This handbook provides an in-depth look at the issues facing school boards and community college boards, including civil rights litigation, tort liability, construction, property, finance, elections, and technology in education. It includes a wealth of practical tips and insightful analysis drawn from the experience of the authors and is an invaluable source of insights, practice recommendations, forms, and procedures. This handbook provides the practitioner insight into the most efficient and effective path when faced with a legal concern related to the public education system.
General Editors: Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago, and Scott F. Uhler, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 1 — Creation, Dissolution, and Boundary Changes
Brandon K. Wright, Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd., Monticello
Chapter 2 — School Board Practices, Procedures, and Elections
Jason A. Guisinger and Anne M. Skrodzki,Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., and J. Todd Faulkner, Brian P. Crowley, and Emily M. Tulloch, Franczek Radelet P.C., Chicago
Chapter 3 — Community Colleges
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer and Yevgeniy Bolotnikov, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 4 — School Finance
John M. Izzo, Hauser Izzo, Petrarca, Gleason & Stillman, LLC, Flossmoor, and Eric B. Bernard, Hauser Izzo, Petrarca, Gleason & Stillman, LLC, Oak Brook
Chapter 5 — Issue and Sale of School Bonds and Tax Anticipation Warrants and Notes
Anjali Vij and Cedric Gordon, Chapman and Cutler LLP, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Contracts and Intergovernmental Cooperation
Scott F. Uhler, Jason A. Guisinger, and Mallory A. Milluzzi, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 7 — School Property and Environmental Issues
Kenneth M. Florey, Howard A. Metz, Samuel B. Cavnar, and Matthew J. Gardner, Robbins Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Construction
Derke J. Price, Ancel Glink, P.C., Naperville
Chapter 9 — Education Technology
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer and Yevgeniy Bolotnikov, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 10 — Tort Liability of School Districts
Scott F. Uhler, Jason A. Guisinger, and Mallory A. Milluzzi, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 11 — Civil Rights Litigation
John M. Izzo and Courtney N. Stillman, Hauser Izzo, LLC, Flossmoor, Todd K. Hayden, Robbins Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Bolingbrook, and Jennifer K. Schwendener, Law Offices of Jennifer K. Schwendener, LLC, Downers Grove
Chapter 12 — School Elections
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Yevgeniy Bolotnikov, and Katherine Takiguchi, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
