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The Internal Revenue Service has provided year-end relief to all employers, including School Districts, who sponsor 403(b) Plans. Under previous regulations, employers were required to have a written Plan Document…
Contractor Licensing Act Could Cause Confusion Currently under consideration by the state legislature is an Act, entitled the Fair Contracting Act, providing for the licensing of contractors. The Act defines…
As many of you may be aware (and some currently involved), the Pennsylvanian Department of General Services (“DGS”) has re-implemented its Best Value Contracting for the New Convocation Center at…
With the proliferation of technology, students have easier access and ability to plagiarize other work in their school reports. Many districts have turned to outside services to screen student-written compositions…
Maiello Brungo & Maiello LLP was unanimously approved as the new Solicitor of Penn-Trafford School District on Monday, May 5, 2008. The Public Sector Law Team, comprised of Alfred C.…
These are pleasant words, bringing to mind energy conservation and preservation of the environment – good things in and of themselves, most people will agree. From a real estate construction…
While Congress has yet to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), on March 18, the Secretary of Education proposed a pilot program to explore models of “differentiated accountability” for…
The proliferation of technology has created more ways for students to plagiarize work and many districts have turned to outside services to screen student-written compositions. www.turnitin.com is a website operated…
On March 24, 2008, the United States Department of Education published in the Federal Register proposed amendments to the regulations implementing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA…
District staffing needs undergo careful scrutiny as final budget adoption approaches. In the case of school nurses, the School Code provides specific direction in Section 1402(a.1) that the number of…
As the attention of District Administrators and Business Managers turn to the process of final budget adoption, creative funding options, at times, must be considered. In the case of much…
Portions of the following scenario are fictitious and the factually accurate portions are so bizarre that they appear to be fictitious. You receive a notice to proceed on the new…
In a recent decision, Westmoreland Intermediate Unit No. 7 v. Westmoreland Intermediate Unit No. 7 Classroom Assistants Education Support Personnel Association, PSEA/NEA, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has altered the applicable…
A Complete Re-Writing of Pennsylvania’s 1957 Right to Know Law Results in New Burdens and Duties on All School Districts Pennsylvania’s new Right to Know Law, Act 3 of 2008,…