Start the 2026-2027 School Year Right with Professional Development Trainings
As the 2025-2026 school year comes to an end, consider whether your school team would benefit from professional development tailored to your school’s needs to start off next school year the right way. Krokidas & Bluestein LLP’s Education attorneys are available to provide in-person and virtual trainings and resources to Massachusetts K-12 schools, Early Childhood Education programs, and Higher Education institutions on a broad range of topics, including those listed below:
- Student and Employee Investigations
- Bullying
- Data Security (including Written Information Security Programs, Record Retention Policies, and AI policies)
- Employee Policies and Handbooks
- Free Speech and Other First Amendment Considerations
- ICE Policies and Protocols
- Board Governance, Bylaws, and Board Complaints
- Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25)
- Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
- Other Civil Rights-Based Harassment and Discrimination (including Title VI, ADA, and Section 504)
- Public Procurement (M.G.L. c. 30B) and Prevailing Wage (M.G.L. c. 149)
- Special Education
- State Ethics Law (M.G.L. c. 268A)
- Student Discipline
- Student & Family Handbooks
- Student Record Requests and Confidentiality
Please reach out to K&B Education Team attorneys Elka Sachs (esachs@kb-law.com), Bettina Toner (btoner@kb-law.com) and Eric Jordan to discuss any training needs your school may have.
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP's Education Law Practice provides a full array of advice and guidance to charter schools and other education entities on a wide range of legal matters, including student discipline, special education, employment, governance, tax, regulatory and compliance matters, real estate, financing, and litigation.
