturday This session will involve a discussion about what rural leaders Nebraska-Omaha, NE Specialized 9:15-10:25 am must know about school law, despite a typical lack of instruction Topics Hampton IV-V focusing on this group at the college level. Roundtable 7 An International Comparison of Special Education Laws and Julie A. Sears, M.Ed.: Ph.D. Candidate, University of K-12 – Saturday Practices Tennessee, Knoxville, and Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Special 9:15-10:25 am A five-country comparison of laws and practices concerning Coordinator, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Education Hampton IV-V special education and inclusive practices which allow children TN with disabilities into the general education settings. Roundtable 8 School Walkouts and Student Activism in the Digital Age: A Elisabeth Krimbill, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday Multifaceted Challenge and Tremendous Opportunity Leadership Program, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Educational 9:15-10:25 am Technology has supercharged the modern student to organize TX; Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, College of Policy and Hampton IV-V and engage in activism, including walkouts, sit-ins, petitions, Education & Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Admin. and other forms of civic engagement. Fayetteville, AR; Watt Lesley Black, Jr., Ph.D.: Clinical Professor, Educational Policy and Law Program. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX Roundtable 9 Checking Out: Book Challenges and Pico in the 21st Century Pamela C. Callahan, M.P.P., M.S.: Graduate Student, K-12 – Saturday This study focuses on the intersection of the Pico decision and University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Joel Miller: First 9:15-10:25 am school-level actions guiding recent book challenges for four of Graduate Student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Amendment Hampton IV-V the most challenged children’s books.
Education Law Association 24 – Saturday, November 16
Session Presentation Presenter(s) Theme
Roundtable 10 Educating Pre-Service Teachers about the Speech Rights of Pamela C. Callahan, M.P.P., M.S.: Graduate Student, K-12 – Saturday Public School Teachers University of Maryland, College Park, MD First 9:15-10:25 am Using document analysis, observations, and interview data, Amendment Hampton IV-V this study investigates the ways teacher educators expose pre-service teachers to the speech protections offered to public school teachers. Roundtable 11 Disciplinary Exclusion and Special Education: Are Students Sarah Hurwitz, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Special Education, K-12 – Saturday with Disabilities Receiving the Protections to Which They Are Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Special 9:15-10:25 am Entitled? Education Hampton IV-V Students with disabilities are disciplined at disproportionately high rates. We find that placement in special education reduces the odds of being suspended, suggesting disciplinary protection. Roundtable 12 Empirically Modeling Ohio’s School Finance Adequacy Law Scott R. Sweetland, M.B.A., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday Adequate School funding was required by DeRolph v. State. Administration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH School 9:15-10:25 am This research reviews alternative measurements of adequacy Finance Hampton IV-V and estimates the price of remediation associated with each. Roundtable 13 Legal Aspects of Administration: Practical Approaches and Thomas Hughes, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educational K-12 – Saturday Benefits of Applied Instruction Leadership Department, Northern Arizona University, Educational 9:15-10:25 am Focusing upon the practical benefits of applied instruction, this Flagstaff, AZ; Ann Blankenship Knox, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Policy and Hampton IV-V session explores different perspectives, activities and lenses Professor, Department of Leadership and Higher Education, Admin. through which legal aspects of administration can be taught. University of Redlands, Redlands, CA; Toni Faddis, Ed.D.: Mentory Principal, Chula Vista Elementary School District and Instructor, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Roundtable 14 Does the Establishment Clause Still Matter: Is Everything a Wayne D. Haglund, J.D.: Attorney at Law, Haglund Law Firm, Both – Saturday Religious Right? P.C., Lufkin, TX First 9:15-10:25 am Exploring the role of religion today in American public life, as Amendment Hampton IV-V well as university, college and public school settings. Roundtable 15 Teaching Law in Different Spaces Kathleen