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In Part 2 of this three-part podcast series, host Sloan Simmons is back with Lozano Smith Facilities and Business Partners Megan Macy and Anne Collins, and special guest Sue Bell, Chief Facilities Officer for the Elk Grove Unified School District. The group covers team building, planning with and for consultants, tips and tricks, and how to best utilize your legal team to get your project off the ground.

Stay tuned for Part 3: Implementation, and visit www.lozanosmith.com/podcast to access upcoming episodes upon immediate release.

Show Notes & References

• 1:55 – Building your team of construction professionals
• 3:07 – FAQ – Construction Professional Selection
• 5:42 – Planning for consultants on the team
• 6:41 – When to involve a CEQA consultant
• 8:11 – Starting your project (mapping, calendars, etc.)
• 10:29 – Interplay with Facilities Master Plan work
• 11:49 – Tips and tricks for procuring consultants
• 14:21 – The value of site visits
• 16:20 – Interacting with your legal team

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In this episode, we re-air Podcast 52 from March 2022, in which host Sloan Simmons joins partners and Lozano Smith Labor and Employment Co-Practice Group Leaders Michelle Cannon and Gabriela Flowers to discuss several important school district labor and employment deadlines that all fall on March 15. This brief but information packed episode includes discussion on various types of release from employment as well as layoffs.  The presenters also address changes to the classified layoff process that became effective in 2022. Sloan also discusses with Gabby some important updates and developments on these issues as of March 2025.

Show Notes & References

• 2:29 – Non-reelection of second year probationary certificated employees
• 3:32 – March 15th deadlines
• 4:51 – First year probationary employees
• 4:56 – Education Code section 44929.21
• 5:41 – Release and reassignment notices for administrators (Ed. Code section 44951)
• 8:43 – Certificated layoff process
• 10:12 – Ed. code sections 44955 and 44949
• 10:37 – Bumping rights
• 11:23 – Chronology of layoffs
• 15:55 – Classified layoff process
• 18:16 – Bumping language and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)
• 19:16 – Definition of permanency for classified employee layoffs
• 20:02 – AB 438 impacts
• 23:14 – CBAs and classified layoffs
• 26:20 – *UPDATES* as of March 2025

 

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