UW School Law Division

Mission

CHARTER: Founded in 1984, the School Law Division was created pursuant to an Interagency Cooperative Agreement between the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the University of Washington. This agreement, adopted pursuant to RCW 39.34.030, permits two state agencies to cooperatively administer mutually beneficial programs.

MISSION: The mission of the School Law Division is to provide quality inservice education to practicing professional educators and school attorneys in school law. This mission assumes that knowledge of school law will diminish, if not prevent, some expensive lawsuits and resulting liability for school districts and taxpayers.

Ralph E. Julnes was the founding father of the School Law Division, and served as the Director until his untimely death in October 2002.

School Law Division Advisory Board

Richard M. Wilson, Director, UW School Law Division, WA
Constance Bull
Sharon S. Howard
Paul Miller
Steven G. Olswang
Jerry Painter
Fred J. Poss
Ilene Schwartz
Pat Wasley

2007 Program Planning Committee

Richard M. Wilson, Director, UW School Law Division, WA
Paula Akerlund, WA
Mark Anderson, WA
Richard P. Bartos, MT
Daniel Bettis, WA
William L.E. Dussault, WA
Elaine Eberharter-Maki, ID
Suzy Harris, OR
Graham M. Hicks, OR
Pamela McPartland, WA
Christine L. Moore, OR
Diane Wiscarson, OR

The School Law Division presents an annual conference on Special Education and the Law in the fall. The 25th Pacific NW Institute on Special Education and the Law will be held Septemeber 22 - 24, 2008 in Portland, Oregon.