Conn, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.: Of Counsel, King, Spry, HE – Saturday This session will share syllabi for two courses dealing with the Freund & Faul, LLC, Bethlehem, PA Law, Policy 9:15-10:25 am law as applied in non-traditional college and graduate school Issues Hampton IV-V departments, Public Health and Women’s Studies. Roundtable 16 Crowds, Crisis, Campus Speech: Reviewing Student Protest Gillian P. Foss, M.A.: Graduate Assistant, School of HE – Saturday Litigation Amid Current Public Discourse Education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA First 9:15-10:25 am This session will explore legal tensions between student protest Amendment Hampton IV-V jurisprudence and recent federal and state legislation efforts intending to further protect free speech on campus. Roundtable 17 The Poverty Talent Trap: Legal Complexities of Appropriate Deryck J. Ramey, M.A.: Ed.D. Student, Educational K-12 – Saturday Low-Income Gifted Education Leadership, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Educational 9:15-10:45 am This roundtable presentation will analyze how school districts Policy and Hampton IV-V are not meeting the needs of low-income students with Admin. advanced potential. Roundtable 18 Litigation on Accommodating P-12 Teachers with Disabilities Paula Chan, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Special Education, K-12 – Saturday This case law review will share findings on accommodating Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH; [Alexandria Equal 9:15-10:25 am educators with disabilities in the P-12 classroom setting. Hakala: Masters Student, Cleveland State University; Jennifer Protection, Hampton IV-V We will discuss the ADA and its implication for employment Counts, M.A.: Doctoral Candidate, Clemson University, SC; Civil Rights, environments. Antonis Katsiyannis, Professor of Special Education, College Due Process of Education, Clemson University, SC]
Feature Session J (Brunch), End of Conference Saturday | 10:45 - 12:15 Location: Hampton IV-V Ballroom
Mark Walsh, Contributing writer to Education Week and author of The School Law Blog, Washington, D.C., will provide his annual Supreme Court Update, an overview of recent and upcoming cases, as well as other important legal issues and national trends, and their impact on education. This informative, timely and entertaining presentation is one of the highlights of the annual conference each year. Following the presentation, moderated by outgoing ELA Vice President Wayne Haglund, 2020 President Susan Bon will officially conclude the main conference with a few remarks.
Be sure to turn in your evaluation forms and CLE passports (and recycle your name badge holders) at the registration desk before you leave. See you next year in Orlando!
Education Law Association 2019 ELA Annual Conference – 25 History of Education Law Association and the Annual Conference
In keeping with tradition, the Education Law Association (ELA) continues to abide by the original mission, all the while staying current in education law. The Education Law Association annual conference, first held at the University of Chicago in 1955, has always been steeped in tradition. Over the NOLPE/ELA years, the conference evolved into a three-day event, hosting more than fifty con- current general topic sessions, three general sessions, and several optional pre-conference The founder of ELA, Madaline Kinter Remmlein, was a mem- events. More recently, under the direction ber of the staff of the National Education Association. She and her of Executive Director Cate Smith, poster colleagues were interested in forming an organization to have a and roundtable sessions were also added to channel for exchanging information and ideas. the schedule. The origin of the Education Law Association can be traced to Enjoy your time at the 2019 Annual February 1954, after a roundtable discussion on school law during Conference—our 65th anniversary—as an AERA and AASA conference. Ed Bolmeier then influenced the the stage is set for a new decade and new CPEA to produce a conference on school law issues at Duke Uni- horizons for this distinguished association. versity in June 1954 and, after informal parliamentary procedure, the foundation of NOLPE was created. 