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SUMMARY:2025 Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now for Our Annual Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference on February 25\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Zoom \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Program\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Materials\n\n\n\n\nTopics and Descriptions are Below: \n\n\n\nMaking Purchasing and Procurement Easier: Essential Bidding Strategies and Leveraging the Recent Amendment to the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation will focus on purchasing and procurement requirements for Illinois local governments—from school districts and community colleges to park districts and municipalities. Our attorneys will walk through compliance requirements and strategies for purchasing and procurement through common exemptions and newly enacted amendments to the Illinois Governmental Joint Purchasing Act that provide public bodies with greater flexibility when relying on cooperative purchases through other government agencies.  \n\n\n\nMitigate Risks: Best Practices for Effective Risk Management and Insurance Strategies for Public Contracts and Construction \n\n\n\n9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Robbins Schwartz construction and transactional attorneys to discuss the importance of mitigating risk and properly insuring public entities in connection with common transactions including construction projects\, facility use agreements\, leases\, and software purchases involving personally protected information. The presentation will address various types of insurance for applicable transactions\, contract terms that protect public bodies\, and the Tort Immunity Act that public entities can rely on to mitigate risk.  \n\n\n\nConstruction Pitfalls: Key Considerations for Public Bodies to Avoid Problems on a Construction Project \n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. \n\n\n\nPublic construction is complex. The parties involved often have overlapping responsibilities\, tasks\, schedules and liabilities. Moreover\, the risks can be just as complex\, ranging from unknown conditions at the project site and weather to supply chain issues and pandemics. In this presentation\, Robbins Schwartz’s construction lawyers will discuss common construction project problems and how to avoid them.  \n\n\n\nRead (or Write) the Fine Print! Negotiating Contracts for Public Entities \n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery transaction comes with terms and conditions. Those terms and conditions are agreed upon by the parties to a transaction but not always reduced to writing or properly reviewed. From complex construction contracts and real estate agreements\, to purchase orders and website privacy policies\, public bodies need to be aware of contract terms that could significantly impact its ability to benefit from any bargain. This presentation will identify key terms to consider\, as well as strategies to negotiating the same.  
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SUMMARY:Register Now: ISBE Approved Professional Development Leadership Training
DESCRIPTION:Robbins Schwartz attorneys are approved by ISBE to conduct School Board Member Training.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for our complimentary professional development leadership training (PDLT) designed to provide newly elected school board members with the necessary requirements to meet mandatory PDLT\, including trauma-informed practices for students and staff; Improving student outcomes; Open Meetings Act (OMA); and Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA). \n\n\n\nTraining will be offered in two formats:  \n\n\n\nTwo-Part Series \n\n\n\nPart 1: Monday\, May 5\, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  \n\n\n\nPart 2: Wednesday\, May 7\, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Two-Part Series Here\n\n\n\n\nFull-Day Session \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 10\, 2025 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Full-Day Session Here
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/save-the-date-isbe-approved-professional-development-leadership-training/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Webinars
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SUMMARY:Register Now: Community College Trustee Training
DESCRIPTION:Robbins Schwartz attorneys are approved by ICCB to conduct professional development leadership training for community college trustees. \n\n\n\nJoin us Join us for our complimentary Community Colle Trustee Training.  \n\n\n\nTopics will include:  \n\n\n\n\nThe Open Meetings Act: FAQs and Answers\n\n\n\nThe Role of the Board of Trustees in Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence on Campus\n\n\n\nCollective Bargaining Overview and Tips for Negotiations\n\n\n\nFiduciary Responsibilities of a Community College Trustee\n\n\n\nGeneral Compliance Guidance: Illinois Freedom of Information Act\n\n\n\nFinancial Oversight and Accountability\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/save-the-date-community-college-trustee-training/
