Annual Recertification Election Reminders for School Districts
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) balloting period for school districts’ annual recertification elections opens at 12:00 PM CST on November 7, 2024, and closes at 12:00 PM CST on November 27, 2024. The annual recertification election requirements arose out of Act 10. Prior to Act 10, a representative for purposes of collective bargaining remained […]
Title IX Unofficial Regulations
The United States Department of Education (DOE) released the long-awaited final version of the regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which will go into effect on August 1, 2024. Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Although these new […]
School Board Organizational Meetings
Now that the spring election of school board members has occurred, school boards that have not already held their annual school board organizational meetings must concentrate on complying with requirements for such meetings. At those meetings, school boards elect officers but may also conduct additional business (e.g., appointing a WASB delegate, appointing committee members, and […]