2020 ELA Annual Conference In the meantime Lee Garber, the second editor of The Yearbook Nov. 4-7, 2020 – Hilton Buena Vista Palace, Orlando, Florida of School Law (now The Yearbook of Education Law) had started his own school law newsletter, which was discontinued after the forma- 2021 ELA Annual Conference tion of NOLPE. There was some discussion about NOLPE being Sheraton Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas sponsored by or a sub-organization of the NEA or the ABA, but the decision was made to be independent of, and therefore a combina- tion of, educational and legal organizations with its own identity. The National Organization on Legal Problems in Education (NOLPE) started with fifty-seven members from fifteen states and the District of Columbia. By August of 1954, NOLPE had grown to 205 members from 40 states. By January 1955, NOLPE had its first constitution and first officers, including Madaline Remmlein as President, Lee Garber as Secretary-Treasurer, and Ed Bolmeier as one of four Executive Committee members. In 1966, the first ten years of NOLPE was celebrated with a publication documenting details of ELA’s fist decade in existence. NOLPE has undergone many changes since 1966, including Since the summer of 2013, ELA headquarters has been at a name change in 1996 to Education Law Association and a move the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State of the headquarters from Topeka, Kansas to Dayton, Ohio in 1997 University in Ohio. and to Cleveland, Ohio in 2013 (with a 2017 move to a new suite). T.K. Daniel’s 2004 presidential term marked the fiftieth anniversary year for the association. He provided poignant thoughts on the mission and action of ELA: The mission of ELA is to bring together educational and legal schol- ars and practitioners to inform and advance educational policy and practice through knowledge of the NOLPE and ELA Executive Directors law. ELA communicates this message through conferences and publications. 1954-56...... Lee O. Garber ELA has the responsibility to inform 1957-61...... Roger M. Shaw and advance education policy and 1962-82...... Marion A. McGhehey work toward constructive change 1983-90...... Thomas N. Jones and educational improvement so as to 1990-91...... Stephen B. Thomas (Interim) positively affect the lives of students, 1991-94...... Floyd G. Delon faculty, and administrators in the 1995-99...... Robert M. Wagner educational enterprise. 2000-2009...... Mandy Schrank 2009-2019...... Cate K. Smith
Education Law Association 26 – 2019 ELA Annual Conference ELA Presidents 1955-2019 Previous ELA Award Recipients Titles reflect the positions held at the time of the presidents’ terms. M.A. McGhehey Award (Outstanding Service to ELA) 1955-56 Madaline Kinter Remmlein, National Education Association 1957 Eugene S. Lawler, Florida State University 1984 Reynolds C. Seitz 2001 Clifford P. Hooker 1958-59 Reynolds C. Seitz, Marquette University 1985 Roger M. Shaw 2002 Charles J. Russo 1960 Edward C. Bolmeier, Duke University 1986 E. Edmund Reutter, Jr. 2003 Jeffrey J. Horner 1961 Marion A. McGhehey, U.S. Office of Education 1987 Irving C. Evers 2004 Ralph D. Mawdsley 1962 Walter L. Hetzel, Ames, Iowa, Schools 1988 M. Chester Nolte 2005 Richard J. Dickinson 1963 Marlin M. Volz, University of Louisville 1989 Walter L. Hetzel 2006 Philip T.K. Daniel 1964 Lloyd E. McCann, University of Arizona 1990 Stephen B. Thomas 2007 M. David Alexander 1965 Lee O. Garber, University of Pennsylvania 1991 Kelly Frels 2008 Allan G. Osborne, Jr. 1966 Henry E. Butler, Jr., University of Rochester 1992 Martha M. McCarthy 2009 R. Craig Wood 1967 E. Edmund Reutter, Jr., Columbia University 1993 Martha L. Ware 2010 Terrence Leas 1968 Martha L. Ware, National Education Association 1994 Floyd G. Delon 2011 David M. Schimmel 1969 Joseph E. Bryson, University of North Carolina 1995 August W. Steinhilber 2013 P. Tyson Bennett 1970 John Philip Linn, University of Denver 1996 Joseph C. Beckham 2014 W. Richard Fossey 1971 Manny S. Brown, Attorney at Law, Racine, WI 1997 Nelda Cambron-McCabe 2015 Susan G. Clark 1972 Thomas A. Shannon, Deputy Supt. and School Attorney 1998 John Lewis 2016 Lois F. Berlin 1973 Roger M. Shaw, Kent State University 1999 D. Parker Young 2017 William E. Thro 1974 Robert E. Phay, University of North Carolina 2000 Perry Zirkel 2018 Patrick D. Pauken 1975 M. Chester Nolte, University of Denver 1976 Irving C. Evers, Attorney, Hackensack, NJ Joseph C. Beckham Dissertation of the Year Award 1977 August W. Steinhilber, National School Boards Association 1978 Philip K. Piele, University of Oregon 1987 Rosette Liberman 2003 Richard Elliott Day 1979 Kelly Frels, Bracewell & Patterson, LLP 1990 Terrence Leas 2004 Judith Risch 1980 Burton R. Shifman, Shifman & Goodman, PC 1991 Jill Jones White 2005 John LaNear 1981 Floyd G. Delon, University of Missouri 1992 Anne Browning Masters 2006 Rodney Marty 1982 William F. Paton, Oconomowoc Public Schools 1993 James Thomason Jeffers 2007 Laurence B. Alexander 1983 Ralph D. Stern, Whitmore & Kay 1994 Julie Fisher Mead 2008 Howard J. Eberwein, III 1984 Dale Gaddy, National School Board Association 1996 Patricia Todd Bausch 2009 Scott R. Bauries 1985 Martha M. McCarthy, Indiana University-Bloomington 1997 Susan Clark 2011 Janet R. Decker 