Galloway Township Schools, Let Us Eat – Please, Inc., and Community Food Bank of New Jersey Team up for Summer Food Distribution
Galloway Township, N.J. – Let Us Eat – Please, Inc. committee members join Galloway Township School officials with summer food distribution, a program that helps fill the gap for families who depend on low or no-cost meals during the school year. Shown (L – R): Galloway Township Director of Student Services Christine Burgess shown with […]
William Donio and Amy Houck Elco speak at New Jersey School Boards Workshop: The Challenges of Challenges to Curricula
Cooper Levenson partners William S. Donio and Amy Houck Elco spoke to an overflowing session on Tuesday Oct. 24 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The session was part of the New Jersey School Boards Association 2023 Workshop and Convention, It was described as: The Challenges of Challenges to Curricula Be prepared to meet the […]
Galloway Township Public Schools Raise Dollars for Summer Feeding Program
Funds Benefit Let Us Eat – Please, Inc. & Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Southern Branch Galloway Township Public Schools Superintendent Stephen Santilli and Christine Burgess, Director of Student Services presented a check to Let Us Eat – Please committee member Amy Houck Elco for the summer feeding program administrated by the Community Food Bank […]
School Update: Vaccines and Masks
To Our School Board Community: As we anticipate the return to full in person instruction for our students, we are again seeing increased Executive Orders, and last minute guidance. On August 20, 2021 the New Jersey Department of Education updated the “Road Forward” guidance and on August 23, 2021, Governor Murphy announced Executive Order 253 […]
Legal Considerations for the Upcoming School Year
To Our School Board Community: Another school year is about to start, one we hoped would start without Executive Orders, last minute guidance and unclear recommendations; in other words one we hoped would start with some normalcy. Sadly, here we are again starting a new school year with another Executive Order and “hints” of recommendations […]
Amy Houck Elco authors article in School Leader Magazine
Cooper Levenson Partner Amy Houck Elco recently authored an article for the official publication of the New Jersey School Boards Association, School Leader Magazine. Her article, entitled “Navigating Special Education Rights During COVID-19” discusses the distinct challenges that the pandemic school closures present for special education students. The article appeared in the publication’s Nov/Dec 2020 […]
Join us at the 2020 NJSBA Virtual Workshop
Click here to join us at the 2020 NJSBA Virtual Workshop Log in and enter the exhibit floor lobby between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday October 20, 21, and 22. Click “Enter Here” to visit the lobby and type “Cooper Levenson” into the “Search for a Booth” bar. We can chat […]
School Law Today Podcast: Special Education During COVID-19 with Amy Houck Elco
Special Education Issues during the Pandemic Almost overnight, with the onset of the pandemic, education issues and practices changed. One of the more challenging services for school districts to provide both virtually and with social distancing protocols is special education. Yet districts still have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to follow and other legal requirements. In […]
William Donio & Amy Houck Elco to speak at the New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar Aug. 7
Education Law partners William S. Donio and Amy Houck Elco will speak at the New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar this week. The virtual event dates are Aug. 5 – 7, 2020. The session Donio and Elco will conduct is part of the Education Rights track. “Top 10 Tips from the District Attorney for […]
CDC Releases Updated Guidance For a Safe Return to School in Fall 2020
Yesterday the CDC issued updated Guidance on Preparing K-12 School Administrators for a Safe Return to School in Fall 2020. The CDC notes the “unique and critical role that schools play makes them a priority for opening and remaining open, enabling students to receive both academic instruction and support as well as critical services.” The […]