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students with mental health disorders. Topics with stakeholders. What structures does a system
will include: developing sound policies and that emphasizes equitable opportunities for every
procedures for identifying and responding to learner have in place? How do leaders create
students of concern; enhancing collaboration and maintain a focus on a system in which every
with school staff, administrators, and parents learner is provided with the means and resources
to improve identification and interventions; to achieve success?
implementing critical supports for students in How do leaders facilitate conversations that lead
treatment and returning from hospitalizations; to the actions that ensure students are thriving
and maximizing use of existing structures such together and that those students who have been
as I&RS and Section 504. historically underserved are successful in their
educational journey?
Hot Issues in School Law Participants in NJLA 6 will engage with a com-
Oct. 10, 2019; 9 am - 1 pm at Ramapo College munity of learners to consider strategies and
actions to build a system in which equity for all
Presenter: John Worthington, Esq., LEGAL students is viewed through the lens of:
ONE Consultant • A system for standards-based curriculum
Fee: $139 design and implementation in which edu-
Sponsored by LEGAL ONE & TMI Education cators collectively develop and implement
Register at www.tmieducation.com curricular and cross-curricular units of study
that provide access to rich diverse learning
This workshop will address current developments opportunities;
in a variety of legal issues, including HIB case law
and legislative issues, TEACHNJ regulations and • An environment that supports and strength-
Arbitration Decisions, student safety, workplace ens a belief system that focuses on the
harassment, recent legislative enactments, integration of social and emotional learning
student health issues, social media, First into all facets of school life; and
Amendment rights and responsibilities, and • The development of formative assessments
other current and ongoing school law topics. that drive the instructional cycle, improve
Target Audience: School Administrators student outcomes, and increase each child’s
potential for taking ownership in mastering
their learning goals.
WEBINAR Session 1: Rethinking Curriculum: The Journey
Toward a More Equitable Curriculum
What's New in School Law? Oct. 11, 2019; 9 am - 1 pm (includes lunch)
(Fall 2019 Update) Session 2: Social and Emotional Learning:
Oct. 10, 2019; noon - 1:10 pm Embedding SEL in the Daily Fabric of School Life
Presenters: Michael Kaelber, Esq., LEGAL ONE Nov. 19, 2019; 9 am - 1 pm (includes lunch)
Coordinator for Online Course Development; Session 3: Formative Assessment: The Real
Rebecca Gold, Retired Director of Human Driver of Instruction
Resources Dec. 16, 2019; 9 am - 1 pm (includes lunch)
Fee: $40
Join LEGAL ONE staff attorneys in an infor- Third Annual Conference -
mation-packed webinar discussing the most
recent school law developments affecting Educating the Whole Child
New Jersey’s public schools. Included will be a Oct. 11, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
discussion of recent legislative and regulatory Keynote Presentation: How Schools Can Be
enactments which impact school district opera- Part of the Mental Health Home - Dr. Bert
tions as well as a case law update including de- Mandelbaum
cisions of the Commissioner of Education and
the New Jersey and Federal courts. Topics will Fee: $135/person OR $120/person for team
include, but not be limited to, tenure and se- of 3 or more
niority, labor relations, increment withholding, Cosponsored by NJPSA/FEA and NJASCD
HIB, student rights, school safety, OPMA and This conference features an opening keynote
OPRA. Target audience: School Attorneys speaker followed by three 1 hour and 15 minute
sessions presented in the morning and the
New Jersey Leadership Academy afternoon. The presentations address the five
tenets of the Whole Child Approach - Healthy,
(PSEL Standards 3, 4, 5, 10 and Teacher Safe, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged, as
Leader Domain IV, V, and VI) well as the Communities of Excellence.
Series 6, Cohort 3 at Ramapo
LEADing for an Equitable System of Change the Game: Reimagining Inclusion
Teaching and Learning With Special Olympics Unified Champion
Sponsored by NJPSA/FEA and NJASA Schools Program (PSEL Standards 3 & 5)
Target Audience: K-12 Administrators and Oct. 16, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
Teacher-Leaders; Teams Encouraged Presenter: Susan Colacello, Director of
Fee: $450 for the series School and Community Partnerships, Play
Unified Schools
Who among us would not agree that every child
has the right to equitable learning opportunities in Fee: No Cost
his/her school and classrooms? Creating a system Creating a school culture where all students,
that focuses on equity requires a combination especially those with disabilities, are genuinely
of an intentional plan for establishing a rich and included requires intentionally reimagining
inclusive learning environment, a set of expec- what inclusion can be. School Leadership Team
tations that guide the sound implementation of members from across the state will show how
that plan, and ongoing and deep conversations Special Olympics Unified Clubs, Unified Sports

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