1986 John F. Lewis, Squire Sanders & Dempsey 1998 Douglas R. Pearson 2012 Erica Salkin 1999 Cheri C. Magill 2013 Robert Fitzgerald 1987 D. Parker Young, University of Georgia 2000 Theresa B. Harrison 2014 Michelle Gough McKeown 1988 William C. Bednar, Jr., Eskew, Muir & Bednar 2001 Kerry Brian Melear 2015 Maria Lewis 1989 Marvyn D. Jaffe, Staples High School 2002 Watt Lesley Black, Jr. 2016 Marilyn S. Anglade 1990 Stephen B. Thomas, Kent State University 1991 Joseph C. Beckham, Florida State University 1992 James C. Ullman, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished 1993 Steve W. Batson, West Virginia State College Scholarship in Education Law 1994 Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Miami University of Ohio 2007 Goodwin Liu 2014 Michael Olivas 1995 Ivan Gluckman, National Association of Secondary School Principals 2008 James E. Ryan 2015 Derek W. Black 1996 Perry A. Zirkel, Lehigh University 2009 Benjamin M. Superfine 2016 Kimberly Robinson, Perry 1997 Richard Dickinson, Ohio School Boards Association 2010 Kristi L. Bowman Zirkel 1998 Jeffrey J. Horner, Bracewell & Patterson, LLP 2011 Martha L. Minow 2017 Karen M. Tani 1999 Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton 2012 Eloise Pasachoff 2018 Barbara Fedders 2000 Terrence Leas, Valley Community College 2013 Anne Newman 2001 Ralph D. Mawdsley, Cleveland State University 2002 R. Craig Wood, McGuireWoods LLP 2003 Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Snug Harbor Community School George Jay Joseph Education Law Writing Award 2004 Philip T.K. Daniel, Ohio State University 2008 Kimberly Gee 2014 Tyler Brewer 2005 P. Tyson Bennett, Reese & Carney, LLP 2009 Lauren S. Foley 2015 Cerin Lindgrensavage 2006 Lois F. Berlin, Falls Church City Public Schools 2010 Caitlin M. Cullitan 2016 Stephen Worthington 2007 M. David Alexander, Virginia Tech 2011 Dylan P. Grady 2017 Daisha L. Hodges 2008 Christopher P. Borreca, Bracewell & Patterson, LLP 2012 Calanthe A. Cope-Kasten 2018 Sarah Loy 2009 Kathleen Crume, Academy School District 2013 Matthew Saleh 2010 Brad Colwell, Bowling Green State University 2011 Edwin C. Darden, Appleseed 2012 Susan G. Clark, University of Akron August W. Steinhilber Award for Best Legal Brief 2013 William E. Thro, University of Kentucky 2015 Kevin M. McKenna 2014 Kenneth E. Lane, Southeastern Louisiana University 2017 Husch Blackwell LLP 2015 Patrick D. Pauken, Bowling Green State University 2018 Michelle Cooper, Karen Glasser Sharp, Sara Bevins, Curtis T. Hill, 2016 R. Craig Wood, University of Florida Jr., Thomas M. Fisher, Lara Klangeneckert, Julia C. Payne 2017 Lynn Rossi Scott, Brackett & Ellis, PC 2018 Suzanne E. Eckes, Indiana University-Bloomington 2019 Wayne D. Haglund, Haglund Law Firm
Education Law Association Presenters and Presiders – 27 Index of Presenters and Presiders
Last Name Name/Affiliation Presenter Presider Page(s) Ahranjani Maryam Ahranjani, J.D., LLM: Associate Professor and Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason D6-2 17 Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, NM Alexander M. David Alexander, Ed.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program, G6-2 20 Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Arndt Katrina Arndt, Ph.D.: Professor, Inclusive Education, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY C4 8 Ballard Traci NW Ballard, Ph.D.: Associate Director of Professional Development & Leadership C5 8 Academy, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, OK Bateman David F. Bateman, Ph.D.: Professor of Educational Leadership and Special Education, G3-1 19 Shippensburg University, Carlisle, PA Berlin Lois F. Berlin, Ed.D.: Berlin Consulting LLC: Superintendent (Retired), Falls Church City E1 17 Public Schools, Falls Church, VA Black, D. Derek Black, J.D.: Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC I1-2 21 Black, W.L. Watt Lesley Black, Jr., Ph.D.: Clinical Professor, Education Policy and Leadership, Annette G5-2, RT8 20, 23 Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Blankenship Knox Ann E. Blankenship Knox, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Leadership and Higher G5-1, RT13 G5 20, 24 Education, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA Bloomfield David Bloomfield: Brooklyn College - CUNY Grad Center, Brooklyn, NY D3 15 Borkowski John W. Borkowski, J.D.: Partner, Husch Blackwell, Chicago, IL I3-2 E2, I3 17, 22
Bradshaw Jyllian Bradshaw, J.D.: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Dayton, OH I4 22 Brady Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Arkansas, PC, C5, RT8 5, 8, 23 Fayetteville, AR Busch Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, Ph.D.: Professor, Co-Director of the Center for American Studies, PC 6 Director of American Studies, Christopher Newport University Byers Ayanna Byers, M.A.: Residence Life Coordinator, California State University East Bay, Poster 18 Hayward, CA Cafferky John F. Cafferky: Blankingship & Keith, PC, Fairfax, VA PC 5
