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Employment Agreements: Considerations for Independent Schools During the Hiring Season
Date: January 22 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost: This event is being offered as a free education session.
With the turn to the new calendar year, independent schools should start contemplating various hiring and renewal questions including, whether and how to ask current faculty members to commit to teach for another school year, what goes into deciding not to have other faculty members return, or the steps needed to extend job offers to new members of the school community.
In this engaging session, we will discuss how this annual tradition squares with the notion of at-will employment. Does your school employ faculty and staff at-will? Or do you use a contract for a specified term? Further, do your agreements go beyond the basics of employment and contain language and expectations tailored for an independent school environment, such as behavioral standards for working with students or the need to make employment conditioned on successful completion of various background checks or sufficient enrollment?
Join Brian Garrett, Sean LaPorta, and other members of McLane Middleton’s Education Law Group as they discuss with business officers and other school leaders the distinctive way in which independent schools employ faculty and staff, and provide a process of codifying the essentials in employment arrangements.
Presenters
Brian focuses his practice on understanding and serving the needs of independent day and boarding schools, colleges and universities, and early child care programs. Brian partners with many of the country’s leading independent schools to provide comprehensive advice on all aspects of school operations, including establishing new schools, student and parent issues, employment matters, school governance and leadership, and general risk management. He works closely with board chairs, heads of schools, financial officers, and other senior leadership members in tackling complex matters affecting school communities.
Sean focuses his practice on serving the needs of both students and educational institutions as they navigate legal and practical issues. He has extensive experience working closely with small to large educational institutions, where he provides advice and analysis on a wide variety of issues, including employment and board of trustee policies. Sean provides services regarding employment contracts, waivers, severance agreements, compliance, risk analysis, and navigating state and federal laws.