The handbook provides a comprehensive guide to navigating legal issues surrounding employee and student matters within educational institutions, offering insights and strategies into the obligations, responsibilities, and limitations inherent in the operation of public schools. Covering a variety of topics from employment regulations to student rights, this thorough resource equips education professionals and legal practitioners with the knowledge needed to uphold legal standards while fostering a fair and safe learning environment. Chapter topics include employee rights and responsibilities, employee dismissal and suspension, employment discrimination, student discipline and hazing, special education, and the Every Student Succeeds Act. There are also multiple chapters dedicated to labor relations, including contract negotiation and contract administration dealing with unfair labor practices. The handbook contains various samples forms, including a sample Employment Contract, Evaluation Form, Notice To Remedy, Notice of Reasons and Dismissal, and Notice of Decision Not To Reemploy.
General Editors:
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
Scott F. Uhler, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 1 — Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Stewart H. Diamond and Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 2 — Formal Dismissal and Suspension Procedures Under Illinois Tenure Law
James P. Bartley, Thomas M. Melody, and Anne M. Skrodzki, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 3 — Labor Relations: Overview and Certification of the Bargaining Unit
John M. O'Driscoll and Caitlin Frenzer, Tressler LLP, Bolingbrook
Chapter 4 — Labor Relations: Negotiating a Contract
Stewart H. Diamond and Margaret Kostopulos, Ancel Glink, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 5 — Labor Relations: Contract Administration Including Unfair Labor Practices
Catherine R. Locallo, Christopher R. Gorman, Aaron J. Kacel, and Thomas C. Garretson, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Employment Discrimination
Susan E. Nicholas, Kevin P. Noll, Matthew M. Swift, andHolly E. Jacobs, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 7 — Student Rights and Responsibilities
Maryam T. Brotine, Illinois Association of School Boards, Lombard, and Amy K. Dickerson, Franczek P.C., Chicago
Chapter 8 — Student Discipline and Hazing
James P. Bartley, Scott F. Uhler, Jason A. Guisinger, Mallory A. Milluzzi, and Kaylee M. Hartman, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Westmont
Chapter 9 — Special Education
Caroline A. Roselli and Laura M. Sinars, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 10 — The Every Student Succeeds Act
Scott F. Uhler, Jason A. Guisinger, and Mallory A. Milluzzi, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago
