Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast

Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 54 Best Practices in Managing Disruptions at School Board Meetings
April 20, 2022

Managing school board meetings in the face of disruption created by parents, employees, and members of the public can be challenging. This podcast will explore best practices to regulate this disrupt

Episode 53 Elections and the California Voting Rights Act – How and Why it Works, and “Post-Transition” Best Practices
April 05, 2022

Hosts Sloan Simmons joins veteran municipal practitioner James Sanchez and Governance Practice Group Co-Chair Ryan Tung to discuss the election process and the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), inc

Episode 51 (Part 2) Student Vaccines and Student Masks – Late February 2022 Developments
March 03, 2022

Hosts Joshua Whiteside and Sloan Simmons are back to discuss the latest litigation development related to a school districts student COVID-19 vaccination mandate and the rapidly changing guidance and

Episode 52 Personnel Actions and the March 15th Deadline – Are You Ready?
March 02, 2022

Host Sloan Simmons joins partners and Lozano Smith Labor and Employment Co-Practice Group Leaders Michelle Cannon and Gabriela Flowers to discuss several important school district labor and employment

Episode 51 (Part 1) Student Vaccines and Student Masks – Latest Developments
February 18, 2022

Host Joshua Whiteside joins Lozano Smith partner Sloan Simmons to discuss the present status of student COVID-19 vaccination and student masks requirements, including the status of State directives on

Episode 50 Modular Buildings: A Primer for School Districts
February 16, 2022

Host Sloan Simmons joins Lozano Smith partner Arne Sandberg to discuss modular buildings for California school districts, including the basics about modular buildings, procurement alternatives, and ne

Episode 49 Preparing for the New Year: New Student Laws In Effect Now and in 2022 and Beyond
December 20, 2021

Host Joshua Whiteside joins Lozano Smith attorney Ruth Mendyk to discuss updates and new obligations facing educational agencies now and during the second half of the 2021-22 school year. This discuss

Episode 48 COVID-19 School Closures: Compensatory Education in the Special Education Context
July 30, 2021

Following COVID-19 school closures during the 2019-2020 school year, many school districts are faced with making determinations regarding potential compensatory education for their special education s

Episode 47 The Supreme Court Speaks: Guidelines for Regulation of Student Off-Campus Speech
July 20, 2021

For the first time since 2007, the United States Supreme Court has weighed-in on student free speech rights under the First Amendment. In Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., the high court addressed

Episode 46 California’s “Reopening” and the Future of Public Meetings Under the Brown Act
June 28, 2021

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and California’s “reopening,” host Sloan Simmons has a timely discussion with Lozano Smith Governance Co-Practice Group Leader, Anne Collins and Lozano Smith T