On-Demand Webcasts

Anyone who has ever watched a police show on television is familiar with the Fourth Amendment. The general public is now aware of required Miranda warnings and that the people have rights not to be subject to unreasonable searches. Likewise, school officials do not exercise unfettered control over students or others on their campuses. While not limited by the same constraints as the police, school districts must nonetheless be familiar with the scope of their authority under the United States and Texas Constitutions.

In this session, we delve into how a district properly conducts student searches including lockers, backpacks, persons and property such as automobiles.

Purchase the recorded webcast below to receive a one-time license to share with others within your school district.

Registration Details

We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) checks, and purchase orders. Checks should be made out to Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. and mailed to 4201 W. Parmer Lane, Suite A-100, Austin, TX 78727.

Eichelbaum Wardell is a certified provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements through the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The firm is also a registered provider of Continuing Education credits for School Board Members through the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and business officers through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

Although we cannot accept cancellations, substitutions may be made at any time. If you have any questions, contact us by email or by phone at 972.377.7900. If you can arrange for a group of 25 or more to get together from your district or from a group of several districts, we will come to you. Please call for more information.

There has been a sharp uptick in incidences of students being caught vaping or with vape pens on campus. With the new questions in Texas surrounding marijuana versus THC in vape pens, the ever-expanding laws cracking down on smoking, and vape pens becoming physically smaller it’s hard to know the ins and outs of what is and is not something a district can regulate. This webcast discusses the current TASB guidance on vaping, what should be in your student code of conduct from possession of paraphernalia to smoking on campus, DAEP placements, and ways districts can detect vapes via detectors and acceptable searches.

Purchase the recorded webcast below to receive a one-time license to share with others within your school district. 

Registration Details

We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) checks, and purchase orders. Checks should be made out to Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. and mailed to 4201 W. Parmer Lane, Suite A-100, Austin, TX 78727.

Eichelbaum Wardell is a certified provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements through the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The firm is also a registered provider of Continuing Education credits for School Board Members through the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and business officers through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

Although we cannot accept cancellations, substitutions may be made at any time. If you have any questions, contact us by email or by phone at 972.377.7900. If you can arrange for a group of 25 or more to get together from your district or from a group of several districts, we will come to you. Please call for more information.

These sessions address the May 2020 Title IX regulations, which require specialized training for Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, Decision-Makers, and others involved in the Title IX grievance process:

1. The Title IX Coordinator becomes an overseer of the process. This session trains the Title IX coordinator in: understanding the overall process and how to coordinate the multiple new functions, determining appropriate ranges for support and remedies and disciplinary sanctions; how to provide sufficient and proper notice under the new guidelines; understanding the role of voluntary resolution; carrying out remedies pursuant to written decisions.
2. Investigators must be trained in: impartial investigations; when to dismiss a complaint; the standards of evidence; how to equitably and meaningfully include the complainant and respondent in the process including inculpatory and exculpatory evidence; how to write a decision; the role of expert witnesses; legal privileges; the role of advisors; statutory timelines; handling a hearing; writing your recommendation.
3. Decision-makers must be trained in: objectivity and independent analysis; impartiality and how to decide what evidence is relevant; weighing evidence based upon different standards of evidence; drafting written decisions consistent with statutory mandates; determining appropriate disciplinary standards and providing appeal rights.
4. Facilitators (optional) must be trained in: Independent and unbiased facilitating the process for voluntary resolution; best practice methods for reaching compromise and voluntary resolution.
5. Advisors (optional) are individuals who can assist a student in the investigation and grievance processes. This may be an adult of the student’s (parents’) choosing, including a parent or attorney. While a school district may establish restrictions regarding the extent to which an advisor may participate, a student may be accompanied by an advisor during any meeting or proceeding in the investigation or grievance process.

Webinar Sessions:

• Overview and Forms
• Investigators and Decision-Makers
• Facilitators
• Advisors

These sessions are presented by Dennis Eichelbaum, Holly Wardell, Jennifer Powell, and Rob Eichelbaum.

Purchasers will be provided with Forms, Policies, and Handbook language. Each participant will also receive materials from their training to use during the year and to comply with the new federal regulations that require that schools posted on their district’s website and make them available for public inspection upon request the materials used to train their personnel in Title IX.

Registration Details

Select the webinar session(s) you would like to attend:

We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) checks, and purchase orders. Checks should be made out to Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. and mailed to 4201 W. Parmer Lane, Suite A-100, Austin, TX 78727.

Eichelbaum Wardell is a certified provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements through the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The firm is also a registered provider of Continuing Education credits for School Board Members through the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and business officers through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

Although we cannot accept cancellations, substitutions may be made at any time. If you have any questions, contact us by email or by phone at 972.377.7900. If you can arrange for a group of 25 or more to get together from your district or from a group of several districts, we will come to you. Please call for more information.

