Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga, LLC

Best Practices for Documenting Employee Leaves of Absence
2023-10-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Dawn Hinkle and Abby Rogers will be presenting a webinar on “Best Practices for Documenting Employee Leaves of Absence” through NPELRA. Click here to register.

The Expanding Universe of Employee Leave Laws
2023-09-20 12:00 - 13:00
Lisa Callaway and Abby Rogers will be presenting a webinar on “The Expanding Universe of Employee Leave Laws” through NPELRA. Click here to register.

Webinar: Preventing Sexual Misconduct in Schools: What School Board Members and Administrators Need to Know About Faith's Law
2023-09-06 08:30 - 11:00
Please join us for a comprehensive discussion of the expanded requirements of Faith’s Law, which took effect on July 1, 2023, as well as legal and practical issues related to its implementation. Topics to be covered include reporting requirements, student and parent/guardian notification requirements, employment history reviews, requirements for substitute employees and contractors, and collective bargaining considerations. In addition to our ECB&S attorneys, Dr. Lisa Leali, Superintendent of Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65, will present insights for school administrators on recognizing and responding to grooming behavior, how to build a school culture that reinforces healthy school employee-student boundaries, and what implementation of the Educator Code of Ethics looks like in practice. Click here to register.

FMLA Essentials for the Public Sector Practitioner
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00
Abby Rogers and Ryan Gillespie will be presenting a webinar on “FMLA Essentials for the Public Sector Practitioner” through NPELRA. Click here to register.

Unlikely Alliances? Frenemies? Finding Common Ground in Labor-Management Relations
2023-06-01 13:00 - 14:00
Lisa Callaway will be co-presenting virtually “Unlikely Alliances? Frenemies? Finding Common Ground in Labor-Management Relations” at the Virginia LERA. Click here to register.

Legal Update Presentation
2023-04-14 13:00 - 15:00
Dawn Hinkle will be presenting a legal update at the DuPage County PACT meeting

Supporting Students with Chronic Health Conditions
2023-02-23
Luis Rodriguez will be presenting “Supporting Students with Chronic Health Conditions” at the IAASE Winter Conference.

Employees' Religious Rights/Expression in Schools - First Amendment
2023-01-27 08:30 - 09:30
Dawn Hinkle will be presenting “Employees’ Religious Rights/Expression in Schools – First Amendment” at IASPA’s Sixteenth Annual Conference.

Legislative Updates @ IAASE Region One Roundtable Meeting
2022-03-25 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-03-21 12:00 - 14:00 | On-line. Registration Required.
Cindy Baasten and Luis Rodriguez will jointly present this webinar. For more information, click here

Return To School 2.0: Legal Issues Related to Student Mental Health, Behavior, and Discipline
2022-03-14 13:00 - 14:30
Teri Engler will be presenting a webinar on “Return To School 2.0: Legal Issues Related to Student Mental Health, Behavior, and Discipline” for SELA. For more information, or to register, click here.

RTO Legal Update: Part 2
2022-03-08 13:00 - 15:00
Teri Engler will be presenting a webinar on “RTO Legal Update: Part 2” for SELA. For more information, or to register, click here.

IASB: Collective Bargaining Trends in Education
2022-01-29 09:05 - 10:00
Lisa Callaway will be presenting “Collective Bargaining Trends in Education” at the IASB Collective Bargaining for School Board Members virtual event. For more information, or to register, click here.

Leaves of Absence in 2022: Out with the Old, In with the New
2022-01-20
Abby Rogers will be presenting “Leaves of Absence in 2022: Out with the Old, In with the New” at the Annual Conference for the Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators.

Public Education: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
2021-12-03 10:15 - 11:30 | Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60661
Lisa Callaway will be speaking on a legal panel discussing “Public Education: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic” at the Illinois Public Sector Labor Law Conference.

