Marilyn Gardner, Lawyer in Milton, Massachusetts, explores how to prepare and conduct a law presentation.

1. Collaborate Session 3
Welcome
EDD 8434
Advanced School
Law

2. EDD 8434
Advanced School Law
Agenda
▪ Course/Assignment Comments To Date
▪ Semester Assignments
Supervisor Interview (Week 8-9)
Common Core (Week 10)
Project Presentation (Weeks 1-12)
▪ Final Exam (Week 13-14)
▪ Reflection Questions
1. What topic have you selected for you Presentation Project and why?
2. Have you had the opportunity to use on the job, or discuss with your
colleagues at work, any information/facts you learned in the course?

3. Assignment Score Ranges
Assignment 4 (5 points)
3 - 5 (3)
Assignment 5 (10 points):
6 –10 (3)
Assignment 6 (5 points):
4.3 – 5 (7)
Assignment 7 (5 points):
3 – 5 (6)

4. Assignments & Credit Value
• 1. Fundamental Legal Terms 5
• 2. Impact of Religion 5
• 3. Brief 5 Cases 5
• 4. Due Process & Safe Schools 5
• 5. Principles of Special Ed 10
• 6. Legal Clips 5
• 7. 504 & ADA 5

5. Assignments & Credit Value
• 8-9. Supervisor Interview 5
• 10. Common Core 5
• 11-12. Project Presentation 20
• 13-14. Final Exam 25
• Collaborate Sessions 5
100

6. General Suggestions
▪ Literature and references
scholarly, reflecting
doctoral-level expertise.
▪ Do not include blogs,
wikis (including
Wikipedia), or other
simplistic opinion-based
references (ehow.com,
about.com.)
▪ Reference Page (APA)
▪ Proofread (will start taking
off mega points)

7. Week #5: Principles of Special Education
Law
Part 1: Case Scenario: Did not weave in
statutes and case law.
Part II: Did not Respond to 20 questions
with minimum of two sentences.
Only used Essex.

8. Course Comments
Assignment #6: Legal Clips
➢ Great selection of
cases-identified pertinent
facts and legal points.
➢ Captured debated points
and summarized and
applied their implications.

9. Course Comments
Assignment #7: Summaries 504 and
ADA
▪ Responded to
questions in very clear
statements
▪ Great references
▪ If no policy manual
made effort to
describe what should
be in it.

10. Advanced School Law
Questions?

11. Future Semester Assignments
Supervisor Interview
(Week 8-9)
Common Core
(Week 10)
Presentation Project
(Week 11-12)
Final Exam (Week
13-14)

12. Supervisor Interview
Week 8-9
1. Make an
appointment
2. Submit your list of
questions
3. Interview
Supervisor
4. Follow Format and
Respond to
Questions

13. Supervisor Interview
(Week 8-9)
➢ Make an appointment
➢ Submit list of 20 interview questions (15 from syllabus
and 5 of your own- not yes or no-)
➢ Interview (in person) Supervisor
➢ Prepare written record using rubric in Section IX of
syllabus
➢ Paper format outlined in syllabus
➢ Re-frame/modify question(s) if central office or different
name (i.e., School Advisory Committee, etc.?)
➢ Frank, forthright, fair, and full responses to the questions.
➢ Finally, three questions in syllabus regarding your
impression of the interview.********

14. Supervisor Interview
(Week 8-9)
Follow format (read syllabus).
➢ Title Page
➢ Description of School (provides insight to answers)
➢ 20 Questions outlined on one page
➢ Typed questions (bold and numbered) and responses
underneath (can add your own commentary after a
question)
➢ Section 5: Your comments on your interviewee’s
responses to Questions 9-15
➢ Section 6: Impressions of interview questions

15. Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
(Week 10)
• Respond to six
questions regarding
Common Core State
Standards
• How will the CCSS
impact NCLB and
state standards?

16. Week 11-12
Project Presentation
• Select topic interesting to you, or
• Explain a Law/Act to school/district.
• Prior approval by July 1
• Develop PowerPoint Presentation
• Use visuals

17. Project Presentation
➢ 25-50 slides
➢ 10 specific bibliographic sources
➢ Visual presentation using pictures,
graphics, and cartoons on legal topic.

18. Project Presentation
➢ Share knowledge of school law with
colleagues
➢ Evaluated using the following criteria:
1.conformity with instructions (10%)
2.content accuracy (30%)
3.visual effectiveness (20%)
4.logical order of presentation (20%)
5. mechanics of language (20%).

19. Project Presentation
• Select master slide
background that
enhances presentation.
• Keep text to
minimum.
• Pictures, graphs and
graphics

20. Project Presentation
You will probably lose points if:
➢ No Agenda/Overview of Presentation Slide
➢ No Conclusion/Wrap up Slide
➢ Sentences vs. phrases
➢ Not Compelling/Interesting/Why is this topic important to
the group you are presenting?
➢ Too much text on slide
➢ Do not include 10 references
➢ Too Few Visuals

21. Project Presentation
You will probably lose points if:
➢ References are same size as slide text (if at bottom
of page)
➢ Content not well organized.
➢ Topic not directly related to school law
➢ Posing questions and not answering them
➢ No Reference slides at end

22. Project Presentation
You will probably lose points
if:
➢ Do not conform to
instructions
➢ Content is not accurate
➢ Not visually effective
➢ There is no logical order
of presentation
➢ Poor language mechanics

23. Project Presentation
Questions
Do not forget to share your
presentation with
classmates by posting in
Discussion Board.

24. Project Reflection Question
What topic have you selected for
your PowerPoint presentation and
why?

25. Final Review
Will Cover Entire Semester: Essex Chapters 1 -14
• Identification questions minimum 2 sentences and
well written (25 about ¼ pt each).
• Case Scenarios- well written -highlight the legal
aspects and what you would do. (minimum 200
words) 2 1/4 pt each
• References more than Essex.
• Biggest Issue: Back your opinions/actions with
case law and/or statute driven

26. Syllabus PowerPoints
• Lesson 9
• Lesson 10
• Lesson 11
• Lesson 12
#9 Employment
Discrimination
#10 Employment
Rights
#11 Instructional
Programs
#12 NCLB

27. Syllabus Study Guides
• Lesson 9
• Lesson 10
• Lesson 11
• Lesson 12
• Lesson 13
• Study Guide # 9
• Study Guide # 10
• Study Guide # 11
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28. Reflection Question
Have you had the opportunity on the job
to use or discuss any information/facts
you learned in the course?

29. Advanced School Law
Questions
and
Final Thoughts

30. EDD 8434
Advanced School Law
Thank You
Please Let Me Know How I Can Be of Help!
This Elluminate Session Will be Archived.

31. Presentation References &
Resources
Nathan L. Essex, School
Law and the Public
Schools: A Practical
Guide for Educational
Leaders (5TH
ed.)