Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I must deal with many different situations. Sometimes, it is an anxious student who needs comfort. Sometimes, it is a parent who needs to be
Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, has been frustrated by the perennial need to reduce the Board’s budget request before submitting it to the Nutmeg Board of Finance and its parsimonious Chair, Seymour Dollars. Bob was delighted,
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
I am a superintendent of a PreK-12 public school district here in Connecticut, and I think I have budgetary PTSD. The problem started when our operating budget took a major hit
Last month, we hosted a webinar for our independent school clients entitled “Tuition Remission: Ensuring Compliance and Maximizing Benefits,” where we discussed tuition remission benefits for independent school employees. As a handy reference, we have prepared the following FAQs summarizing some of the
On January 1, 2025, an updated version of Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will become effective. This new law will pose unique compliance challenges for independent schools, who should proactively consider how they will implement the law’s mandates.
Who is
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Now that Thanksgiving is over, some of us are decorating for Christmas. That is normally fine with me, but one of my teachers may have gone overboard. A teacher in my school
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Greetings Legal Mail Bag,
I have worked in districts that follow the policy that IEP progress reports are mailed home directly to families, as they are treated as the confidential file of the
Last May, the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education voted to extend Mr. Superintendent’s contract for one year, with the result that his contract now extends from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. However, over the last six months,
Source: SpecialEdConnection, 11/22/24, reprinted by permission
Peter J. Maher is quoted in this SpecialEdConnection article entitled “See notice of unilateral placement as chance to win parents back to IEP.”
Imagine that an IEP meeting is scheduled for a couple of
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of a middle school, I find myself in the doghouse with my Superintendent, and I am hoping that Legal Mailbag can help me get out. One of the
