2025-26 Contract Package
Employee Contract Package for 2025-2026 Based on recent court decisions, EWHPM has updated its employee contract package for the 2025-2026 school year. The primary change to the contracts is that they include a favorable statute of limitations for districts, which has been approved by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, the Just Sign…
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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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Legal Issues for School Secretaries Manual
2025 Edition As first responders to parent, student, and staff concerns, your administrative office and support personnel must be well equipped with essential legal information on a variety of key school topics. In addition to providing a basic legal foundation on critical school issues, this training will offer practical strategies to effectively respond to concerns... read more
Legal Issues for Cheerleaders and Dance Team Manual
2026 Edition This manual provides practical advice for handling often encountered situations by cheerleader and dance team sponsors. Topics Covered: Rights Associated with Extracurricular Activities UIL and Coaching Requirements Options for Tryouts District and Staff Liability & Immunity Transportation and Other Travel Issues Parental Rights Accommodating for Students with Disabilities Title IX LGBTQ+ Relevant Federal... read more
School Construction Basics E-book
2023 Edition – District License Construction procurement is the foundation of a successful construction project. Recent changes to Texas law and to Texas Commissioner of Education’s facilities construction standards have made construction procurement rules even more complicated. However, with the help of this interactive publication and your legal counsel, there is nothing to be afraid…
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The Trustee Toolkit: Construction 101
The session provides both new and experienced Trustees with essential knowledge regarding school construction procurement. We cover the Board’s responsibilities in construction procurement and provide essential information to help each trustee to make the best decision for their school district. Topics include: Selection of Construction Methods Hiring Architects Hiring Contractors We also discuss basic ethical…
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PIA Essentials: Third-Party Privacy & Notifications
Two’s company and three’s a crowd, especially under the Public Information Act. Everything gets more complicated when a third party’s information has been requested under the PIA, but this 30-minute essentials training will teach you how to deal with that unwanted third wheel. Learn how and when you need to notify third parties, why you... read more
PIA Essentials: Bids, Bidding, and Bidders
You can bet that bidders will bristle when they’ve been out-bid, but thanks to the Public Information Act, their bark is worse than their bite. Buy yourself some peace of mind with this 30-minute essentials training, which will cover the basics of PIA requests for bidding documents. Learn when and why you can sometimes keep... read more