This conference is a must for HR teams and other administrators that deal with HR issues. Join us and gain essential knowledge of legal developments in the area of personnel law as it pertains to school districts.
Who This Conference Is For
Topics Overview
Dates & Location
The Worthington Renaissance – December 10th, 2025
200 Main St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Or watch online from January 5th, 2026 – March 29th, 2026.
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Accreditation
This conference provides 6.0 hours of CPE credit through SBEC and also provides 6 hours of MCLE credit for attorneys (no ethics hours). This training may meet local requirements for General Management Trainings and we will also supply a general Certificate of Attendance for filing with other professional organizations as needed.
Topics & Speakers
New Legislation you Need to Know About
Jim walsh
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson, P.C. – Austin
The 2025 Legislature had a huge impact on personnel issues for Texas educators. This session will highlight the most important new laws and their practical significance.
The Latest on Title IX
Kendra Yoch
Thompson & Horton – Dallas/Fort Worth
It’s been hard to keep up with all of the developments and changes pertaining to Title IX. Kendra Yoch will break it down with a particular emphasis on issues pertaining to employees.
Dealing with Federal Agencies
Beth Walters
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson, P.C. – Irving
2025 has ushered in sweeping cutbacks in staffing at federal agencies, and the withdrawal of many grants and programs schools have counted on. This session will provide practical suggestions for how to navigate the changed landscape.
The Abset Employee
Leslie Story
TASB
What happens with employees who don’t regularly show up for work? The answer is not as simple as you might think. Personnel administrators have to consider district policy as well as state and federal laws pertaining to leave and disability accommodations. Leslie Story from TASB will provide guidance.
Annual Review of Termination and Nonrenewal Cases
Andrea Gulley
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson, P.C. – Amarillo, Irving, Oklahoma City
This perennial topic provides lessons to be learned from the commissioner’s decisions involving nonrenewal and termination of employment.
Documentation: The Good and the Bad
Jeff Crownover
Prosper ISD
Personnel decisions should be based on job-related, non-discriminatory, non-retaliatory reasons. But they also should be supported by documentation. This session will illustrate how good documentation makes the HR director’s job easier, while bad documentation makes it impossible.
TASPA Winter Conference
The TASPA Winter Conference is a separate event with separate registration from the Personnel Law Conference. Find out more info or register by clicking below.
FAQs
Yes, our conference registrations are automatically charged as tax-exempt.
When registering for an ED311 event you can either pay with a credit card, or choose to be invoiced and pay later. If you choose the invoice option, there is a PO field where you can enter your PO#, if you have it. After registering, please email a copy of your purchase order form to PO@ed311.com. Please note that your registration is not considered complete until we receive either your purchase order form or payment (via check, credit card, or ACH).
We now offer group registration discounts on some events! We also offer a discount if you would like to access your conference materials digitally instead of getting a printed conference workbook. We no longer offer early payment discounts. If you have a very large group of attendees or a group of students that you’d like to send to one of our events, please contact ambrose@ed311.com.
We must receive either a valid purchase order form or payment before the date of your event. Simply filling out the registration form does not complete your registration. Your registration is only considered complete once we have received either an approved purchase order form or payment by check, credit card, or ACH. You can email your purchase order to PO@ed311.com. Registrants of our online virtual events will not receive digital access until we have received your PO or payment. Registrants of an in-person event will not be able to attend the event without a PO or payment.
Yes. Submit your request via our Substitution Form. Please note that we must receive your substitution request at least 3 business days before the date of the event for your attendee to be included on our list of attendees at the event registration table. If you need to make a last minute substitution, that is not a problem. Just make sure your sub checks in using the original registrant’s name and tell our staff at the registration table that they are a substitute.
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Cancellations: In general, we do not issue cancellation refunds. If you can no longer attend an in-person event and would like to cancel, your options are to either (1) send a substitute to the event or (2) switch to the online version of the event. If the event you are attending does not have an online component, then we will issue a refund less a $30 cancellation fee, as long as we receive your cancellation request within 2 weeks in advance of your event.
If you have not yet paid for your event and no longer wish to attend, you can cancel your registration by contacting chpowers@ed311.com.
If you have an extenuating circumstance please email dking@ed311.com.
Substitutions: Substitutions may be made through this form in advance of any of our events.
