Presenters: NJASA Assistant Counsel Beth Finkelstein, Esq. and Isabel Machado, Esq., Machado Law Group

This session will address hot legal issues school administrators must address with respect to students.  Ms. Finkelstein and Ms. Machado will review recent case law surrounding the rights of LGBTQ students and a school district’s responsibilities.  In addition. legal updates regarding Harassment, […]

Special Education Law Symposium

June 18 – June 23, 2017

Lehigh University’s intensive one-week institute provides a practical analysis of legislation, regulations, and court decisions relating to the education of students with disabilities.  The symposium is designed for special education coordinators and teachers, principals, psychologists, parent advocates, charter school personnel, attorneys (on both sides), hearing officers, state […]

Directors of Special Services oversee broad categories of service delivery for students of all ability levels, responsibilities that regularly intersect with various laws including the IDEA, Section 504, and New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. Directors are often required to make decisions, implement programs, write federal grants, and develop intricate budgets involving areas of […]