by pddg_admin | Oct 6, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The Attorney General’s Office recently opined that the Brown Act’s exception allowing discussion of labor negotiations in closed session is exclusively for discussions concerning agency employees. The exception may not be used for discussions concerning individuals...
by pddg_admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
On October 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 375, which requires school districts to provide differential pay to certificated employees who take maternity or paternity leave. Differential pay is the difference between an absent employee’s salary and the amount...
by pddg_admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The United States Departments of Education (DOE) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a policy statement on inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood programs. The policy statement sets a vision and provides recommendations to states and...
by pddg_admin | Sep 23, 2015 | Publications
As the November elections quickly approach, now is a good time for a quick review of the “do’s and don’ts” for candidate and measure campaigns. Below are a few of the basic rules districts need to remember, as well as answers to some of the...
by pddg_admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
To settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the California Department of Education (CDE) regarding students’ access to federally mandated English learner services, the CDE has recently agreed to improve data collection systems...
by pddg_admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
A Court of Appeal has confirmed that there must be sufficient evidence in an administrative record to support a lead agency’s decision to claim a CEQA categorical exemption. In Save Our Schools v. Barstow Unified School District Board of Education (Sept. 2,...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Anticipated to begin in October 2015, new school and community college district construction projects will be subject to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). MWELO will apply to planning, designing, installing, maintaining and managing water...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Senate Bill No. 725 (SB 725), as codified by Education Code section 60851.1, provides that the California High School Exit Exam shall not be required as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation, or a condition of graduation from high school for a student...
by pddg_admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court has denied petitions to review Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 261. As a result, the Court of Appeal decision will remain good law in California. Background On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held,...
