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HIB and Discipline for Students WEBINAR
With Disabilities School Official Ethics Update
Mar. 12, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA Mar. 18, 2020; noon - 1:10 pm
Presenter: John Worthington, Esq., LEGAL Presenters: Michael Kaelber, Esq., LEGAL ONE
ONE Consultant Coordinator for Online Course Development;
Fee: $150 Rebecca Gold, Retired Director of Human
This session will provide a detailed explanation Resources
of the particular procedures that must be Fee: $40
followed when a special education student is Join LEGAL ONE staff attorneys in an informa-
disciplined, and will include a review of recent tion-packed webinar discussing the most recent
USDOE guidance that significantly changes developments in board member and school
how districts need to address this issue. administrator ethical conduct under the School
Participants will gain a deeper understanding Ethics Act, the board member conflict of inter-
of the relationship between NJ’s Anti-bullying est statute, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-2 and the nepotism
law, the NJ Law Against Discrimination, IDEA, regulations N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-6.2. This webinar will
and Section 504. Participants will learn about focus on the statutory and regulatory standards
recent changes to New Jersey Administrative for school official ethical conduct in the areas of
Code regarding students with disabilities and participation in matters of collective negotiations,
HIB, including how to address issues involving personnel issues, including the hiring and eval-
students attending approved private schools uation of school administrators, board member
for students with disabilities. volunteerism, and board member contact with
staff members.
HIB Law Update
Mar. 13, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm WEBINAR
at Brick Township PD Center Coronavirus and Our Schools:
Presenter: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL
ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and Getting the Facts, Planning for the
Content Development Future
Fee: $150 Mar. 18, 2020; 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
This session will provide an overview of the Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE
latest developments in state and federal law, Director; Wayne Yankus, M.D., F.A.A.P.
including case law, emerging trends, cyberbul- Fee: FREE
lying, and the most recent guidance from the Log in accessible within 30 minutes of registra-
NJ and US Departments of Education. Partici- tion for 1 year
pants will gain an understanding of key steps
on complex issues such as addressing incidents In this FREE webinar, participants will receive a
involving students with disabilities, when and summary of the latest information on the 2019
how to involve the affirmative action officer, and Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, from the NJDE
how to address allegations that staff members and NJDH, as well as from the CDC. Participants
have bullied students. will be provided with the most up-to-date infor-
mation on confirmed cases, potential indicators
WEBINAR of infection, at-risk populations, responding to
students or staff who may be quarantined or
Dealing With Difficult Students: otherwise be absent, preventative measures that
should be taken, and key elements of required
Social Emotional Learning Made Easy district plans for potential health-related school
with the Prosocial Matrix — two-day closures that include how to still address the
180-day requirement. Finally, participants will
series (PSEL Standards 3 and 5) receive guidance on addressing the stigma and
Mar. 16, 2020 (Day 2 discrimination.
Presenter: Phil Tenaglia, School Psychologist,
Hamilton Twp Schools and Family Therapist, WEBINAR
Growth Opportunity Center, Southampton, PA
Fee: $100 Fighting Racial Slurs and Other
On day one you have been shown and experi- Common Acts of Student Aggression
enced how to introduce the Matrix to get things (PSEL Standard 3, 5, 6, and 8)
up and running. You have also experienced how
it can make a difference for you and those you Mar. 19, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm
serve. Giving you some time to use the Matrix Presenter: Robin Harden Daniels, Ed.D., FEA
process with students and staff, we return to con- Consultant
tinue to deepen your understanding, move past Fee: $149
sticking points you experience, and address im- This full-day workshop is intended for educators
plementation issues while continuing to practice. who seek to expand their understanding of eth-
In part two, you will receive coaching, feedback, nic diversity and its relationship to school culture,
and support while also building collaboration climate, and successful instructional practices. Its
and shared purposes with your colleagues. purpose is to enable responsible adults to better
Together we will discover and share what works… avert ethnic-based HIB infractions and the rela-
and have some fun. tional tensions that arise from the pervasive use
of inflammatory behaviors. To achieve these ob-
jectives, this workshop is divided into two parts.
The morning session will focus on what teachers
can do in the classroom to support culturally
responsive behaviors that reduce the expression
of bias and promote a culture of respect. In the
afternoon session, participants will explore strat-
egies to be used with and among students that
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