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SUMMARY:Register Now: 2025 Legal Update for Illinois Higher Education Institutions
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for our 2025 Legal Update for Illinois Higher Education Institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Booklet Here\n\n\n\n\nTopics of discussion include:  \n\n\n\nThe Big Shift: Legal Impacts on Federal Reform Initiatives \n\n\n\nSince February 2025\, higher education institutions have experienced seismic shifts in federal education policy. Through executive orders\, new federal guidance\, OCR investigations\, Supreme Court decisions\, and the recent passage of The Big Beautiful Bill\, the legal and policy changes seem to occur almost daily\, leaving higher education institutions scrambling to remain in compliance with the current application of applicable law. This presentation will explore the legal ramifications of the recent shifts in federal education policy and provide practical tips for colleges to remain in compliance with federal law. The presentation will also address potential flashpoints where the changed application of federal law may clash with current Illinois law.  \n\n\n\nFrom Capitol to Campus: New Illinois Laws Impacting Higher Education \n\n\n\nThis presentation will cover state legislation affecting community colleges\, focusing on bills passed and signed this year. Attendees will learn about new requirements related to a range of topics from medication access for students\, to using AI in the classroom\, to dual credit and direct admission programs. \n\n\n\nResponding Right: Effective Strategies for Student Harassment and Discrimination Complaints Amid the Current Legal Climate \n\n\n\nRecent shifts in the enforcement of civil rights laws in higher education have educational institutions wrestling with how to navigate harassment and discrimination complaints. This presentation will provide practical guidance on aligning institutional policies and procedures with current federal and state legal standards\, including Title IX\, Title VI\, and related anti-discrimination statutes. Presenters will also discuss recent changes to the federal legal framework and its intersection with state law\, trends in OCR and other agency enforcement\, and strategies for risk management that promote a safe and equitable campus environment. \n\n\n\nThe New Wave: Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining \n\n\n\nThis presentation will explore how shifting economic landscapes\, technological advancements\, and evolving worker expectations are reshaping labor negotiations. We will also review bargaining strategies and dynamics at the table. \n\n\n\nConstruction Case Study Part 1: Laying the Foundation – Strategic Planning\, Risk Management\, and Legal Readiness Before Breaking Ground \n\n\n\nOur Commercial\, Construction\, and Real Estate Practice Group will present the first part of a case study on effective planning\, risk management\, and compliance with respect to major college construction projects. The first part of the case study will focus on the initial phases of construction—from selecting your construction team and construction delivery system to best practices in competitive bidding\, risk management\, and other pre-construction responsibilities. The first part of the case study will conclude with ensuring that the most important legal considerations for a shovel ready project have been addressed. \n\n\n\nConstruction Case Study Part 2: Building Beyond the Blueprint – Oversight\, Dispute Management\, and Legal Remedies Through Project Completion \n\n\n\nOur Commercial\, Construction\, and Real Estate Practice Group will conclude their case study by addressing issues that arise after construction starts. This includes the college’s role in construction administration\, how to handle disputes during construction\, and when to issue warnings and takeover projects. The case study will conclude with an overview of how to leverage formal dispute resolution to successfully pursue remedies for construction defaults and defects. \n\n\n\nBalancing Support and Liability: Navigating Student Mental Health on Campus \n\n\n\nHigher education institutions nationwide are seeing a rise in college students experiencing anxiety\, depression\, and other mental health issues. In turn\, institutions are faced with a multitude of challenges including allocating sufficient mental health resources\, adopting procedures that adequately protect student safety\, and ensuring faculty and staff are trained to respond to students in crisis. This presentation will explore the legal and practical complexities faced by higher education institutions in addressing student mental health on campus\, by providing an overview of the legal landscape\, analysis of relevant case law\, and practical tips for supporting student safety on campus. \n\n\n\nYour Litigation Playbook: Key Steps & Expectations Uncovered \n\n\n\nThis presentation will walk you through the key phases of a lawsuit from start to finish. Attendees will learn the distinctions between a civil lawsuit and an administrative charge\, understand the critical steps to take after a complaint is received\, and become familiar with the phases of litigation including discovery\, settlement discussions\, dispositive motions\, and trial.
