Education law expert Rick Verstegen will reveal why athletics and appeals pose significant legal challenges for schools today. You will learn how to employ coaches safely and legally and address appeal decision-making within the Title IX grievance process. You will come away from these webinars with specific changes you can apply to your school’s policies and procedures immediately.
What You'll Learn
- Employment issues involving coaches
- Compensation and performance evaluations
- Appeal response expectations
- Common issues that arise when reviewing appeals
- How to convey the final decision to the parties
- And more!
Training Overview
Don’t get tripped up by these legal challenges for K-12 schools. Athletics Employment and Title IX Appeals Demystified
Throughout the first half of the 2022–23 school year, K-12 schools faced significant legal issues in two areas:
- Athletics Employment
- Title IX Appeals
You need to learn the current laws and regulations to take appropriate action, avoid lawsuits, and protect your school during the remainder of the school year and beyond.
To help you accomplish these goals, we have assembled an engaging two-part webinar series:
[2-part Series] K-12 Athletics and Appeals
Webinar 1: Athletics and K-12 Schools: Employment and Legal Considerations
- Employment issues involving coaches
- Compensation and performance evaluations
- Elements of conduct
- Gathering input from parents, students, and the community
- Standards that impact discipline or discharge
- Outside activities and conflicts of interest
Webinar 2: Title IX Appeals in K-12 Schools
- Process to address an appeal filed on a written determination
- Notice of appeal you should provide to the parties
- Eligible bases for appeal
- Appeal response expectations
- Common issues that arise when reviewing appeals
- How to convey the final decision to the parties
Who Should Attend?
- Superintendents
- Deputy, associate, and assistant superintendents
- Chief business and operations officers
- Chief financial officers
- Personnel and human resources directors
- Student services directors
- Deans of students
- Athletic directors
- Title IX coordinators
- Principals
- Vice principals and assistant principals
- Other K-12 administrators
Expert Presenter


Richard F. Verstegen
- Partner with Boardman & Clark, LLP of Madison, Wisconsin
- School Law Practice Group and Labor and Employment Group
- Represents educational institutions in a variety of education law matters
- Published many articles regarding education and employment law
- Former president of the Wisconsin School Attorneys Association
- Current member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
- JD degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School
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