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School Board Candidate Election Filing Procedures
FAQ: SEA 287-2025 and SEA 25-2026
Summary of HEA 1002-2025
FAQ: Absenteeism & Truancy in Indiana Schools
Guide: Mandatory School Website Postings
FAQ: Understanding Indiana's Open Door Law
FAQ: Employee Dismissal
Checklist: Permissible Topics for School Board Executive Sessions
FAQ: Teacher Adjuncts
Recent Legal Decisions
Parental Rights
Mahmoud v. Taylor: A lesson in understanding parents' right to direct the religious instruction of their children
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Fall 2025
Implications of Indiana's new parental rights law for public education
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Summer 2025
Employees and Employment
SEA 366 addresses superintendent qualifications, contracts
by Julie Slavens, November 2025
Changes to the staff performance evaluation law
by Lisa Tanselle, June 2025
Understanding Indiana's laws related to the employment of school personnel
by Lisa Tanselle, Spring 2025
Hiring new teachers using the regular teacher contract
by Lisa Tanselle, August 2024
Indiana laws on superintendent contracts
by Lisa Tanselle, Spring 2024
Changes to the teacher termination process
by Lisa Tanselle, November 2023
Hiring employees who have ongoing contact with children
by Lisa Tanselle, May 2023
Procedures and deadlines for non-renewal of administrative contracts
by Julie Slavens, November 2022
State laws on hiring school employees
by Lisa Tanselle, May 2022
Superintendent and other administrator contracts
by Lisa Tanselle, May 2020
Access to Public Records
School security camera footage
by Lisa Tanselle, September 2023
Disclosure of employee discipline
by Julie Slavens, February 2022
Disclosure of information concerning threats to school safety
by Julie Slavens, August 2019
Video recordings of students
by Lisa Tanselle, Spring 2019
Meetings & Open Door Law
Understanding the rules for remote participation in board meetings
by Lisa Tanselle, February 2026
School board voting requirements under Indiana law
by Lisa Tanselle, November 2025
Board authority and the legal exercise of that authority
by Lisa Tanselle, Winter 2025
School governance in real time: Livestreaming
by Lisa Tanselle, February 2025
Exception carved out for school board committees
by Lisa Tanselle, June 2024
Executive session reminders
by Lisa Tanselle, February 2023
Virtual participation in school board meetings
by Julie Slavens, March 2022
School board committees
by Lisa Tanselle, February 2022
Basic principles of school board meetings
by Lisa Tanselle, Winter 2019
School Buildings
Indiana updates Dollar Law: New school building closure requirements now in effect
by Lisa Tanselle, March 2026
Changes to laws on school buildings
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Summer 2024
Legislative changes to the $1 building law
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Summer 2023
School Board Elections
Ballot order changed for school board elections
by Bre'Anna Donaldson, March 2026
Preparing for newly elected board members
by Lisa Tanselle, November 2024
Oath of office can be taken prior to January
by Lisa Tanselle, November 2022
Reapportioning school board district boundaries
by Lisa Tanselle, September 2021
School board elections: Be sure you reside in the right district
by Lisa Tanselle, June 2020
Residency requirements for school board members
by Lisa Tanselle, April 2020
Other Legal Guidance
School board organization plans
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Winter 2026
Special education procedural safeguards
by Bre'Anna Donaldson, e-Dition, September 2024
Campaigning on school grounds
by Bre'Anna Donaldson, e-Dition, March 2024
Absenteeism, truancy, and Indiana's compulsory attendance laws
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Winter 2024
Accommodating employees' religious beliefs
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, August 2023
Ensuring equal athletic opportunities for students
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Spring 2023
Changes to the law on discussion
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, June 2023
Emergency action plans for sudden cardiac arrest and AEDs
by Julie Slavens, e-Dition, June 2023
School resource officer laws
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, June 2022
Adjunct teacher permits
by Julie Slavens, e-Dition, May 2022
Deducting union dues for teachers
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, June 2021
Sudden cardiac arrest and student athletes
by Julie Slavens, e-Dition, June 2021
Temporary teacher contracts
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, May 2021
Contracts for services -- purchasing procedures
by Julie Slavens, e-Dition, February 2021
Board member conflict of interest, criminally speaking
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, September 2020
Verification of residency of students
by Julie Slavens, e-Dition, September 2020
Appropriate use of email by school board members
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, January 2020
Holiday celebrations
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, November 2019
Can a school board member be removed from office?
by Lisa Tanselle, The Journal, Summer 2019
Enrollment issues related to nonresident students
by Lisa Tanselle, e-Dition, May 2019
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