by Michael Kaelber, Esq., Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research, LEGAL ONE In February 2025, the New Jersey Department of Education issued its updated Strengthening Gifted and Talented Multilingual Learner Identification guidance document. […]
Understanding FERPA and How to Navigate Shifting Federal Priorities
By David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach and John Farinella, Esq., NJPSA Legal Counsel What happens when a child shares sensitive information regarding sexual orientation or gender identity with a […]
Understanding Child Find Obligations in Light of Shifting Federal Immigration Priorities
By John Worthington, Esq., Coordinator of Special Education Law, Foundation for Educational Administration Addressing the needs of students with disabilities comes with significant complexities and has a major impact on a school district’s budget and […]
Are You Contributing to a Discriminatory, Hostile, or Toxic Workplace?
By: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M., Assistant Director of Legal Education April 2025 High level school administrators play a critical role in the school district, in part by setting the tone for how […]
Understanding New Jersey Law on Seclusion and Restraint of Students
By John Worthington, Esq., Coordinator of Special Education Law, Foundation for Educational Administration It’s recess and a group of first graders are happily playing together on the school playground. A group of students are […]
School Nursing Coverage, Student Safety, and Legal Liability
By David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA At a time when the health challenges facing students continue to rise, school districts are increasingly struggling to ensure they have proper […]
Understanding the Mechanics of School Funding
By Michael Kaelber, Esq., LEGAL ONE Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research School districts across New Jersey were reassured in broadcast memo issued on February 18, 2025 that no school district would lose […]
Will Your School District Submit its Comprehensive Equity Plan by the Due Date of June 23, 2025?
By: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M. February 2025 sjacques@njpsa.org The Comprehensive Equity Plan (CEP) requirement is back. Plans are due by June 23, 2025. This marks the first time since before the COVID […]
Shifting Federal Priorities and the Impact on New Jersey School Law and Finance
By David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach It all feels like a blur. Seemingly each day since January 20th there are new Executive Orders, “Dear Colleague” Letters, press statements […]
Attendance & Residency Considerations Pertaining to Undocumented Students and Families in NJ Schools
By: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M., Assistant Director of Legal Education Date: January 31, 2025 With the January 2025 change of Presidential Administrations, there has also come a change in the United States’ […]