Public Meeting Minutes: September 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM - Special Event of the Governing Board

Minutes
I. Law Conference (Pre-Conference One) Educating Students in Poverty, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2021
I.A. 8:00am - 8:15am, Introduction and Overview
I.B. 8:15am - 4:30pm Sessions will include:
I.B.1. The Biggest Gap: The Challenges of Impoverished Student Educational Attainment
I.B.2. Funding: Opportunities and Challenges
I.B.3. The Complexities in Delivering FAPE to Special Education Students in Poverty
I.B.4. Legal Issues in Addressing the Social and Behavioral needs of Students
I.B.5. Pre K: The Role of Quality Early Childhood Education and Wellness In Setting The Stage For Later Success
I.B.6. McKinny-Vento and Beyond: Identifying and Serving Homeless Students, Students in Foster Care and Alternative Custodial Arrangements
I.B.7. Lunch and Beyond: How Feeding Students Can Lead to More Classroom Success
I.B.8. What Works: Proven Strategies for In-Need Student Success
I.C. 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Friends of ASBA/ASBAIT Reception
II. Law Conference (Pre-Conference Two) Law School for School Leaders, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
II.A. 8:-00am - 8:15am - Introduction and Overview
II.B. 8:15am - 4:30pm Sessions will include:
II.B.1. Course One: Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Idea to Law: The Legislative and Legal Process and Who Does What
II.B.2. Course One (Continued): Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Law to Implementation What Happens When Something Goes "Wrong" - The Courts, The Role of Precedent and How to Use the Legal Guidance We Have
II.B.3. Course Two: Torts/Liability (with Employee Due Process & Procurement)
II.B.4. Course Three: Property
II.B.5. Course Four: Criminal Law (with student discipline)
II.B.6. Course Five: Contracts (with employee due process)
II.B.7. Course Six: Constitutional Law
II.C. 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Friends of ASBA/ASBAIT Reception
III. 45th Annual ASBA Law Conference Thursday, September 9, 2021
III.A. 8:00am - 8:10am - Welcome & Overview of the Conference
III.B. 8:10am - 9:30am - Legal & Legislative Update: A Run-Down of the Latest from the Capitol and the World of School Law
III.C. 9:30am - 10:15am - Federal Update: The 2020-2021 U.S. Supreme Court Term, Other Federal Courts and Federal Regulation
III.D. 10:15am - 10:35am - Break
III.E. 10:35am - 10:45am - John R. McDonald Award
III.F. 10:45am - 11:45am - Made In America: Career and Technical Education and the Trades
III.G. 11:45am - 1:00pm - Lunch
III.H. 1:00pm - 1:50pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round One
III.H.1. Student Off-Campus Speech After the Mahanoy Area School District v.B.L. Case
III.H.2. How Many People Are Coming Tonight?!: Handling Political and Emotional Charged Board Meetings
III.H.3. Current and Emerging Issues in School Employment Law
III.H.4. The New Anti Critical Race Theory Mandates: What Districts Need to Do to Comply and Still Make Educational Equity a Priority
III.I. 2:00pm - 2:50pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Two
III.I.1. What If We Give It Away?: Gift of Public Funds and the Arizona Constitution
III.I.2. School Finance In A Nutshell: The Questions Board Members Should Be Asking
III.I.3. The New Recreational Marijuana Law and Its Impact on Arizona Public Schools
III.I.4. The Digital Divide Post-Pandemic: What Needs to Be Done to Close Opportunity Gaps
III.J. 3:10pm - 4:00pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Three
III.J.1. Building Affordable Housing Options as a Strategy to Combat the Teacher Shortage
III.J.2. Opt-In or Opt-Out: Parental Rights in Curriculum, Safety, Sex Education
III.J.3. Student Data Privacy and Cyber Security: How Vulnerable Are Arizona's Public Schools?
III.J.4. LGBTQ Student & Employee Rights: What's The Latest?
III.K. 4:10pm - 5:00pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Four
III.K.1. Professionalism: Expectations of Working for and Serving A Public Entity
III.K.2. Working with Partners in Student Well-Being: The Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Educating the Whole Child
III.K.3. Ten Due Process Mistakes Schools Make That Get Them In Legal Trouble
III.K.4. Drawing the Line: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies and the Law
III.K.5. 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Social Reception Sponsored by Arizona Council of Attorneys' Law Firms
IV. 45th Annual ASBA Law Conference Friday, September 10, 2021
IV.A. 8:00am - 8:10am - Welcome, County Meetings Preview
IV.B. 8:10am - 9:25am - Stump the Lawyer
IV.C. 9:25am - 10:25am - Crisis Communications
IV.D. 10:25am - 10:45am - Break
IV.E. 10:45am - 11:45am - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
IV.F. 11:45am - 1:00pm - Lunch
IV.G. 1:00pm - 1:50pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Five
IV.G.1. It's Job One: School Boards and District Policy
IV.G.2. Social Media Rules: What’s Enforceable and Coaching Best Practices Among Students, Staff and Board Members
IV.G.3. Masks, Social Distancing and Other COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
IV.G.4. Torn Between Three Jurisdictions: The Legal complexities of the Arizona School district Serving Native American Students
IV.H. 2:00pm - 2:50pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Six
IV.H.1. Let's Keep the Lawyers Out of This: Litigation Avoidance Strategies for School Boards to Consider
IV.H.2. The Open Meeting Law and Public Participation
IV.H.3. Parental custody Issues Brought to School: How Schools Can Prioritize Student Well Being While complying with The Law
IV.H.4. Immigration & Schools Update: Students & Staff
IV.I. 2:50pm - 3:10pm - Break - Ice Cream Social
IV.J. 3:10pm - 4:00pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Seven
IV.J.1. Service and Companion Animals: When to Approve Them and How to Regulate
IV.J.2. ASBA Delegate Assembly Preview
IV.J.3. Title IX Harassment Process: Do's and Don'ts
IV.J.4. Special Education Law: Tips to Avoid Conflicts with Parents and Litigation

