E101 From Absences to Action: Attendance, Truancy, and Special Education Obligations
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons is joined by Lozano Smith attorneys Sarah Garcia and Karina Demirchyan to discuss why student attendance...
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20 of 100 episodesE100 Responding to Requests under the California Public Records Act: Best Practices from the Field
In this episode—the 100th Lozano Smith Podcast episode—host Sloan Simmons joins Partners Alyse Pacheco Nichols and Crystal Pizano to discuss...
E99 New Laws Impacting Students Heading into 2026
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons joins Student Practice Group Co-Chair Ruth Mendyk and student practitioner Rebal Halabi-Boutros for the...
Episode 98 Gender Identity, Title IX, and Equal Protection: Status of Federal and California Law and Pending Litigation
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons joins Title IX experts Sarah Fama and Sinead McDonough for a comprehensive discussion regarding the stat...
Episode 97 Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Practical Discussion on the Supreme Court’s Opt-Out Opinion
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons joins Partners Chelsea Olson-Murphy and Kyle A. Raney for a practical discussion of the holding, impact,...
Episode 96 Signed, Sealed, Liable: The Realities of Opinions of Counsel
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons joins Public Finance Chair Daniel Maruccia and Municipal and Governance Co-Chair Mary Lerner to discuss...
Episode 95 From Resume to Red Flag: District Responsibilities Under AB 2534
When it comes to hiring certificated staff, the process is now more complex and challenging. In this episode, host Aly Bivins connects with...
Episode 94 The ESY Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together for IEP Success
Extended School Year (ESY) services can raise nuanced questions for IEP teams and special education professionals. On this episode of the Lo...
Episode 93 Speakers, Singers, and Sashes: Planning for a Successful Graduation Ceremony
Graduation season is fast approaching and now is the time for selecting speakers, auditioning singers and all the other details that go into...
Episode 92 Title IX: Past Lessons, Present Shifts, and Future Possibilities
This episode explores the evolving landscape of Title IX through the lens of where we are and where we’re headed. From the impact of t...
Episode 91 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 3: Implementation
In the final episode of our three-part podcast series, host Sloan Simmons joins Lozano Smith Facilities and Business Partners Megan Macy and...
Episode 90 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 2: Planning and Procurement
In Part 2 of this three-part podcast series, host Sloan Simmons is back with Lozano Smith Facilities and Business Partners Megan Macy and An...
Episode 89 Review and Update—Personnel Actions and the March 15th Deadline – Are You Ready?
In this episode, we re-air Podcast 52 from March 2022, in which host Sloan Simmons joins partners and Lozano Smith Labor and Employment Co-P...
Episode 88 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 1: The New State Bond
In this three-part podcast series, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith Facilities and Business Partners Megan Macy and Anne Collins...
Episode 87 Immigration Enforcement and California’s Schools
In this episode, host Sloan Simmons engages with Lozano Smith’s student law experts Ed Sklar and Josh Whiteside regarding applicable l...
Episode 86 Update on Student Issues to Ring in the New Year – 2025!
Join Lozano Smith Student attorneys Ruth Mendyk , Alexandra Carubis , and Josh Whiteside as they discuss developments from the most recent l...
Episode 85 From Campus to Closure: The Legal and Practical Approaches to School Closure
This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the fourth and final in a 4-part series Leadership in Action , brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozan...
Episode 84 Understanding, Building, and Sustaining a Professional Organizational Culture
This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the third in a 4-part series Leadership in Action , brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s C...
Episode 83 School Facilities and Construction Planning, Management, and Oversight: Communication, Communication, Communication
This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the second in a 4-part series Leadership in Action , brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s...
Episode 82 The Power of Positivity in Governing Board Meetings
This Lozano Smith Podcast episode is the first in a 4-part series Leadership in Action , brought to you by Lozano Smith and Lozano Smith’s C...