by pddg_admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Publications
On January 26, 2021, DWK attorneys, including current and former governing board members, presented a Brown Act Survival Training program on how to tackle the most challenging aspects of the Brown Act and changes coming in 2021. The training seminar focused on...
by pddg_admin | Jan 13, 2021 | Publications
Ever since school districts were required to close following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators faced difficult decisions on how to continue their educational missions and provide FAPE to students with disabilities, often with limited support and guidance...
by pddg_admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Publications
Various agencies have issued guidance on conducting special education evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how does this information fit together and impact your work with students right now? In the midst of ever-changing local health orders, how can you...
by pddg_admin | Dec 23, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2021, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $95,200 to $96,700. This bid threshold applies to any of the following: Equipment, materials, or...
by pddg_admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
California’s Fifth Appellate District issued a new opinion in a long-running court battle over the legality of school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 24, 2020, No. F079811) 2020 WL 6882737...
by pddg_admin | Nov 18, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal recently addressed whether a school district may impose developer fees on a residential construction project even when the developer contends the project will not generate any new district students. (AMCAL Chico LLC v. Chico Unified...
by pddg_admin | Nov 10, 2020 | Publications
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by pddg_admin | Nov 7, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On September 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance to address the potential for discrimination on the basis of disability as schools begin to reopen for in-person instruction. In a series of questions and...
by pddg_admin | Oct 24, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On September 11, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1350 (Gonzalez), which amends Section 51430 of the Education Code to authorize school districts, county offices of education and charter schools to retroactively grant a high school diploma to any student who was...
by pddg_admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On September 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a high school student’s claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) did not require the student to exhaust the...
