Attorneys
Practices & Industries
26th Annual School Client Conference
2011
Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue,
Cheektowaga, New York
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Lunch at noon
Cocktail reception at 3:30 p.m.
This seminar is complimentary and exclusive to clients and friends of Hodgson Russ.
Please register early. Space is limited.
Who should attend: Board members, superintendents, business officials, and administrators
Introduction/Overview
9 – 9:50 a.m.
Karl W. Kristoff
Session 1 (choose one program)
1A — Health Care Reform Act
Michael J. Flanagan and Arthur A. Marrapese III
1B — Effective Fiscal Management and Creative Alternate Funding in Tough Times
Jeffrey F. Swiatek
1C — Navigating Issues With Student/Staff Relationships
Lura Hess Bechtel and John J. Christopher
Session 2 (choose one program)
11 – 11:50 a.m.
2A — The First Amendment: New Developments in Employee and Student Speech Rights
John M. Godwin
2B — Employee Relations/Appointments in a Difficult Financial Environment
David A. Farmelo
2C — Update on Discrimination: The Latest News From the Courts and the Regulators
John J. Christopher and Dina L. Allen
Session 3 (choose one program)
3A — APPR: What Schools Should Be Doing Now
John J. Christopher, David A. Farmelo, and Jeffrey F. Swiatek
3B — Financing Projects After EXCEL: Where Do We Go From Here? John A. Alessi and Jeffrey W. Stone
3C — Accommodations in Athletics: How Far Should Schools Go?
Ryan L. Everhart and Dina L. Allen
Session 4 (choose one program)
4A — Cyberbullying: What Districts Can Do
Elizabeth D. Carlson
4B — Defending Real Property Tax Assessment Cases in These Economic Times
Michael B. Risman
4C — Hide and Seek: District Obligations to Locate and Evaluate Students With Disabilities
Ryan L. Everhart and Machael Pelosi Sherry