I. Law Conference (Pre-Conference One) Educating Students in Poverty, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2021

I.A. 8:00am - 8:15am, Introduction and Overview

I.B. 8:15am - 4:30pm Sessions will include:

I.B.1. The Biggest Gap: The Challenges of Impoverished Student Educational Attainment

I.B.2. Funding: Opportunities and Challenges

I.B.3. The Complexities in Delivering FAPE to Special Education Students in Poverty

I.B.4. Legal Issues in Addressing the Social and Behavioral needs of Students

I.B.5. Pre K: The Role of Quality Early Childhood Education and Wellness In Setting The Stage For Later Success

I.B.6. McKinny-Vento and Beyond: Identifying and Serving Homeless Students, Students in Foster Care and Alternative Custodial Arrangements

I.B.7. Lunch and Beyond: How Feeding Students Can Lead to More Classroom Success

I.B.8. What Works: Proven Strategies for In-Need Student Success

I.C. 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Friends of ASBA/ASBAIT Reception

II. Law Conference (Pre-Conference Two) Law School for School Leaders, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021

II.A. 8:-00am - 8:15am - Introduction and Overview

II.B. 8:15am - 4:30pm Sessions will include:

II.B.1. Course One: Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Idea to Law: The Legislative and Legal Process and Who Does What

II.B.2. Course One (Continued): Jurisprudence/Legal Process From Law to Implementation What Happens When Something Goes "Wrong" - The Courts, The Role of Precedent and How to Use the Legal Guidance We Have

II.B.3. Course Two: Torts/Liability (with Employee Due Process & Procurement)

II.B.4. Course Three: Property

II.B.5. Course Four: Criminal Law (with student discipline)

II.B.6. Course Five: Contracts (with employee due process)

II.B.7. Course Six: Constitutional Law

II.C. 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Friends of ASBA/ASBAIT Reception

III. 45th Annual ASBA Law Conference Thursday, September 9, 2021

III.A. 8:00am - 8:10am - Welcome & Overview of the Conference

III.B. 8:10am - 9:30am - Legal & Legislative Update: A Run-Down of the Latest from the Capitol and the World of School Law