Callahan Pamela C. Callahan, M.P.P., M.S.: Graduate Student, University of Maryland, College Park, RT9, RT10 23, 24 MD Chan Paula Chan, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH G6-1, RT18 20, 24
Colwell Brad Colwell, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Southern Illinois University System, Carbondale, IL E1 17
Conn Kathleen Conn,, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.: Of Counsel, King, Spry, Freund & Faul, LLC, Bethlehem, E2, RT17 17, 24 PA Cornelius Luke M. Cornelius, Ph.D., J.D..: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, University of B4-1 7 North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Dagley Amy L. Dagley, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Educ. Leadership Program, University of Alabama PC, B2-2 G6 6, 7, 20 at Birmingham, AL Daniel Philip T.K. Daniel, J.D., Ed.D.: William and Marie Flesher Professor of Educational I2-1 21 Administration Emeritus, Adjunct Professor of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Darden Edwin Darden, J.D.: Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington, I4 22 DC Dayton John Dayton, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor of Education Law, Adjunct Professor of Higher B5 B5 8 Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Decker Janet R. Decker, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies B3-1 B3, C2 7, 8 Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Dieterich Cynthia A. Dieterich, Ph.D.: Professor, Special Education, Baldwin-Wallace University, Berea, B3-2 7 OH Dragotta Sarah B. Dragotta, J.D.: Associate, McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA D1-2 15 Driscoll Lisa G. Driscoll, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educational and Leadership Policy Studies, The C1 8 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Education Law Association 28 – Presenters and Presiders Index of Presenters and Presiders
Last Name Name/Affiliation Presenter Presider Page(s) Driver Justin Driver, J.D., M.S., M.A.: Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT F 19 Dryden Joe Dryden, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Undergraduate Education Department, Texas D1-1 15 Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX Dugger Dara J. Dugger, M.Ed, Director Office of Student Management and Alternative Programs PC 5 (OSMAP), Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia Durrance Jacob Durrance, M.Ed.: Ed.D. Student, Educational Leadership, Florida Southern College, E6 17 Lakeland, FL Eckes Suzanne E. Eckes, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dept., PC, I5 I5 5, 22 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Engel Joshua A. Engel, J.D.: Managing Partner, Engel & Martin, LLC, Mason, OH E4 17 Faddis Toni Faddis, Ed.D.: Principal, Chula Vista Elementary School District, Chula Vista, CA H1, I5, RT13 21, 22, 24 Faehner Nicole Faehner: Doctoral Student, Interim Principal, Seneca Middle School, Macomb, MI I5 22 Ferrin Scott E. Ferrin, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership and Law School, Brigham E6, Saturday 17, 23 Young University, Provo, UT BYU Journal Fetter-Harrott Allison Fetter-Harrott, J.D., Ph.D.: Williams Chair in Law and Public Service, Franklin I3-1 22 College, Franklin, IN Fonseca Laura Fonseca, M.A.: Director, Career Services Office, Maurer School of Law, Indiana D2-2 15 University, Bloomington, IN Foss Gillian P. Foss, M.A.: Graduate Assistant, School of Education, Louisiana State University, RT16 H2 21, 24 Baton Rouge, LA Fox Maureen Fox, M.S., J.D.: College of Education, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT PC 5 Frels Kelly Frels, J.D.: Of Counsel, Bracewell LLP, Houston, TX A 7 Geier Brett A. Geier, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Research and G5-1 20 Technology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Geisel Rick Geisel, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership & Counseling Department, Grand H5 21 Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI Gibbs Aimee Gibbs, J.D.: Dickinson Wright, Ann Arbor, MI B4-2 7 Godett Beth K. Godett, Ed.D., J.D.: Adjunct Professor of School Law, Arcadia University and Rider RT2 C4 8 University; Consultant Green Preston C. Green III, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor of Educational Leadership and Law, University of B1 7 Connecticut, Storrs, CT Haglund Wayne D. Haglund, P.C.: Attorney, Haglund Law Firm, Lufkin, TX G1-1, RT14 D1 15, 19, 24 Hartmeister Fred Hartmeister, J.D., Ed.D.: