Natalie Hoernschemeyer and Grant Wiens will be presenting at the MoASBO 2022 Spring Conference. The new policies and regulations under Title IX have been in place for a little over a year. Many school districts across the state now have first-hand knowledge of the...
Thomas Mickes Honored with 2020 Friend of Rural Education Award
We are excited to congratulate Thomas A. Mickes on being honored with the MARE/MO K-8 “Friend of Rural Education” Award for 2020. Tom has dedicated his professional life to serving Missouri public school districts. He began his career in the classroom as a teacher and...
Back to School: Planning for a Successful School Year – By: Wendy Boggiano
Published by MoASBO, July 2018 With a new school year right around the corner, now is the time to plan ahead to ensure your district is ready for a smooth and successful school year. Read on below for just a few reminders regarding requirements (some new and some...
Flood, Fire, and Families: The Enrollment and Education of Displaced Students – By: Betsey Helfrich
Published by MoASBO, March 2018 We all watched with heavy hearts as Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma devastated the states of Texas, Florida, and the Atlantic region. Missouri has also experienced its share of historic flooding and storms over the past few years. ...
When Berkeley Comes to Your School District – By: Tom Mickes
Published by MoASBO, September 2017 The events of the last several weeks involving hate speech and a variety of symbols have been memorialized by the media. It would be unrealistic to expect that there will not be a degree of spill over in our public schools. It may...
Six Things to Watch with the New Trump and Greitens Administrations – By: Grant Wiens
Published by MoASBO, March 2017 With new administrations taking over at the state and federal level, and with same-party majorities in the legislative branches at both levels, local school districts can expect changes during the next couple of years. Complicating...
Directory Information – Time for an Update? – By: Betsey Helfrich
Published by MoASBO, September 2016 A local bakery calls your elementary school and asks the front office for a list of names of all students in the school along with their home address so that they can send out promotional materials about a birthday special they are...
Teacher’s Blog Posts: When Can the School Get Involved? – By: Sarah Schmanke
Published by MoASBO, February 2016 Personal blog posts by a public school employee may not be entitled to the protection of the First Amendment under some circumstances, even if the posts are about matters of public concern. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...
EEOC Signals a New Area of Focus for Anti-Discrimination Enforcement – By: Grant Wiens
Published by MoASBO, June 2016 Marking the first revisions in almost 15 years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued proposed enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination. Public comment on the proposal closed at the...
MoASBO Spring Conference 2016 Schedule
This year the MoASBO Spring Conference will be held on Wednesday April, 4th 2016. Come join our Education Law attorneys as they discuss a wide variable of school law related topics. Schedule: April 4th, 2016 True Crime – Wednesday @ 9:15 – 10:15 a.m., Room 64 |...