Some conferences leave you with a notebook full of notes, but the best ones leave you with new ideas, lasting relationships, and renewed energy for the work ahead.

AB 495 expands temporary caregiver authority and may impact student enrollment procedures. Learn who qualifies as an eligible caregiver and what local educational agencies should know.

As the school year gets underway, fall annual IEP meetings begin to take place.  During those fall IEP meetings, extended school year (“ESY”) discussions can sometimes be deferred to later in the year with the expectation that the IEP team will revisit the ESY discussion.

As another school year is coming to a close and 8th grade students promote to high school, it is important for IEP teams to remember the requirements set forth under Assembly Bill (“AB”) 438.

As we return from spring break and enter the last part of the school year, it is important for staff to keep in mind student discipline policies and procedures.

Assembly Bill 1230, which affects expulsion rehabilitation plans and re-entry requirements, went into effect January 1, 2026.

2024 Title IX Final Rule Vacated, 2020 Title IX Regulations Effective Nationally

Breaking news! On September 23, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free School Act