Retired, Fort Collins, CO; formerly Professor, Department A 7 Chair, Associate Dean and Dean at Texas Tech University Harvey Thomas W. Harvey, Ed.D.: Field Supervisor, Department of Educational Leadership, Lamar D2-1 15 University, Beaumont, TX Hawkins Jasmine Hawkins, M.A.: Doctoral Student, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Indiana Poster 18 University, Bloomington, IN Hickman Barbara Hickman, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Dept., University of RT1 23 Wyoming, Laramie, WY Holben Diane M. Holben, Ed.D: Assistant Professor, Prof. & Secondary Education, E. Stroudsburg D6-1 17 University, E. Stroudsburg, PA Hughes Thomas Hughes, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Department, Northern RT13 24 Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Hunter Barbara Hunter, President/CEO, Hunter Communications LLC PC 5 Hurwitz Sarah Hurwitz, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Special Education, Indiana University, RT11 24 Bloomington, IN
Hutchens Neal H. Hutchens, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor and Chair, Department of Higher Education, H2 21 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Education Law Association Presenters and Presiders – 29 Index of Presenters and Presiders
Last Name Name/Affiliation Presenter Presider Page(s) Hutton Thomas E.M. Hutton, J.D.: Interim Executive Director of ELA; Education Adjuncts, Honolulu, H3 21 HI Johnson Miranda B. Johnson, J.D., M.P.A.: Clinical Professor and Director, Education Law and Policy E5 17 Institute, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL Kalzer Karen A. Kalzer, J.D.: Partner, Helsell Fetterman, Seattle, WA H3 21 Kazaryan Emma Kazaryan, J.D.: Attorney, Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle, WA H3 21 Kern Sarah Kern, J.D.: Ph.D. Candidate, Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University, I2-2 22 University Park, PA Kindle Ramonda Kindle, M.A.: Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Assistant, Higher Education I2-1 H4 21 Administration, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Kiracofe Christine Kiracofe, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Leadership & Policy Studies, Purdue C1 B2, C1, I4 7, 8, 22 University, West Lafayette, IN Klupinski Stephanie Klupinski, J.D., M.P.P.: Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, Columbus, OH B1 7 Krimbill Elisabeth Krimbill, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Edeucator and Leadership Preparation PC, D1-1, 5, 15, 18 Department, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX Poster Lannetti Kamala Lannetti, Esq.: Deputy City Attorney, Public Education, City of Virginia Beach. VA PC 5 Letzring Timothy D. Letzring, J.D., Ed.D., Dean, College of Education and Human Services, Professor C3 8 of Higher Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX Lewis Maria M. Lewis, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Education Policy Studies, The Pennsylvania B3-1 7 State University, State College, PA Linder Ilana Linder, J.D., M.S.Ed.: Manley Burke, LPA, Cincinnati, OH C2 8 Long Joseph W. Long, Ph.D.: Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Butler Poster 18 University, Indianapolis, IN Lugg Elizabeth T. Lugg, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Educational E3 E3 17 Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Marsico Richard Marsico, J.D.: Professor of Law and Director, Impact Center for Public Interest Law, D3-1 15 New York Law School, NY Martin Dan Martin, J.D.: Attorney, Thrun Law Firm, Grand Rapids, MI H5 21 Mayers R. Stewart Mayers, Ed.D.: Professor/Chair, Department of Educational Instruction and D2-1 H1 15, 21 Leadership, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK Mays Allison Mays, J.D., Ph.D.: Senior Human Resource Director, Tuscaloosa County School PC 6 System, AL McCarthy Martha M. McCarthy, Ph.D.: Presidential Professor, Educational Leadership, Loyola Mary- A, I4 7, 22 mount University., Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN McGrew J. Queen McGrew, M.Ed.: J.D. Candidate, Duke Law School; Ph.D. Student, Boston College, RT6 23 Chestnut Hill, MA McKenna Kevin M. McKenna, J.D.: McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA B1 B1, H5 7, 21 Mead Julie F. Mead, Ph.D.: Associate Dean & Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI G3 19 Mejia Alejandra Gonzalez Mejia, Ph.D.: Research Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy RT3, RT4 23 Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX Melear Kerry Brian Melear, Ph.D.: Professor of Higher Education & Affiliate Faculty, School of Law, G2-2 C3 8, 19 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Mercurio Edina Mercurio: M.Ed. Student, Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, Tampa, E6 17 FL Meredith Bruce Meredith, J.D.: Former General Counsel, Wisconsin Education Association Council D4-2 15 (WEAC-NEA) Miller Joel Miller, Graduate Student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD RT10 24 Muñiz Raquel Muñiz, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Lynch School of Education and Human B2-1 7 Development, Boston College, MA Munnelly James J. Munnelly, J.D.: Associate, McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA D1-2 15
