Teaching School Law to

TeachersJune 23, 2009

An ELC EdLawNet Presentation

Produced byCarl Lashley

ForCarlitudinous Productions

Directed byMisti Williams

And Starring

Kurt Lazaroff

Exceptional Children

Julie Pack

Lifestyle Choices

Brad Rice

Supervision of Students

Kris Vecchione

Relationships With Students

Misty Walker

Teacher Performance and Evaluations

Aaron Woody

Church-State Relations

Our MissionTo convince school leaders that they

should be doing more work with faculties, staff, and communities about school law

Our MissionTo convince school leaders that they

should be doing more work with faculties, staff, and communities about school law

To provide school leaders with resources that will help them teach school law concepts and processes to teachers

Our MissionTo convince school leaders that they

should be doing more work with faculties, staff, and communities about school law

To provide school leaders with resources that will help them teach school law concepts and processes to teachers

To create a network of school leaders who can support one another in areas related to school law

ELC EdLawNet ResourcesELC Education Law Network Ning:

http://elcedlawnet.ning.com

ELC Education Law Network Wiki: http://www.elcedlawnet.wikipsaces.com

Teaching School Law to Teachers

Session Process:

1. Each participant is assigned a group number.

2. For the first Breakout Cycle, participants attend the session corresponding to their numbers.

3. For subsequent sessions, participants attend the next higher number session until they get to VI at which point they cycle back to I.

4. Breakout cycles are 25 minutes.

Teaching School Law to Teachers

NOT Expert Legal Advice—When in doubt, contact your district office or school attorney

Collegial Leadership Support for helping faculties, staff, and communities understand educational law and policy

Things to Think About Through the Day

Who are these people in this group? Network, network, network

What areas of school law and policy do I need extra work in?

What kinds of professional development do I need in the area of school law and policy?

What areas of school law and policy do my faculty, staff, and community need to understand?

Let’s Have a Good Time Today

Lunch is on your own from 12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m.

We’ll meet back here at 2:45.

Stick around. It will be worth it!