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SUMMARY:Register Now: 2025 School Administrators’ Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we partner with the Large Unit District Association (LUDA) to present this year’s School Administrators’ Conference on October 8\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere: Hotel Arista\, 2139 City Gate Ln\, Naperville\, IL 60563 \n\n\n\nIn-person sessions will be held at Hotel Arista in Naperville with the conference breakfast beginning at 8 a.m.\, and the General Session beginning at 8:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nVirtual option is available. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Booklet Here\n\n\n\n\nTopics Include: \n\n\n\n\nAn Uncertain Future: Continued Shifts in the Interpretation and Enforcement of Federal Laws\n\n\n\nThe Laws\, They Are a-Changin’: Updates for the School HR Office\n\n\n\nFrom Classroom to Courtroom: Lessons from Recent Disability Discrimination Cases\n\n\n\nConstruction Case Study Part 1: Laying the Foundation – Strategic Planning\, Risk Management\, and Legal Readiness Before Breaking Ground\n\n\n\nTeacher Evaluation Process: Refresher on Legal Requirements and Best Practices to Ensure Compliance\n\n\n\nConstruction Case Study Part 2: Building Beyond the Blueprint – Oversight\, Dispute Management\, and Legal Remedies Through Project Completion\n\n\n\nTricky Parent Scenarios\, Student Surprises\, and the Unexpected: How to Handle Questions and Concerns Arising in Student Matters\n\n\n\nStriking the Balance: Fair and Effective Employee Discipline\n\n\n\nNavigating Nuance: Supporting Confidentiality in Sensitive Situations\n\n\n\nLooking Ahead: Protecting School Revenue in a Shifting Property Tax Landscape
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SUMMARY:Register Now: 2026 Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for our Annual Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference on April 23\, 2026.  \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Zoom \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Program\n\n\n\n\nThis year’s conference topics\, descriptions and presenters are below:  \n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\nBid Challenges: How to Avoid Them and How to Successfully Resolve Them if They Arise  \n\n\n\nWhile infrequent\, bid challenges can pose significant problems for public bodies. Oftentimes a bid challenge may just be an aggressive letter from an unsuccessful bidder\, but bigger problems can ensue if the challenger brings the dispute to a board meeting\, or worse\, files litigation that can lead to project delays. Join our presenters to discuss the legal requirements for bidding\, how public bodies can prepare bid packages to prevent bid challenges\, and what rights public bodies have when a bid challenge arises.  \n\n\n\nPresented by:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKenneth M. Florey \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHoward A. Metz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  \n\n\n\n\n\nCreative Contracting: Using Intergovernmental Agreements\, Cooperative Purchasing\, Public-Private Partnerships\, and Other Strategies to Meet Your Purchasing and Operational Needs  \n\n\n\nA practical discussion with Robbins Schwartz’s commercial transaction lawyers on innovative procurement and service-delivery tools. Topics include structuring intergovernmental agreements\, cooperative purchasing consortia\, public-private partnerships\, and alternative contracting strategies highlighting legal considerations\, risk allocation\, compliance\, and general best-practices to protect public interests.  \n\n\n\nPresented by:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew J. Gardner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie N. DiPiero \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.  \n\n\n\n\n\nKey Considerations in Choosing Your Construction Team and Other Strategies for Public Project Owners \n\n\n\nWhen planning a construction project\, one of the most important decisions that an owner will make is how to structure the project and the construction professionals that it selects to perform the design and construction. Join our construction lawyers for a discussion on primary construction planning issues such as choosing the right construction delivery method and strategies for selecting the right construction team for your project.  \n\n\n\nPresented by:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew J. Gardner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle B. McNamara
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/2026-purchasing-construction-virtual-conference/
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SUMMARY:2026 School Administrators' Conference
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our annual School Administrators’ Conference  \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere: Hotel Arista\, 2139 City Gate Ln\, Naperville\, IL 60563 and Zoom  \n\n\n\nRobbins Schwartz is proud to partner with the Large Unit District Association (LUDA) to present a full-day pre-conference event\, offering practical legal insights and strategies to help districts navigate the evolving landscape of education. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Our Mailing List
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