Custody Chart – General Education
Often times school personnel are placed in the middle of disagreements between divorced parents about their child’s education. Other times, children live with relatives or other non-parent adults who claim to “have custody” or be the “guardian.” We have translated the complicated Texas Family Code into a laminated easy-to-use chart to assist administrators and teachers…
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Custody Chart – Special Education
The Texas Family Code lays out a complicated set of rules regarding parental rights. We have taken the Family Code and the IDEA and broken it down into an easy-to-use chart to assist special education staff in determining who has the right to participate and /or make decisions. For example, you will be able to…
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Investigation Manual: A Process for Conducting Non-Title IX Employee and Student Inquiries
School administrators often are required to “look into” or “investigate” allegations of wrong-doing by students and employees. This manual can be used in non-Title IX investigations to help you understand why it is important to conduct an investigation in a particular way, as well as provide you form documents and scripts to facilitate recordkeeping and…
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Conducting Effective Title IX Sexual Harassment Investigations
When a formal complaint of sexual harassment under Title IX is filed, the Title IX Coordinator must appoint an individual to investigate the allegations. The Title IX Investigations Manual will walk those investigators through conducting a legally-compliant investigation under Title IX. Note: This manual is provided digitally. Available Formats: MS Word Document,PDF Document Download Info: This item…
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2023-24 Contract Package UPDATE ONLY
We have reviewed new legislation, case law, and other regulatory actions and determined that there will be no changes to our Contract Package for the 2024-25 school year. Districts may only order this UPDATE if they have our 2019-20 Contract Package version or newer. EWHPM’s Contract Package for 2023-2024 includes language to address proposed bills…
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2023-24 Contract Package
We have reviewed new legislation, case law, and other regulatory actions and determined that there will be no changes to our Contract Package for the 2024-25 school year. EWHPM’s Contract Package for 2023-2024 includes language to address proposed bills being considered by the 88th Legislature related to requiring teachers to prepare lesson plans. The package also…
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Trustee Manual Set
2021 Updated Edition Superintendents and board members told us they needed a practical guide that explains their roles, responsibilities, and authority. So, after hundreds of hours of legal work and critical input from an Advisory Committee of board members, superintendents, and Education Service Center personnel, we published our Trustee Manual. It is an exceptional product,…
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Social Media for Administrators and Trustees
A pamphlet for trustees and administrators who need to know the laws that apply to them when using social media. This resource covers district-specific accounts, campaign pages, and how to handle comments you don’t necessarily like to see. This pamphlet instructs on when one can delete tweets, how to handle keeping posts for public records,…
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Responding to Texas Public Information Act Requests
A comprehensive resource for handling Public Information Act requests, from the simple to the insane. This resource includes flow charts to guide you through responding to requests, form letters for common situations, and answers to your most pressing questions. Unsure what qualifies as a request for information? Want to charge for fulfillment of requests? This…
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Booster Club Information Booklet
Community support organizations for extracurricular activities-or Booster Clubs-are a valuable complement to the school’s athletic, music, and academic competition programs. Their activities often provide additional financial resources and enrichment for the programs they support, but sometimes the lines between a Booster Club and the school district become blurred. This low-cost booklet is the perfect mechanism…
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