Caitlin Pletcher, a Partner in the Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor Education Law Group, was recently interviewed by Dianne DeOliveira on 107.1 – The Boss’ Jersey Shore Matters radio show. Pletcher discussed how COVID-19 is impacting New Jersey School Districts. She addressed a variety of topics including how school districts are meeting their […]

Today’s Issue: Is it time to announce the winners of the FPSCTT 2020 Art Contest?? Answer: Yes. Today is the day we announce the winners of the FPSCTT Art Contest. Thank you to all of  the artist who submitted work. We were overwhelmed by the creativity and talent of so many students. These young artists […]

Today’s Issue: Has FPSCT&T extended the deadline for the New Beginnings Art Contest? Answer: Yes. We are extending the deadline for our art contest submissions. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, November 20 and winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 25! Resources: Updated Flyer To Learn More about FPSCTT’s Education and School Law Practice, please contact: […]

Despite a recent rise in coronavirus cases across the State of New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy has now stated that he has no immediate plans to order schools to close. Therefore, Executive Order 175 remains in full force and effect. Execute Order 175 expressly delegates the decision whether to provide in-person instruction, full-time remote instruction, […]

On October 20, 2020, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor Education Law Partners, Lester Taylor & Afshan Ajmiri Giner, hosted a simulated virtual labor negotiation at the New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2020. Firm attorneys David Solomon and Lena Kim, Dr. Neely Hackett, Superintendent of the Willingboro Public Schools, and Staci Horne, […]

On October 22, 2020, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor Education Law Group Partners, Christine Soto and Caitlin Pletcher, and firm associate, Reema Chandnani, presented Bridging the Gap: Special Education and Distance Learning at the New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2020. Christine and Caitlin discussed equity in education and sought input from […]

On October 21, 2020, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor attorneys Adrienne L. Isacoff and Nishali Rose presented School District Procurement and Payment Issues During the Health Crisis at the New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2020. They discussed the latest legal challenges faced by all school districts and offered meaningful solutions to […]

On Wednesday, October 28, Christine Soto, a partner at Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor LLC and Co-Chair of the firm’s Education Law Group, will be a presenter at the NJICLE Hot Topics in Special Education Law 2020 program. This CLE class, presented in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association School Law […]

Today’s Issue: Will the Education Law Group of FPSCT&T participate in this week’s New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop? Answer: Yes. We are a Premier Sponsor of the Workshop. Also, we will be doing 3 live virtual presentations – Labor Negotiations in a Pandemic; To Pay or Not To Pay? Public Contracts, Bidding and Procurement; and Bridging […]

Today’s Issue: Can a licensed speech and language pathologist (“SLP”) conduct student evaluations virtually if the student is located out-of-state during the evaluation? Answer: Yes. An SLP may conduct a virtual evaluation for a student located out-of-state during distance learning so long as the student’s individual circumstances are considered.  If it is determined that the […]