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Chapter 1 — Creation, Dissolution, and Boundary Changes

Chapter 2 — School Board Practices, Procedures, and Elections

Chapter 3 — Community Colleges

Chapter 4 — School Finance

Chapter 5 — Issue and Sale of School Bonds and Tax Anticipation Warrants and Notes

Chapter 6 — Contracts and Intergovernmental Cooperation

Chapter 7 — School Property and Environmental Issues

Chapter 8 — Construction

Chapter 9 — Education Technology

Chapter 10 — Tort Liability of School Districts

Chapter 11 — Civil Rights Litigation

Chapter 12 — School Elections

Authors

Terrence M. Barnicle
Terrence M. Barnicle
Terrence M. Barnicle is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on municipal and school law. Mr. Barnicle is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; a member and Past Chair of the Standing Home Rule Attorneys Committee of the Illinois Municipal League; and a member of the Illinois Institute for Local Government Law, receiving its Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement in Recognition of Distinguished Service to Local Government Law. Mr. Barnicle has also been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the area of municipal law. He received his B.S. cum laude from Loyola University and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was Editor of the Northwestern Law Review.
Samuel B. Cavnar
Samuel B. Cavnar
Samuel B. Cavnar is a Partner at Robbins Schwartz in Chicago. He is an experienced negotiator of commercial and construction-related contracts and regularly counsels clients in the areas of board governance, bidding, procurement, tort immunity and risk management. Mr. Cavnar has been appointed Special Assistant State’s Attorney in several matters involving construction-related transactions and litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry, the Chicago Bar Associaton, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. Mr. Cavnar received his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School, where he was the Managing Editor of The Wayne Law Review.
Brian P. Crowley
Brian P. Crowley
Brian P. Crowley is a Partner at Franczek P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on education and the public sector. In 2017, Mr. Crowley was named a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Publishing. He received his B.A. cum laude from Miami University and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
J. Todd Faulkner
J. Todd Faulkner
J. Todd Faulkner is a Partner at Franczek P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in education law. He serves many of the firm’s school district clients as general counsel. Mr. Faulkner has also written extensively on education law, including for the Illinois Association of School Boards, and in 2017, he was named an Advisory Board Member for Law Bulletin Publishing’s Leading and Emerging Lawyers. Mr. Faulkner received his B.A. from Princeton University and his J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.
Kenneth M. Florey
Kenneth M. Florey
Kenneth M. Florey is a Partner at Robbins Schwartz in Chicago, where he focuses his practice in local government and construction law. Mr. Florey has been awarded the Illinois Institute for Local Government Law’s Annual Litigation Award and is a member of the American Arbitration Association Arbitrator Panel. He has also been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in the areas of construction law; governmental, municipal, lobby, and administrative law; land use; zoning and condemnation law; and school law. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law.
Matthew J. Gardner
Matthew J. Gardner
Matthew J. Gardner isa Partner at Robbins Schwartz, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction and education law. Mr. Gardner has been named as an Illinois Rising Star in construction litigation by Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee and former Chair of the CBA’s Construction Law and Mechanics Lien Subcommittee. Mr. Gardner received his B.S. from the University of Utah and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Lynda K. Given
Lynda K. Given
Lynda K. Given is a Partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in public finance. She received the Illinois Association of School Business Officials’ 2016 Above and Beyond Award and was named an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2007 – 2014. She is also President of the Board of Directors of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Ms. Given received her B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Miami University and her J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago where he concentrates his practice in municipal law, school law, election law, land use and zoning, and public sector labor and employment law. He is also a regular speaker and author on issues of legal concern to units of local government in the State of Illinois and represents public entities, police officers, firefighters, and public officials in litigation at all levels of state and federal court. He has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in governmental, municipal, lobbying, and administrative law and election, political, and campaign law. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law.
Raymond A. Hauser
Raymond A. Hauser
Raymond A. Hauser is a Partner at Hauser Izzo, LLC, in Flossmoor and Oak Brook, where he focuses his practice on school law. He is a member of the Illinois Association of School Administrators and of both the Illinois and National Council of School Attorneys. Mr. Hauser received his B.A. cum laude from Augustana College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Todd K. Hayden
Todd K. Hayden
Todd K. Hayden is a Partner at Robbins Schwartz in Lisle, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. He was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2015 in Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management; School Law; and Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying, and Administrative Law. He is a member of the Trial Bar of the United State District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and is admitted to the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hayden received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
John M. Izzo
John M. Izzo
John M. Izzo is a Partner at Petrarca, Gleason, Boyle & Izzo, LLC, in Flossmoor, where he focuses his practice on school, local government, and local government finance law. Mr. Izzo is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Bradley University and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer is an Equity Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on local government law, election law, and labor and employment law. Ms. Krafthefer was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 50 female attorneys in the State of Illinois; one of the top 10 Leading Lawyers in government, municipal, and administrative law; and an Illinois Super Lawyer. Ms. Krafthefer received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Adam W. Lasker