FOIA Fundamentals
2021-11-05
Abby Rogers will be presenting a legal workshop on “FOIA Fundamentals” for the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Ruling Roundup: Disability Discrimination Cases in 2021
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-22
Cindy Baasten and Luis Rodriguez will be presenting “Ruling Roundup: Disability Discrimination Cases in 2021” at the IAASE Virtual Fall Conference. For more information, or to register, click here.

Effective Personnel Management: Addressing Special Education Staff’s Performance and Workplace Conduct
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-22
Dawn Hinkle will be presenting “Effective Personnel Management: Addressing Special Education Staff’s Performance and Workplace Conduct” at the IAASE Virtual Fall Conference. For more information, or to register, click here.

School Law Update Seminar
2021-09-17 07:30 - 12:00
Our annual seminar is designed for board members, administrators, and non-union management personnel and will include one general session and two breakout sessions presented by your ECB&S attorneys.
General Session: School Law Trivia Bowl
Breakout 1: Special Ed Law Roundup
Breakout 2: “F#@& Everything!”: Student 1st Amendment and Other Legal Updates
Breakout 3: Employee Leave Reboot: Critical Updates for Managing Ill, Injured, and Absent Employees
Breakout 4: What Has the Legislature Done for Us Lately? – Labor and Employment Issues for Schools
Continental breakfast and beverages will be provided.
Registration 7:30 – 8:15am
General Session 8:15 – 9:30am
Breakout Sessions 1 9:45 – 10:45am
Breakout Sessions 2 11:00am – 12:00pm
To register, click here.

Public Act 102-0173 (HB 2748) and Public Act 102-0172 (HB 40): What Special Education Administrators Need to Know about the New Laws
2021-08-11 15:00 - 16:30
Teri Engler will be co-presenting “Public Act 102-0173 (HB 2748) and Public Act 102-0172 (HB 40): What Special Education Administrators Need to Know about the New Laws” for SELA. For more information, or to register, click here.

Legislative Updates
2021-06-17 12:15 - 14:30
Teri Engler and Cynthia Baasten will be virtually presenting two one-hour sessions on “Legislative Updates” for the Superintendent’s Commission Leadership Conference.

Student Discipline Challenges From A 1st Amendment Lens
2021-06-17 09:15 - 11:30
Dawn Hinkle and Abby Rogers will be virtually presenting two one-hour sessions on “Student Discipline Challenges From A 1st Amendment Lens” for the Superintendent’s Commission Leadership Conference.

Physical Restraint/Time Out Update
2021-06-14 13:00 - 14:30
Teri Engler will be co-presenting a Physical Restraint/Time Out Update webinar, sponsored by ISBE, SELA, IAASE, and NSSEO. To register, click here.

Legal Panel Presenting on Legislative Updates
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00
Cindy Baasten will be speaking on a legal panel discussing Legislative Updates for IAASE.

A Social-Emotional Learning Audit: Requirements and Practical Considerations for Improving Your SEL Practices
2021-05-19 12:00 - 13:00
Cindy Baasten will be co-presenting a webinar on “A Social-Emotional Learning Audit: Requirements and Practical Considerations for Improving Your SEL Practices” for IAASE.

Year End Wrap Up @ IAASE Region One Roundtable Meeting
2021-05-14 08:30 - 11:30
Teri Engler and Cindy Baasten will jointly present this webinar. For more information, click here

Year End Wrap Up @ IAASE Region One Roundtable Meeting
2021-05-10 12:00 - 15:00
Teri Engler and Cindy Baasten will jointly present this webinar. For more information, click here.

Collective Bargaining Seminar
2021-05-05 13:00 - 15:00
Lisa Callaway will be virtually presenting a Collective Bargaining Seminar for the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA). To register, click here.

Legal Updates in Light of COVID @ IAASE Region One Roundtable Meeting
2021-03-19 08:30 - 23:30
Luis Rodriguez will present this webinar For more information, click here

Legal Updates in Light of COVID @ IAASE Region One Roundtable Meeting
2021-03-16 12:00 - 15:00
Luis Rodriguez will present this webinar. For more information, click here.
