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THE POWER OF LEGAL INFORMATION: 

A 6-PART SERIES OF PRACTICAL ISSUES TO KEEP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CURRENT & COMPLIANT 

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NJASA has expanded The Power of Legal Series into a six-part professional development series designed to provide members with timely, relevant, and focused legal guidance. To encourage greater participation, each session has been shortened to 60 minutes and will address a specific legal topic of importance to school leaders. The comprehensive series is outlined below.

All sessions will be virtual, via Zoom.  ACTIVE NJASA MEMBERS ATTEND SESSIONS AT NO COST.  NON-MEMBERS PAY $215 PER SESSION. 

Students
Combining best practices with sound strategies that are reasonable and practical will be the focus of these sessions.

  • September 15, 2026      Student Discipline-Present Impact  - AGENDA
  • October 28, 2026           HIB-Issues and Trends  

Governance
Spend time with us as we identify appropriate and reasonable solutions to Governance issues, such as:

  • February 10, 2027          First Amendment and Social Media 
  • March 11, 2027              Board Relations  

Personnel
These sessions will focus on: State law related to tenure, seniority, RIFS, employment matters and non-renewals.

  • April 14, 2027                 Tenure/Seniority/RIFS  
  • May 4, 2027                    Non-renewals-Laws and Pitfalls


PRESENTERS: NJASA LEGAL DEPARTMENT

  • Maria Lepore, Chief Counsel
  • Beth Finkelstein, Assistant Counsel
  • Andrew Babiak, Assistant Counsel 

Note: Each session will also have a Legal Allied Member presenting with our NJASA attorneys.

All sessions will run from 9:30 am-10:30 am approximately. The Virtual meeting will open at 9:15 am. Zoom Sign-in details will be sent under separate cover.