Credit Options

July 23, 2009
7.0 CLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics Credit.

Education Law Conference For Credit
1 Graduate Credit
Tuition/Fees (in addition to conference costs); $406.00 (Maine Resident); $1,008.00 (Non-Resident)

Those attending all of the Education Law Conference may receive academic (graduate) credit by participating in the three days of the conference and writing a series of short assignments, one at the beginning of the conference, and the others due in the month following the conference. Registering for academic credit is required to receive graduate credit at the conference.

Sarah E. Redfield, University Professor, University of the Pacific

School Law in Practice
3 Graduate Credits
August 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 2009
8:30 - 4:30
USM Portland Campus
Tuition/Fees: $1,143.00 (Maine Resident); $2,949.00 (Non-Resident)

The emphasis in the course will be on practical applications of legal principles to the real life situations confronted by educators. The course will provide an introduction to sources of law and basic legal research and analysis. Course topics will include the right to education; school finance and governance; school curriculum; student rights; educator rights and liabilities; classification, discrimination, and civil rights; special education; religion in schools; and No Child Left Behind. There will be a focus on class engagement and participation, with teaching methods that include expert guest lecturers, online preparation and activities, and interactive class exercises. EPB 576 School Law in Practice satisfies Maine certification requirements for certificates requiring Maine School Law.

Pamela Anderson, Esq., Director Maine Law & Civics Education, University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME

For additional information on the Education Law Conference for Credit and for the School Law in Practice Graduate Course, please contact the PDC at (207) 780-5326