Thursday, July 30, 2009

8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Legal Issues Related to the Education of Undocumented Children

Presenter: Lisa Soronen, Staff Attorney, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia

9:20 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Reductions in Force, Furloughs and Other Personnel

Consequences of Tough Economic Times

Presenters: Jonathan Blumberg, Tharrington Smith, Raleigh and/or Allison Schafer, Legal Counsel/Director of Policy, North Carolina School Boards Association, Raleigh

10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Break

10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Unemployment Compensation Cases and Current Issues

Panel: Nick Sojka, Williamson, Dean, Williamson & Sojka, Laurinburg; Dean Shatley, Roberts & Stevens, Asheville; and Allison Schafer, North Carolina School Boards Association, Raleigh

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 noon The New Principal and Teacher Evaluation Instruments – the

New Legal Requirements and their Impact on Teacher Dismissal Proceedings

Presenters: Jonathan Blumberg, Tharrington, Smith, Raleigh and/or

Kathy Boyd, Senior Staff Attorney, North Carolina School Boards

Association, Raleigh

12:00 noon – 12:50 p.m. Accident and Incident Investigations

Presenter: Chris Campbell, Roberts & Stevens, Asheville

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION

Friday, July 31, 2009

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Business Meeting

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Legal Ethics – Sorting out the Attorney’s Obligations to Members of Factionalized Boards and Superintendents at Odds with the Board

Presenter: Bob Joyce, Professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Legislative Update

Presenter: Leanne Winner, Director of Governmental Relations

North Carolina School Boards Association, Raleigh

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Case Law Update

Presenter: Brian Shaw, Attorney, Schwartz & Shaw, Raleigh