Episode 86 Update on Student Issues to Ring in the New Year – 2025!

Episode 86 Update on Student Issues to Ring in the New Year – 2025!

Join Lozano Smith Student attorneys Ruth Mendyk, Alexandra Carubis, and Josh Whiteside as they discuss developments from the most recent legislative session and evaluate the impacts on California students beginning January 1, 2025. Show Notes & References 2:03 – Prohibition of suspension for students seeking help with substance use (Assembly Bill (AB) 2711) 5:53 – …

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Episode 85 From Campus to Closure: The Legal and Practical Approaches to School Closure

Episode 85 From Campus to Closure: The Legal and Practical Approaches to School Closure

This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the fourth and final in a 4-part series Leadership in Action, brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s Concierge Consulting Services, also known as CCS.  Due to a long pattern of declining enrollment and resulting budget challenges, school districts around the state are increasingly faced with making …

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Episode 84 Understanding, Building, and Sustaining a Professional Organizational Culture

Episode 84 Understanding, Building, and Sustaining a Professional Organizational Culture

This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the third in a 4-part series Leadership in Action, brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s Concierge Consulting Services, also known as CCS.  In this episode, host Sloan Simmons connects with Lozano Smith CCS expert Brandon Krueger, Ed.D. and Partner Sarah Levitan Kaatz regarding building and sustaining …

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Episode 83 School Facilities and Construction Planning, Management, and Oversight: Communication, Communication, Communication

Episode 83 School Facilities and Construction Planning, Management, and Oversight: Communication, Communication, Communication

This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the second in a 4-part series Leadership in Action, brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s Concierge Consulting Services, also known as CCS.  Whether your school district successfully passed a bond or parcel tax in years past or just this month, once those financial resources are accounted …

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Episode 82 The Power of Positivity in Governing Board Meetings

Episode 82 The Power of Positivity in Governing Board Meetings

This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the first in a 4-part series Leadership in Action, brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s Concierge Consulting Services, also known as CCS.  Increasingly in recent years, the perception of governing board meetings have trended negative, with school leaders concerned over disruptions, lack of productivity, and more. …

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Episode 81 Goal Writing in Special Education: Latest Trends and Guidance

Episode 81 Goal Writing in Special Education: Latest Trends and Guidance

In this episode of our podcast, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith special education experts Aly Bivins and Josh Walden.  They discuss the recent trends and guidance in the arena of goal writing for special education students.  Aly and Josh provide insights on recent OAH decisions on point, and lessons learned from those due …

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Episode 80 Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Establishment of Nation’s First Religious Charter School

Episode 80 Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Establishment of Nation’s First Religious Charter School

In this episode, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith charter school experts Courtney de Groof and Eric Barba.  The group discusses the recent Oklahoma Supreme Court decision to block the nation’s first proposed religious charter school and implications of this development here in California and more broadly. Show Notes & References 1:55 – Drummond vs. …

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Episode 78 At Last! The New Title IX Regulations Are Here – What You Need to Know

Episode 78 At Last! The New Title IX Regulations Are Here – What You Need to Know

In this podcast, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith Title IX Practice Group Leaders Monica Batanero and Sarah Fama in a step-by-step discussion regarding the new Title IX regulations, as well as helpful context regarding various legal challenges pending around the country to the new regulations. Show Notes & References 1:48 – Overview of …

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Episode 77 What K-12 School Districts Need to Know about Internal Complaint Procedures

Episode 77 What K-12 School Districts Need to Know about Internal Complaint Procedures

In this episode, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith attorneys Carolyn Gemma and Jaspreet Lochab-Dogra regarding the application and interactions between the various compliant procedures utilized by California’s K-12 school districts. Show Notes & References 1:45 – Common complaint procedures 1:51 – BP/AP 1312.1 (Complaints Concerning District Employees) 1:56 – BP/AP 1312.3 (Uniform Complaint …

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