WNY Law Conference - Power Point Presentations

Keynote Presentation: VENETIAN ROOM

Time: 8:50-9:45am

Presenter: Jeff Mongelli, NYSSBA General Counsel

Topic: Hot Topics Overview

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Cracker Barrel Conversation:

Time: 9:45-10:30am

 

A roundtable dialogue around various legal topics with education impacts from a state-side and local perspective.

Facilitator: Karl Kristoff, General Counsel, Orleans-Niagara BOCES

 

NYSSBA General Counsel: Jeff Mongelli, Esq.

 

NYSED Asst. Commissioner: Dan Morton-Bentley, Esq.

 

E-NSSA President/Superintendent - Grand Island CSD: Dr. Brian Graham

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Session 1: 

Time: 10:35-11:30am BELLA ROOM

Presenters:  Ryan Smith, Esq., (Webster Szanyi, LLP) and Kevin Cope, Esq., (Bond, Shoeneck King, PLLC)

Topic: Who Needs a Shot?

 

Time: 10:35-11:30am VICTORIAN ROOM

Presenters: Ashley Chambers, Esq., (Erie 1 BOCES) and Brendan Kelleher, Esq., (Lippes Mathias, LLP)

Topic: Foil Requests

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Time: 10:35-11:30am AMORE ROOM

Presenters: Kurt Gustafson, Esq., (Erie 2 CC BOCES) and Brian Doyle, Esq., (Erie 1 BOCES)

Topic: Investigations/Staff Misconduct

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Session 2:

Time: 12:35-1:30pm AMORE ROOM

Presenters: Brian Hartmann, Esq. (Erie 2 CC BOCES) Melissa Kester Esq., (Orleans-Niagara BOCES)

Topic: Legal Implications for Artificial Intelligence in Schools

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Time: 12:35-1:30pm BELLA ROOM

Presenters: Jeff Swiatek, Esq., (Hodgson Russ, LLP) & Marnie Smith, Esq., (Webster Szanyi, LLP)

Topic: Parent and Community Speech

 

Time: 1:35-2:30pm VICTORIAN ROOM

Presenters: Tracie Lopardi, Esq., (Bond Shoeneck King, PLLC) & Andrew Freedman (Hodgson Russ, LLP) and a team of professionals engaging in a role play and issue discussion around collective bargaining. 

Topic: Child Abuse in the Educational Setting

 

Session 3:

Time: 1:35-2:30pm AMORE ROOM

Presenters: Jeff Weiss, Esq., (Bond Shoeneck King, PLLC ) & Ryan Everhart, Esq., (Hodgson Russ, LLP)

Topic: Special Education Update

 

Time: 1:35-2:30pm BELLA ROOM

Presenters: Melanie Beardsley, Esq., (Webster Szanyi, LLP) & Louisa Bostick, Esq. (Hodgson Russ, LLP) 

Topic: FMLA/ADA: Real-World Challenges, Practical Solutions, and Lessons for District Leaders

 

Time: 1:35-2:30pm VICTORIAN ROOM

Presenters: Andrew Mark, Esq., (Bond Shoeneck King, PLLC) & Brendan Kelleher, Esq. (Lippes Mathias, LLP)

Topic: Prayer and Religious Expression

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