Tag: Legal

Why Document?

Why Document?

What is the MOST important reason to document? I recently asked this question to a large group of attendees at the TEPSA Summer Conference.
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New Disciplinary Laws Regarding Students and Vaping

New Disciplinary Laws Regarding Students and Vaping

Over the past 50 years we convinced an entire nation that smoking is bad. Now vaping has entered the chat, where the tobacco is never handled or seen, and where it is not really smoked, but rather, electrically vaped. So, what could go wrong?
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The Angry Parent and Social Media

The Angry Parent and Social Media

Gone are the days when an angry stakeholder would write a letter to the editor, who might fact-check it before publication. Today, an angry parent controls the means of publication via social media.
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Teacher Nonrenewal Basics

Teacher Nonrenewal Basics

There are different ways to dismiss an employee. If the professional educator, such as a teacher, assistant principal, or principal, has a term contract, a nonrenewal is a tactic that has been around since the early 1980s.
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Issues Regarding Administrative Leave

Issues Regarding Administrative Leave

Administrative leave is the useful tool that accomplishes the employee’s removal, pending an investigation. As long as the employee continues to receive pay and benefits, the employee does not have an immediate legal claim.
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The Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), whose hallmark is educational leaders learning with and from each other, has served Texas PK-8 school leaders since 1917. Member owned and member governed, TEPSA has more than 6000 members who direct the activities of 3 million PK-8 school children. TEPSA is an affiliate of the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

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