Education Law Association 30 – Presenters and Presiders Index of Presenters and Presiders
Last Name Name/Affiliation Presenter Presider Page(s) Nguyen David Hoa K. Nguyen, J.D., LL.M. Adv., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Urban Education I1-1 21 Leadership & Policy & Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN Noel William T. Noel Sr., Director Office of Student Support and Disciplinary Review, Henrico PC 5 County Public Schools, Virginia Oltman Gretchen Oltman, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, G2-1 D2 15, 19 Creighton University, Omaha, N O’Meally Edmund O’Meally, J.D.: Pessin Katz Law, P.A., Towson, MD PC 5
Osborne Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Ed.D.: Principal (Retired), Quincy Public Schools, Quincy, MA A, E1 7, 17 Paige Mark Paige, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA D4-2 D4 15 Pauken Patrick D. Pauken, J.D., Ph.D.; Professor and School Director, Educational Foundations, I2-1 21 Leadership & Policy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Payne Kimberly S. Payne, J.D.: Educator, Fauquier County Public Schools, Warrenton, VA G4-2 20
Puckett Tiffany Puckett, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership, Educational E5 17 Psychology and Foundations, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Qualls Barbara Qualls, Ph.D.: M.Ed.-Leadership/ Advanced Certification Programs, Stephen F. G1-1 E4 17, 19 Austin State University, Nacagdoches, TX Ramey Deryck J. Ramey, M.A.: Ed.D. Student, Educational Leadership, Indiana University, RT18 24 Bloomington, IN Richardson Emily Richardson, J.D., Ph.D.: Senior Director of Assessment and Research, Project Lead I3-1 22 the Way, Indianapolis, IN Rippner Jennifer Rippner, Ph.D., J.D.: Visiting Lecturer of Education Law, Indiana University, G4-2, H4 20, 21 Bloomington, IN Robert Catherine Robert, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, RT3, RT4 E5 17, 23 The University of Texas at Arlington, TX Robinson Dustin Robinson, M.Ed.: Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Leadership, University of South E6 17 Florida, Tampa, FL Rostetter David Rostetter, Ed.D.: Independent Monitor, U.S. District Court, Chanda S. Consent Decree, C4 8 Los Angeles, CA Roy Kat Roy: M.Ed. Student, Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL E6 17 Rumel John Rumel, J.D.: Professor, University of Idaho Law, Boise, ID D5-2 15 Russo Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.: Panzer Chair in Education, School of Education and Health I4 22 Sciences, and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH Scanlan Dana Scanlan, Superintendent’s Hearing Officer Hearing Office, Fairfax County Public PC 5 Schools, Virginia Sears Julie A. Sears, M.Ed.: Ph.D. Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Vanderbilt RT8 23 Consortium LEND Coordinator, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Seedorf Stephen Seedorf, Ed.D.: Principal, Frontier Academy Secondary, Greeley, CO, Adjunct G4-1 E1, G4 17, 20 Professor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Co Shaw Michael Shaw: Research Analyst, EdChoice, Indianapolis, IN and J.D. candidate, Arizona D3-2 15 State University, Tempe, AZ Sherrill Linkous Kelly Sherrill Linkous, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and G4-2, H4 20, 21 Administration, The George Washington University, Alexandria, VA Snyder Nicole D. Snyder, J.D.: Chair, Special Education Practice, McKenna Snyder LLC, Exton, PA B3-2 7 Stedrak Luke Stedrak, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University, S. Orange, NJ D6 17 Stefkovich Jacqueline Stefkovich, J.D., Ed.D.: Professor, Penn State University, State College, PA I5 C5 8, 22 Stringer Rhiannon Stringer, B.S.: Graduate Student, Department of Politics and Government, Illinois E5 17 State University, Normal, IL Sughrue Jennifer A. Sughrue, Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Leadership, Technology, & Research, G6-2, I4 20, 22 Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL
Education Law Association Presenters and Presiders – 31 Index of Presenters and Presiders
