Effective January 1, 2022 Nick Dominello was named President of the Massachusetts Council of School Attorneys, an affiliate organization of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC).  After serving as a former COSA Officer, member at large, Nick was elected President of COSA for a one-year term (January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023) during the organization’s 2021 annual meeting.

The newly elected 2022 COSA officers can be found here on the MASC website: https://www.masc.org/about-us-2/cosa/cosa-officers.

On Thursday, December 9, 2021 Nick will present at the MASBO Bi-Monthly Meeting in Milford.  Nick will be discussing how to use collective bargaining to increase student achievement.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Liz and Nick will present at the MASBO/MASPA Annual Law Day webinar.  Liz and Nick will be discussing trends in collective bargaining and COVID related concerns including vaccine rollout, remote learning options in the future and ongoing expectations for families and staff.

On April 17, 2020 Liz Valerio and Nick Dominello presented at the Massachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrator’s webinar, Responding to COVID-19 Issues in Schools. Topics discussed included: Families First Coronavirus Response Act, furloughs and layoffs, leaves of absence, transportation issues, school approved trips, educator misconduct and educator evaluations.

The presentation can be found here.

On January 24, 2020 Liz Valerio and Nick Dominello will present at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting & Trade Show at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.

Liz and Nick will be panelists on an MMA workshop panel entitled, “Social Media: Policies, Ethics and the Law Workshop.”

The MMA has described the panel as follows,

Many municipalities have adopted policies and standards for employees and officials participating on social media platforms, but how do policy makers respond to posts from the public that crosses the line of legitimate criticism? What can local officials do in response to unfounded personal attacks and accusations and to protect employees who become targets? What tools are available for addressing inappropriate content? This session will address these questions and more in an area that continues to be a vital part of any municipality’s communications strategy.

Be sure to stop by Room 201, 2^nd floor, Hynes Convention Center on Friday, January 24^th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM to see Liz and Nick.

Please see the following link to the MMA’s listing of all available workshops at the 2020 Meeting & Trade Show,

https://www.mma.org/mma-annual-meeting-and-trade-show/workshops/annual-meeting-workshops-friday-first-session/