The Rise of the Procurist

If you only attend one construction procurement series this year, this is the one to choose. This training will elevate your purchasing competence and confidence. Whether you are new to construction procurement or it has been a while since your last project, you will get the foundation you need to succeed. Ask around, if you are a beginner and come to this training, you will leave with the tools needed to confidently hire the Architects, Contractors, and Construction Managers you need to build your project. If you are an experienced purchasing pro, you will reinforce your knowledge, spackle the holes in your knowledge, and learn new strategies to negotiate value and security into you contracts.

This training is presented virtually in four parts (2 hours each) providing 8 hours of CLE credit. Once purchased, the recordings and materials will be sent to you to watch at your convenience.

The Foundation
In this session we will cover pre-bond planning, political advertising, architect requirements and engineer requirements, how to navigate the legal framework for construction procurement under the Texas Education Code, the Occupations Code and the Texas Government Code, the “emergency exception,” delegation of authority by the board of trustees, how to pick a delivery method for your project, the fundamental features of each delivery method, contractor selection strategies, and hiring the architect.

The Nitty Gritty Details
In this session we will cover selection criteria to use in hiring a contractor, useful strategies to adopt and pitfalls to avoid in choosing selection criteria, hiring the architect part II, the things that are frequently forgotten, including the prevailing wage rate, design certification requirements, educational programming and educational specifications requirements, building codes and code consultant requirements, payment and performance bonds, advertising, and your contract documents.

Ready for Take Off-Part 1
In this session we put the Foundation together with the Nitty Gritty Details and take you step by step through the legal requirements for procuring a Design Build Firm, the use and limitations of the Competitive Bid, and hiring a General Contractor or multiple contractors using the Competitive Sealed Proposal method of delivery. We will compare and contrast Competitive Bidding and Competitive Sealed Proposals and begin a comparison of General Contracting and Construction Management at Risk. For each method we will discuss the unique problems that arise with each method and techniques that will give you the best chance to avoid those problems to keep your project on track.

Ready for Take Off-Part 2
In this session we put the Foundation together with the Nitty Gritty Details and take you step by step through the legal requirements for procuring a Construction Manager at Risk and a Construction Manager – Agent. Here we will compare and contrast these two types of Construction Managers and engage in an in-depth discussion of the similarities and significant differences between the two. We will also highlight the substantial differences between general contractors and construction managers at risk. In addition, we will discuss job-order contracting and its unique characteristics. For each method of delivery, we will discuss the unique problems that can arise with each method and you will learn techniques that will give you the best chance of keeping your project on the road to success.

Who is this training for?

If you play any role in the purchase of construction services, this training is for you. Superintendents, CFOs, Assistant Superintendents, District Construction Professionals, Board Members, Purchasing and Procurement Managers, Coordinators, Agents, Specialists, Directors, Contract Coordinators, Business Managers, Bond Professionals, Controllers, Auditors, Buyers, Finance Directors, Facilities Directors, Business Services and Operations Directors, Accounting Directors, and Accountants have given top ratings to this training.

This training is conducted by David P. Hansen, shareholder and editor of School Construction Basics Digital Manual and E-Book.

A word about the title. . . .

The Story

Meet Ted Brown. After 11 years of trying, Ted’s new employer, the Rascal Independent School District, just passed its 375-million-dollar bond. Ted has a little experience and training in construction procurement, but now he takes on full responsibility for procuring 375 million dollars in projects. Impossible odds transform Ted into “The Procurist.”

Meet Ted’s boss, Mr. Speed Damone, who has a fondness for speed, thrift, and bids. The bond has everything in it from high schools to concession stands and it’s up to The Procurist and his team of experts [YOU] to keep him out of hot water with Speed and to uphold the law.

Registration Details

Select the webinar session(s) you would like to attend:

We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) checks, and purchase orders. Checks should be made out to Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. and mailed to 4201 W. Parmer Lane, Suite A-100, Austin, TX 78727.

Eichelbaum Wardell is a certified provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements through the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The firm is also a registered provider of Continuing Education credits for School Board Members through the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and business officers through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

Although we cannot accept cancellations, substitutions may be made at any time. If you have any questions, contact us by email or by phone at 972.377.7900. If you can arrange for a group of 25 or more to get together from your district or from a group of several districts, we will come to you. Please call for more information.

We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) checks, and purchase orders. Checks should be made out to Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. and mailed to 4201 W. Parmer Lane, Suite A-100, Austin, TX 78727.

Eichelbaum Wardell is a certified provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements through the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The firm is also a registered provider of Continuing Education credits for School Board Members through the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and business officers through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

Although we cannot accept cancellations, substitutions may be made at any time. If you have any questions, contact us by email or by phone at 972.377.7900. If you can arrange for a group of 25 or more to get together from your district or from a group of several districts, we will come to you. Please call for more information.