Adam W. Lasker
Adam W. Lasker is a Managing Member at Lasker Law LLC in Chicago, where he focuses on election law. He is General Counsel for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, General Counsel for the Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois (AECOI), and a Past Chair and current member of the Chicago Bar Association Election Law Committee. Mr. Lasker received his B.A from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Howard A. Metz
Howard A. Metz
Howard A. Metz is a Partner at Robbins Schwartz, in Chicago, where he focuses on education, commercial, real estate, and construction law. Mr. Metz is a member of the Service Associate Advisory Committee of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. He received his B.S. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was an Executive Board Member of the Moot Court Honor Society.
Trisha A. Olson
Trisha A. Olson
Trisha A. Olson is an associate at Hauser Izzo, LLC, in Oak Brook, where she focuses her practice on school and local government law and special education. She is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys, the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Olson received her B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from New York Law School.
Derke J. Price
Derke J. Price
Derke J. Price is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Naperville, where he focuses his practice on local government and construction law. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and Local Government Section as well as the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Price received his B.A. magna cum laude from Wheaton College and his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.
James D. Rock
James D. Rock
James D. Rock is Of Counsel at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on local government. Mr. Rock received his B.S. from Central Michigan University, his M.A. from Northern Illinois University, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Jennifer K. Schwendener
Jennifer K. Schwendener
Jennifer K. Schwendener is a Partner at Petrarca, Gleason, Boyle & Izzo, LLC, in Downers Grove, where she concentrates her practice in school and local government law, civil litigation defense, and real estate. She has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in civil litigation. Ms. Schwendener received her B.A. from Indiana University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Gregory T. Smith
Gregory T. Smith
Gregory T. Smith is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in municipal and local government law. He was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2015 – 2018. Mr. Smith received his B.S. from DePaul University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was on the Dean’s List and an Associate Editor of the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property.
Kathleen M. Terese
Kathleen M. Terese
Kathleen M. Terese is an associate at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on general municipal law, library law, and school law, including special education matters. She received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in legal writing. Ms. Terese received her B.S. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhleris a Partner at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in school, municipal, library, and election law. He has been a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, Illinois Municipal League, International Municipal Lawyers Association, National and Illinois Councils of School Attorneys, and the Illinois and American Library Associations. Mr. Uhler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois, his master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Anjali Vij
Anjali Vij
Anjali Vij is a Partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP in Chicago, where she concentrates on public finance, serving as bond counsel to schools, parks, community colleges, cities, and villages in government purpose debt financings throughout Illinois. She is a member of Illinois Association of School Business Officials (Service Associate), the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association. She is a frequent speaker and writer on public finance topics, such as borrowing alternatives and post-issuance bond compliance. Ms. Vij received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame Law School.
John Allen Wall
John Allen Wall
John Allen Wall is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on federal and state court litigation and local government representation. He is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and an Illinois Leading Lawyer. Mr. Wall received his B.A. magna cum laude from Williams College, M.A.T. from Duke University, M.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University, and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Erin K. Walsh
Erin K. Walsh
Erin K. Walsh is an associate at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on labor and employment, school, and municipal law. She is a member of the Illinois Association of School Attorneys, the Illinois Government League, and the Women in the Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). Ms. Walsh receive her B.A. magna cum laude from Bucknell University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Brandon K. Wright
Brandon K. Wright
Brandon K. Wright is a Partner at Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd., in Monticello, where he focuses his practice on school law. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and is an adjunct professor at Eastern Illinois University. He is also a member of the National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Wright received his B.S. summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University, his master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.

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School Law: Organization, Finance, and Property (ARCHIVED 2017 EDITION)

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Terrence M. Barnicle

Samuel B. Cavnar

Brian P. Crowley

J. Todd Faulkner

Kenneth M. Florey

Matthew J. Gardner

Lynda K. Given

Jason A. Guisinger

Raymond A. Hauser

Todd K. Hayden

John M. Izzo

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Adam W. Lasker

Howard A. Metz

Trisha A. Olson

Derke J. Price

James D. Rock

Jennifer K. Schwendener

Gregory T. Smith

Kathleen M. Terese

Scott F. Uhler

Anjali Vij

John Allen Wall

Erin K. Walsh

Brandon K. Wright

School Law: Organization, Finance, and Property (ARCHIVED 2017 EDITION)