The Georgia School Boards Association's Georgia Council of School board Attorneys (GCSBA) has designed a comprehensive one-day workshop addressing contemporary issues faced by and limited to attorneys who have been designated as general counsel by the local school boards . This popular workshop provides school board attorneys a unique opportunity to dialogue with attorneys representing school systems across the state. CLE Credits are not offered for this workshop.
Tentative Agenda:
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
9:45a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
2010 Session of General Assembly/Recent Federal & State Decisions Phil Hartley, Harben, Hartley and Hawkins LLP
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Charter School Commission Litigation and It's Effect on Every School District in Georgia
Vickie Sweeney
12:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
Borrowing Money: TAN'S Lease Purchases, Bonds and Other Debt Alternatives - TBD
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Update on Personnel Issues, RIF's, Contracts and Benefits in Light of 2010 Session of Legislature - Pete Fletcher
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
School Board Attorney, School Board Ethics and the Dissident Board Member
John Reinhardt
1:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion of Legal Issues: Member input will determine topics
W. Warren Plowden (Moderator), President GCSBA
School Contracts from Copiers to Proms: Controlling Them and Terminating Them
Terrell Benton
What Do You Do With Rogue Students?
John Taylor
3:15 p.m.
