Fall Forum 2023
Bracing for Significant Regulatory Changes
The Roosevelt – New Orleans, LA
November 29 – December 1, 2023
Please print/download these important documents prior to attending the Spring Forum 2023
SLIDES & HANDOUTS
(Please note all handouts may not be readily available. We will post any missing handouts as they are received)
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Early Fall Forum Check-In (All Attendees)
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Pre-Session ONLY
7:30 am – 8:30am
Pre-Session Registration (Pre-Session Attendees ONLY)
Breakfast (Pre-Session Attendees ONLY)
8:30 am – 11:00 am
Pre-Session: The Proposed UGG Changes – What???
Michael Brustein and Bonnie Graham - Bruman Group, PLLC
***The handouts will be emailed separately to each attendee registered for a Pre-Session
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fall Forum Check-In (All Attendees)
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
Introduction
Tiffany Kesslar, Bruman Group, PLLC
1:10 pm – 1:15 pm
Welcome
Beth Scioneaux, Deputy Superintendent, Louisiana Department of Education
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
ED Priorities
Chris Soto, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Presentation - Not Available
Handout -Not Available
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Legislative Update
Julia Martin and Kelly Christiansen, Bruman Group, PLLC
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Hot off the Press: Highlights of the UGG Proposed Changes
Tiffany Kesslar, Bruman Group, PLLC
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
OIG Updates and Initiatives
Keith Cummins and Greg Peoples, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education
Handout - Not Available
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Networking Reception
Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Post Pandemic Risk Management – Thoughtfully Nearing the Finish Line
Mark Robinson and Kerry Neal, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition (SPE), Grants, and Risk Management, U.S. Department of Education
9:15 am – 10:15 am
Panel on Time and Effort Systems, Challenges, Best Practices
Moderator: Bonnie Graham - Bruman Group, PLLC
Panel: Joe D’Alessandro (School District of Philadelphia), Nicole von Prisk (Arizona Department of
Education), Leslie Keeling-Olson (Temple College)
School District of Philadelphia Handout
Arizona Department of Education Handout
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Federal Grants Management Test (Introductory Session)
Brandi Tennant and Nathaniel Kristel - Bruman Group, PLLC
ESEA Hot Topics (Introductory Session)
Julia Martin and Kelly Christiansen - Bruman Group, PLLC
OCR Recent Actions (Intermediate Session)
Jennifer Mauskapf and Monica Pascual - Bruman Group, PLLC
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Internal Risk Assessments (Intermediate Session)
Michael Brustein and Madelaine Cleghorn - Bruman Group, PLLC
ESEA Equitable Services and EANs (Introductory Session)
Tiffany Kesslar and Kelly Christiansen - Bruman Group, PLLC
Service Special Populations (K-12) (Introductory Session)
Bonnie Graham and Monica Pascual - Bruman Group, PLLC
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
ESSER Construction Projects (Intermediate Session)
Julia Martin and Tiffany Kesslar - Bruman Group, PLLC
Perkins V Hot Topics (Intermediate Session)
Michael Brustein, Steven Spillan - Bruman Group
IDEA Hot Topics (Intermediate Session)
Jennifer Mauskapf and Madelaine Cleghorn - Bruman Group, PLLC
Friday, December 1, 2023
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Less Deference to Agency Guidance?
Michael Brustein - Bruman Group, PLLC
9:30 am – 10:00 am
New FERPA Regulations
Steven Spillan - Bruman Group, PLLC
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am
Top Audit Issues
Eric Russell, CIA, CGAP, CGMS, MPA
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
New Title IX Regulations
Julia Martin - Bruman Group, PLLC
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Questions and Answers Panel
Bruman Group, PLLC Attorneys
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