2019 Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Capital Conference

Several Bricker attorneys will be sharing information throughout the conference to help you navigate some of the hottest current topics in education. 

Sunday, November 10

Technology Tools and Data Privacy
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room A 112-113

Diana Brown, Bricker & Eckler
Lauren Curto, Bricker & Eckler
Jennifer Lawson, Marion City School District

Marion City and Bricker & Eckler LLP review a study about how electronic data is stored, how it impacts records requests and how data privacy laws affect your district. From emails to text messages, review who should have access to these tools, limits that can be placed on them and how to track access.

Uncommon Partners, Common Goal
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room A 216

Becky Princehorn, Bricker & Eckler
John Ray Stoddard, Berkshire Local School District
Elizabeth McCaffrey, Berkshire Local School District

Berkshire Local (Geauga) and Bricker & Eckler LLP explain how the district formed a unique partnership with the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Kent State University (KSU) to create an educational campus at KSU Geauga. Get tips on effective collaboration, particularly regarding construction.

The Dublin Bridge Street Development
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room A 226

Matt Stout, Bricker & Eckler
Dr. Todd Hoadley, Dublin City School District
Christopher Valentine, Dublin City School District
Brian Kern, Dublin City School District

Examine how a school district maximized its return on an economic development project. Dublin City and Bricker & Eckler LLP describe how the district worked with the city to maximize the Dublin Bridge Street development’s benefits to the district, city and community members with visionary planning, tax incentives and collaboration.

Monday, November 11

It's Complicated – Partnerships Matter
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: A 213-215

Becky Princehorn, Bricker & Eckler
Sylvia Gillis, Bricker & Eckler
Nicole Donovsky, Bricker & Eckler
Mary Beth Freeman, Delaware Area Career Center
Eric Bull, Elford Inc.

Delaware Area Career Center and its partners rose to the challenge when the center learned, after launching a major construction project, that anticipated levy proceeds would not be collected. The district, Bricker & Eckler LLP and Elford Inc. share how, after litigation, shrink-wrapping a building and a legislative “fix,” the project had a delayed but happy ending.

Tuesday, November 12

You Can't Always Bid What You Want – School Law Workshop
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: A 210-212

Chris McCloskey, Bricker & Eckler
Sean Lehman, Bricker & Eckler
Sylvia Gillis, Bricker & Eckler
Vince Utterback, Pickerington Local School District

Ohio law requires school districts to competitively bid projects in certain situations, but that’s not always the case. Pickerington Local (Fairfield) and Bricker & Eckler LLP explain the various exceptions to the competitive bidding statute and outline the scenarios in which school districts need not competitively bid a project.