Swier Law Firm Offering Professional Development Sessions for South Dakota School Board Members

Research shows that the most effective school board training occurs when all members of the board learn and interact as a team.

Swier Law Firm's Education Law Practice Group is now offering professional training and development for South Dakota's school board members. These customized and practical training sessions allow the entire board to come together and focus on particular areas of a school district's need. Board members can discuss their school district's specific legal situations, ask legal questions, and develop plans for complying with our state's many school law requirements.

Recent training sessions have included:

  • 10 Tips for South Dakota School Board Members
  • 4 Fundamentals of South Dakota's Open Meetings Law
  • 10 Fundamentals of South Dakota's Public Records Act
  • 5 "Legal Quick Hitters" for School Board Members
  • 12 Tips for Teacher Non-Renewal and Termination 
  • Student Privacy and On-Line Accounts
  • 5 Tips for Student Due Process Hearings
  • What You Need to Know - Texting, Sexting, Cyberbullying, and Other Liability Issues Facing South Dakota's School Districts

 

About Swier School Law Counsel™​

Swier School Law Counsel™ is a boutique education law department within Swier Law Firm.

We recognize the needs of South Dakota's school officials to obtain first-rate legal advice on a broad range of issues. Our attorneys provide creative, timely, and cost-efficient legal strategies that balance the needs of students, parents, employees, and citizens with the interests of keeping a school district on solid legal footing.

Swier School Law Counsel™ and its attorneys author The South Dakota School Law Deskbook™ and South Dakota School Law Notes™. The Group's attorneys also have years of experience teaching the popular "Education and the Law" class at the University of South Dakota School of Law. 

Swier Law Firm has served as legal counsel for school districts throughout the state and for the School Administrators of South Dakota and its membership. SASD is an educational association comprised of over 800 school administrators (Superintendents, Business Managers, Principals, Special Education Directors, and Curriculum Directors) throughout South Dakota.