Walsh Gallegos has the honor of having six attorneys present at this year's NMSBA held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This Annual Convention serves to provide information to school board members, administrators and education staekholders on a variety of important school governance and public education topics. See Walsh Gallegos present on the following:

• "Top 10 Legal Issues Impacting School Athletics Programs" - Roxie De Santiago and Stephanie Mendivil

• "Effectively and Legally Handling Chaotic Board Meetings" - Elena Gallegos and Karla Schultz

• "Governmental Conduct Act and Procurement" - Barry Berenberg and Stephanie Mendivil

Calling all Region 10 educators and administrators! Join Walsh Gallegos attorneys via Zoom and complete an ADA Certification Series addressing multiple topics that include but are not limited to accommodations, transportation, discrimination, and accessibility for students with disabilities.

View event information, registration and contact information HERE.

Our very own Paula Maddox Roalson is partnering with TASB Student Solutions and will be presenting on two of the following topics:

• October 6, 2021: Ensuring Everyone Has a Voice: Collaboration with LEP Parents of Children with Disabilities

• November 3, 2021: Addressing the Social and Emotional Needs of Students with Disabilities in the Wake of a Worldwide Pandemic. 

These free webinars will be offered trice on their scheduled days. Once Live from 11:00am-12:30pm CST and again as a recorded webinar 2:00-3:30pm CST.

You can find more about the webinar series HERE. 

This year's TASA | TASB Convention, txEDCON will be held in Dallas, TX, September 24th-26th. 

 
Join Walsh Gallegos for the following presentations and stop by our booth (#900) to say hi to your favorite attorney! 

• Blake Henshaw & Andrea Slater Gulley will be presenting There's a New Sheriff in Town: Practical Advice for Starting a School District Police Department on Friday between 7:30-8:30AM in Room D163.

• Jim Walsh will be moderating the CSA spotlight session Student Speech Online and Off Campus: Can They Really Say That? on Friday between 8:45-9:45AM in Room D175.

• Winnie Dominguez will be presenting the panel discussion Building a Better Construction Contract on Friday between 1-2PM in Room D174.

Click HERE to view registration information.

Be sure to attend this year's TCASE Interactive! Sessions run July 7-9 (face to face and virtual experiences) and July 14-15 (virtual Learning Labs).

This year our attorneys will be presenting the following topics that include Child Find, FAPE, Behavior/Discipline, and more:

• Update from the Courts  |  Nona Matthews  |  Wednesday, July 14^th @ 9-10AM

• Pressing Issues Involving Private School Placement: Child-Find, FAPE, Proportionate Share & More  |  Paula Roalson, Christina Henshaw & Sydney Keller  |  Thursday, July 15^th @ 9-10AM

• What’s the Latest on Discipline and the Law  |  Jim Walsh  |  Thursday, July 15^th @ 10:30-11:30AM

Click HERE to view more information and event registration rates. 

Join us as our attorneys present in both San Antonio, TX June 16th-19th, and Forth Worth, TX June 23rd-26th. 

Here's a sneak peak of what attorneys Haley Turner and Trilby Argubright will be speaking on:

Districts of Innovations—It’s Time to Reflect and Reauthorize

In 2015, the Texas Legislature authorized a mechanism in which school districts could free themselves from certain legislative mandates that otherwise hampered the districts’ ability to become more “innovative.”  In the following years, hundreds of school districts have taken advantage of the opportunity to become Districts of Innovation.  But local innovation plans must be renewed after five years.  This presentation will examine the hits and misses in the local innovation process, and cover the legal elements of what a district must do to renew its plan.  

To keep up with all future TASB Summer Leadership Institute conferences, click HERE for their upcoming schedule. 

Our 13th Annual HR Symposium is coming up on February 2, 2021 will be a virtual event! 

Don't miss out on sessions involving important legal issues including:

1. Staffing & Contract Decisions in Uncertain Times - Presented by Haley Turney

2. Show your work: Supporting Contract Recommendations - Presented by Jenny Hall

3. Complicated Dynamics: Staffing Cahnges & Employee Medical Issues - Presented by Morgan Beam

And more LIVE events plus a LIVE Q&A! 

Click HERE to see our flyer and to learn more and to find registration instructions.

Happy New Year!

Starting this year off is the Midwinter Conference: Leaders Cultivating Leaders. This will be a virtual event, held January 25th-27th and Walsh Gallegos attorneys Kelly Janes and David Holmes are excited to be presenting the following topics:

The Power of Inclusivity - How Cultural Sensitivity Makes Your District Better | David Holmes

SPED 101: What Administrators Need to Know | Kelly Janes & Denise Carter (TASB)

Keep up to date with TASA Midwinter Conferences HERE.