III.C. 9:30am - 10:15am - Federal Update: The 2020-2021 U.S. Supreme Court Term, Other Federal Courts and Federal Regulation

III.D. 10:15am - 10:35am - Break

III.E. 10:35am - 10:45am - John R. McDonald Award

III.F. 10:45am - 11:45am - Made In America: Career and Technical Education and the Trades

III.G. 11:45am - 1:00pm - Lunch

III.H. 1:00pm - 1:50pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round One

III.H.1. Student Off-Campus Speech After the Mahanoy Area School District v.B.L. Case

III.H.2. How Many People Are Coming Tonight?!: Handling Political and Emotional Charged Board Meetings

III.H.3. Current and Emerging Issues in School Employment Law

III.H.4. The New Anti Critical Race Theory Mandates: What Districts Need to Do to Comply and Still Make Educational Equity a Priority

III.I. 2:00pm - 2:50pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Two

III.I.1. What If We Give It Away?: Gift of Public Funds and the Arizona Constitution

III.I.2. School Finance In A Nutshell: The Questions Board Members Should Be Asking

III.I.3. The New Recreational Marijuana Law and Its Impact on Arizona Public Schools

III.I.4. The Digital Divide Post-Pandemic: What Needs to Be Done to Close Opportunity Gaps

III.J. 3:10pm - 4:00pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Three

III.J.1. Building Affordable Housing Options as a Strategy to Combat the Teacher Shortage

III.J.2. Opt-In or Opt-Out: Parental Rights in Curriculum, Safety, Sex Education

III.J.3. Student Data Privacy and Cyber Security: How Vulnerable Are Arizona's Public Schools?

III.J.4. LGBTQ Student & Employee Rights: What's The Latest?

III.K. 4:10pm - 5:00pm - THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Four

III.K.1. Professionalism: Expectations of Working for and Serving A Public Entity

III.K.2. Working with Partners in Student Well-Being: The Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Educating the Whole Child

III.K.3. Ten Due Process Mistakes Schools Make That Get Them In Legal Trouble

III.K.4. Drawing the Line: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies and the Law

III.K.5. 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Social Reception Sponsored by Arizona Council of Attorneys' Law Firms

IV. 45th Annual ASBA Law Conference Friday, September 10, 2021

IV.A. 8:00am - 8:10am - Welcome, County Meetings Preview

IV.B. 8:10am - 9:25am - Stump the Lawyer

IV.C. 9:25am - 10:25am - Crisis Communications

IV.D. 10:25am - 10:45am - Break

IV.E. 10:45am - 11:45am - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

IV.F. 11:45am - 1:00pm - Lunch

IV.G. 1:00pm - 1:50pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Five

IV.G.1. It's Job One: School Boards and District Policy

IV.G.2. Social Media Rules: What’s Enforceable and Coaching Best Practices Among Students, Staff and Board Members

IV.G.3. Masks, Social Distancing and Other COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

IV.G.4. Torn Between Three Jurisdictions: The Legal complexities of the Arizona School district Serving Native American Students

IV.H. 2:00pm - 2:50pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Six

IV.H.1. Let's Keep the Lawyers Out of This: Litigation Avoidance Strategies for School Boards to Consider

IV.H.2. The Open Meeting Law and Public Participation

IV.H.3. Parental custody Issues Brought to School: How Schools Can Prioritize Student Well Being While complying with The Law

IV.H.4. Immigration & Schools Update: Students & Staff

IV.I. 2:50pm - 3:10pm - Break - Ice Cream Social

IV.J. 3:10pm - 4:00pm - FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Round Seven

IV.J.1. Service and Companion Animals: When to Approve Them and How to Regulate

IV.J.2. ASBA Delegate Assembly Preview

IV.J.3. Title IX Harassment Process: Do's and Don'ts

IV.J.4. Special Education Law: Tips to Avoid Conflicts with Parents and Litigation

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September 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM - Special Event of the Governing Board