Last Name Name/Affiliation Presenter Presider Page(s) Superfine Benjamin M. Superfine, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor/Department Chair, Department of Educational D4-1 15 Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL Surface Jeanne Surface, Ed.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, G2-1, RT7 19, University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE Sweetland Scott R. Sweetland, M.B.A., Ph.D.: Professor, Educational Administration, The Ohio State RT13 24 University, Columbus, OH Thro William E. Thro, J.D.: General Counsel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY PC, C1, I4 6, 8, 22 Umpstead Regina Umpstead, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor of Educational Leadership, Central Michigan I5 22 University, Mt. Pleasant, MI Vergon Chuck Vergon, J.D.: Professor & Program Director, Youngstown State University, B4-2 7 Youngstown, OH Walker Nathan C. Walker, Ed.D., M.Div.: Executive Director, 1791 Delegates, Philadelphia, PA G2 19 Walsh Mark Walsh: Contributing Writer Education Week, School Law Blog, Washington, DC J 24 Weber Cathleen Weber, Ph.D.: IL EMPOWER, Manager of School Supports, Illinois State Board of E3 17 Education, Springfield, IL Weiler Spencer Weiler, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT PC, B4-1, B4, D5, I2 6, 7, 15, 21, 22 D5-1 Westbrook Philip Westbrook, Ed.D.: Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Washington, DC PC 6 Willis Russell Willis, J.D.: Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Business, University of C3 8 Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Wood R. Craig Wood, Ed.D.: Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL C1 I1 8, 21 Wood R. Craig Wood, J.D.: McGuireWoods LLP, Charlottesville, VA PC 5
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Education Law Association 32 – 2019 ELA Annual Conference CONFERENCE FLOOR PLAN
• Registration, general sessions (Features A, F, and J), and breakout sessions are all on the third floor, the Hampton level. • The ELA office and Jefferson Boardroom (Board meetings) are on the third floor by the Presidential Foyer. • Wednesday evening’s casual Welcome Reception is in The Lounge on the second floor. • Thursday evening’s poster session and Gratitude Reception are in the Marriott Ballroom on the fourth floor. • The Past Presidents’ Luncheon on Friday is in the James Room on the fourth floor. • Saturday morning roundtables are in the Hampton Ballroom, third floor.
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2019 President – Wayne D. Haglund, J.D.
Active membership and participation in Education Law Association opens so many avenues for service, professional growth, and for the creation of lasting friendships with fascinating and learned people who are true leaders in education in this nation. Through the vision, innovation, commitment, and dedication of so many of you, ELA is poised for growth. Those in volunteer roles make generous gifts of time, talent, and expertise to benefit the entire education community. Please join us as we provide publications, webinars, regional seminars, and valuable consultation with our colleagues in education. Active membership in ELA continues to be tremendously rewarding. It has been my honor and privilege to serve you. 2020 President – Susan C. Bon, J.D., Ph.D. I have been a member of the Education Law Association (ELA) for nearly twenty-five years, which is also the number of years that I have been teaching education law across four different higher education institutions. This organization is so much more to me than just a group of individuals who know stuff about law and education.
As a member of ELA, my career has been enhanced because of the impressive colleagues I have met over these many years. These colleagues include education law attorneys, faculty, school administrators, and an array of people from across the professional field of education and law. Not only have I been fortunate to count these individuals as trusted and supportive colleagues, but I also have been blessed to call them my friends.
For some people, ELA was a job, either they were paid or they felt it was something they had to do for work. It means far more than that to me and I continue to be awed by the selfless efforts of ELA members who give of their time and talents to ensure that our organization is thriving, not just surviving. In the coming year, I invite all my ELA colleagues, whether you are new or a long-time member, to join me in the effort to make ELA stronger than ever; we can do this together through our publications, webinars, regional seminars, and rewarding relationships with colleagues across the country and even internationally.
Thank you for supporting the Education Law Association by attending this annual conference, through your membership, your volunteer efforts, your donations, your mentoring, and your recruitment activities