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Dear Friends. We are also expanding our online course offerings, with new
and updated courses scheduled for release this Spring and
The past year has tested all of us and we Summer, including a course on Understanding Bullying in Our
will never be the same again. While we Schools and a new, self-paced online version of our Affirmative
need to acknowledge and process the pain Action Officer Certificate Program that is modeled after our
and trauma and hardship we have endured highly successful Anti-Bullying Specialist Online Certificate
during this period of global pandemic and Program. All of our live sessions are now recorded, which
social unrest, we also need to seize the provides a tremendous value-added by allowing participants to
opportunity to learn and grow and come together in new ways. go back and review key segments from any presentation. We
At LEGALONE, we are continually striving to be your partner are also expanding our blended learning options that combine
on this journey and to empower you to navigate through a both synchronous and asynchronous components that allow
rapidly changing, potentially dangerous legal maze, and come you greater flexibility to have live interaction with expert legal
out stronger and better on the other side. We know that as you presenters while also providing access to more in-depth self-
are evolving in how you deliver education and support your paced learning.
students, we must evolve as well to effectively support you
along the way. As always, this Spring and Summer we are offering a wide
array of sessions that are timely, practical and empowering.
That is why we are pleased to announce a number of new These sessions will equip you to address the many foreseeable
initiatives and expanded opportunities moving forward. We are legal, policy and implementation challenges that lie ahead,
excited to have launched The LEGAL ONE Podcast, which we as we prepare for the vast majority of our students and staff
are offering in collaboration with New Jersey PTA, and which to return for in-person instruction this Summer and Fall. This
will provide you with free access to convenient, timely legal includes sessions that address legal obligations related to
information on critical legal issues each and every week. Our racial justice, equity and inclusion; addressing student and
first series of twelve episodes reviews landmark New Jersey staff mental health needs; responding to ever changing health
and U.S. Supreme Court decisions, discusses how the law protocols; planning for crisis situations that may occur both in-
has evolved since those decisions, and provides tips for how person and remotely; implementing new provisions related to
schools and parents can work together. We have also launched staff rights and responsibilities; and addressing new challenges
a Prime Time series of evening workshops because we related to changes in state law such as the impact of marijuana
recognize that for some of you that is only time when you can legalization and new requirements to quantify and address
engage in professional learning. student learning loss.
