Updates & Publications

Partner Gary L. Steffanetta will be presenting at NYSSBA's Summer Law Conference at the Islandia Marriott on July 23, 2015.  Gary will speak regarding Teacher Discipline – An Altered Landscape

Partner Gary L. Steffanetta will be presenting at NYSSBA's Summer Law Conference at the Islandia Marriott on July 23, 2015.  Gary will speak regarding Teacher Discipline – An Altered Landscape

On April 1, 2015, the Legislature passed the 2015-2016 State Budget, including the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII budget bill (S. 2006-B/A. 3006-B). The Education Transformation Act of 2015 (“Act”), found in Section 2 of the legislation, makes significant changes relating to p...

Chapter 434 of the Laws of 2014 amended Education Law § 4402 effective July 1, 2015 to require public schools to notify every parent of their rights regarding referral and evaluation of their child for purposes of special education services or programs upon their child's enrollment or attendance ...

Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent and Gary Steffanetta will present Legal Hot Topics at the NYSCOSS New Superintendents' Workshop on March 8, 2015 at the Albany Hilton Hotel.

Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent and Gary Steffanetta will present Legal Hot Topics at the NYSCOSS New Superintendents' Workshop on March 8, 2015 at the Albany Hilton Hotel.

On January 21, 2015, Governor Cuomo unveiled his “ambitious P-12 education agenda” for 2015 in his State of the State address. Among other things, the Governor proposed reforms to the State's teacher evaluation system, an increase in the length of the probationary period for teachers and the expe...

Anthony Fasano named Young Lawyer of the Month, Nassau Lawyer, Nassau County Bar Association Click Here To Read More

On December 29, 2014, Governor Cuomo vetoed a bill (A. 10168) originally proposed by the Governor and passed by the State Legislature in June 2014 that would have provided a “safety net” calculation for any teacher or principal rated as Developing or Ineffective for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school...

Erin M. O'Grady-Parent authored an article entitled “Standards Firestorm” for the December 2014 issue of the National School Board Association's American School Board Journal. Click Here To Read The Article

Partner Kathy Ahearn presented a Legal Update to the Statewide Conference of BOCES Business Officials hosted by the NYS Association of School Business Officials on November 13, 2014 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York.

Partner Kathy Ahearn will present on the Property Tax Credit on January 23, 2014 to the Suffolk County Chapter of the NYS Association of School Business Officials.

Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a seminar on “Hot Legal Topics” on January 9, 2015 at a forum sponsored by Eastern Suffolk BOCES for new superintendents in Patchogue, New York at the BOCES Hines Center.

Partners Gregory Guercio, Kathy Ahearn and Erin O'Grady-Parent presented another “Food for Thought” free breakfast seminar on December 4, 2014 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York. The topics of discussion included a “Winter Legal Update” and “Recent Trends in Negotiations”.

Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the Annual North East Council of School Superintendents Conference on December 12, 2014. The Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club in Lake Placid, New York.

Partners Kathy Ahearn and Erin O'Grady-Parent presented an APPR Update at the Annual Education Vistas Conference on November 20, 2014 at the Century House in Latham, New York.

Partners Gregory Guercio and Kathy Ahearn presented at the 2014 NYS Association of School Business Officials Business Management Workshop on December 3, 2014 at the Hilton Albany in Albany, New York. Kathy Ahearn presented on Unemployment Benefits 101 and Gregory Guercio presented on Trends in Ne...

Ashley Pope authored an article entitled, “Emerging Issues in Bullying and Cyberbullying” for the November 2014 issue of the New York State School Boards Association's publication, On Board. Click Here To Read The Article

Partner Gary L. Steffanetta and Associate Ashley C. Pope presented at the New York State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program on Social Media and the Workplace: Labor & Employment Legal Issues on November 14, 2014 in New York City. Mr. Steffane...

On October 23, 2014, the New York State Attorney General (OAG) and the New York State Education Department (“SED”) issued a press release regarding a compliance review of school districts' enrollment policies and procedures for unaccompanied minors and other undocumented students. According to th...

On October 21, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a “Dear Colleague” Guidance Letter detailing school districts' responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title II...

Partners Richard J. Guercio and Randy Glasser will be moderating at the 2014 Annual School Law Conference on December 8, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge, New York, sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Bar Association's Education Law Committees.  Their respective topics are: Coll...

Partners Richard J. Guercio and Randy Glasser will be moderating at the 2014 Annual School Law Conference on December 8, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge, New York, sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Bar Association's Education Law Committees. Their respective topics are: Colle...

On October 21, 2014, Governor Cuomo signed into law an amendment to Section 305 of the Education Law relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“CPR”) and the use of automated external defibrillators (“AEDs”) in senior high schools (Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2014). To view this m...