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Webinar Recording: “When Private Becomes Public – CPRA Disclosure of Private Account Communications”

by pddg_admin | Mar 15, 2017 | Publications

DWK attorneys hosted a webinar to review this new interpretation of the CPRA and discuss how local education agencies can minimize the impact of the ruling while continuing to comply with the law.   Please click here for the handout.  

CSBA Webcast: “Charter School Accountability and Oversight”

by pddg_admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Publications

Original Air Date: March 8, 2017 DWK’s Sue Ann Salmon Evans was a panelist for the “Charter School Accountability and Oversight” webcast. Charter schools that are open with their governance and accountable to the public, and that provide a meaningful education...

Charter School Is Not a “Municipal Corporation” for Certain Employment Purposes

by pddg_admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Legal Developments and News

In Gateway Community Charters v. Heidi Spiess (March 8, 2017, C078677) __Cal.App.5th__ [2017 WL 912073], the Third District Court of Appeal held that charter schools are not “other municipal corporations” for purposes of Labor Code section 220 subdivision (b), and...

California Supreme Court: Communications on Personal Accounts Are Public Records Subject to Disclosure

by pddg_admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Legal Developments and News

This morning, a unanimous California Supreme Court held that written communications of public officials or employees on their private electronic devices/accounts that involve agency business are public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA).  (City of...

Shifting Board Member Election Dates To Even Years

by pddg_admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Legal Developments and News

Under a state law that takes effect next year, the large majority of school and community college districts that hold governing board elections in odd years will need to shift those elections to even years. Senate Bill 415 (“SB 415”) requires all local agencies that...
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