- Box 41071
- College of Education
- Texas Tech University
- Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
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FRED HARTMEISTER
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2001 - present, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research and Associate Professor of Education and Law, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Responsibilities include: providing general leadership for the graduate and research programs in the College of Education; supervising the Director of Distance Learning and Director of Grant Development; coordinating the admission of graduate students and the hiring of research assistants; stimulating research and scholarship among faculty by coordinating seminars on developing grant proposals and securing external funding; and supervising the collection of course evaluation data.
1999 - 2001, Associate Professor of Education and Law, Tenured Joint Appointment to the Division of Educational Psychology and Leadership, College of Education, and School of Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Significant accomplishments included: serving as Program Coordinator of the Educational Leadership Program from October, 1996 until May, 2000; serving as project director and principal investigator of a $300,000/three-year Sid W. Richardson Foundation grant; conceptualizing and developing Texas' first fully-approved Educational Leadership doctoral program to be offered via technology-enhanced distance delivery (program secured unanimous approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July, 1999); serving as Secretary of the Texas Tech University Faculty Senate in 2000-2001; coordinating Texas Tech University's role in partnering with the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Business and Education Coalition in 2000 procurement of a three-year, $12.6 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the purpose of improving technology leadership; teaching public education law in the School of Law in addition to ongoing instructional role in the College of Education; pursuing an active and well-rounded research agenda; and providing leadership and service in various college and university activities as well as in a broad range of other national, regional and local professional organizations.
1993 - 1999, Assistant Professor of Education, Division of Educational Psychology and Leadership, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Taught graduate classes in public education law, educational policy, school governance, special education law, higher education law, school and community relations, and the freshman transition to higher education/Tech Transition; supervised degree and professional certification programs; pursued research agenda; and provided leadership and service with numerous committees and organizations.
1992 - 1993, Law Clerk, Second Judicial District Court, Laramie, WY.
Drafted decision letters and legal memoranda for two state district court judges.
1990 - 1992, Staff Attorney/Law Clerk to the Chief Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, WY.
Drafted judicial opinions for the Chief Justice and three Associate Justices; chaired the law clerk advisory panel.
1986 - 1990, Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming College of Education, Laramie, WY.
Taught classes in school law, school finance, elementary school administration, and introduction to administration.
1988, Summer, Summer Associate, Caplan and Earnest, Boulder, CO.
Drafted opinion letters, motions and briefs for law firm specializing in school law and the representation of public school districts.
1987 - 1989, Student Director, Western Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, WY.
Organized and directed annual trial advocacy institute attended by approximately 130 attorneys and institute faculty.
1985 - 1986, Acting Coordinator, University of Wyoming School of Extended Studies, Laramie, WY.
Scheduled, supervised, and facilitated travel arrangements for all University of Wyoming off-campus graduate and undergraduate classes while regular coordinator was on sabbatical leave.
1984 - 1985, Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming College of Education, Laramie, WY.
Served as a research and teaching assistant for the Department of Educational Administration.
1980 - 1984, Elementary School Principal, South Routt School District, Yampa, CO.
Served as building principal in a K-5 elementary school with 270 students and a staff of 25; coordinated all bilingual and early childhood programs; assisted with school district planning and budgeting.
1977 - 1979, Graduate Assistant, University of Denver Department of Athletics, Denver, CO.
Trained, assigned and evaluated officials for all intramural athletics.
1976 - 1980, Management Trainee, McKesson Wine & Spirits, Inc., Denver, CO.
Performed management functions and duties in such areas as warehouse operations, transportation, accounting, sales, and purchasing.
1973 - 1976, Fifth Grade Teacher, Douglas County School District, Castle Rock, CO.
Taught fifth grade and coached after-school athletics; served on district mathematics curriculum committee.
Wyoming State Bar (1991)
Colorado State Bar (1991)
Superintendent, K-12 Principal and Elementary Classroom Teacher Endorsements (1986) - Wyoming Department of Education
Superintendent (1986), Elementary Principal (1980) and Elementary Classroom Teacher (1973) Endorsements - Colorado Department of Education
Wyoming Department of Education Certified Special Education Hearing Officer (1987)
Books and Monographs
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2002). School officials and the courts: Update 2002. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). School officials and the courts: Update 2001. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2000). School officials and the courts: Update 2000. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (1999). School officials and the courts: Update 1999. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Hartmeister, F. (1995). Surviving as a teacher: The legal dimension. Chicago, IL: Precept Press.
Hartmeister, F. (Ed.). (1992). 1992 Case Citations, Thirteenth Series. Topeka, KS: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education.
Book Chapters
Adkison, J., Camp, W., Hartmeister, F., & Brooks, J. (in press). Pupils. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2002. Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Sparkman, W., Irvin, E., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). Teacher certification. In W. Camp, M.J. Connelly, K. Lane & J. Mead (Eds.), The principal's legal handbook, (2nd ed.) (pp. 279-289). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Hartmeister, F., & Claudet, J. (1996). The legal role. In J. McIntyre & M. O'Hair (Eds.), The reflective roles of the classroom teacher (pp. 311-331). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Hartmeister, F. (1993). Family law. In D. Morris & L. Gosbee (Eds.), Law in Wyoming (pp. 82-89). Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Law-Related Education Advisory Council.
Refereed Journal Articles
Wargo, K., Hartmeister, F., & Baldner, D. (2001). Superintendent certification: A collaborative program. Perspectives 7(9), 33-37.
Griffin-Shirley, N., Marsh, R.A., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). Orientation and mobility specialists' practices concerning liability issues. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 95(1), 45-48.
Marsh, R.A., Hartmeister, F., & Griffin-Shirley, N. (2000). Legal issues for orientation and mobility specialists: Minimizing the risks of liability. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 94(8), 495-508.
Hartmeister, F., & Hundere, N. (2000). From criminal history background checks to post employment references: What do you know? What should you tell? Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, 16(6), 1-5, 20.
Hartmeister, F., & Russo, C. (1999). "Taxing" the system when selecting teachers for reduction-in-force. Education Law Reporter, 130, 989-1008.
Russo, C., & Hartmeister, F. (1999). Reduction-in-force: An overview and update. Updating School Board Policies, 30(3), 3-7.
Hartmeister, F. (1998). Employment reference response strategies in K-12 schools: Harmonizing policies and practices with ethical standards and professional responsibilities. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 11, 269-287.
Russo, C., & Hartmeister, F. (1998). Handle a reduction-in-force successfully with these guidelines. Managing School Business, 3(18), 3.
Hartmeister, F. (1997). Handling requests for employment references: Elevating awareness among the pitfalls and pendulums. Education Law Reporter, 119, 1-28.
Hartmeister, F. (1997). Handling requests for job references. The School Administrator, 54, 37-38.
Hartmeister, F. (1997). Challenging conventional wisdom: Advising school administrators on how to handle requests for employment references. Texas State Bar School Law Section Report, 3(2), 8-10.
Sparkman, W., Dayton, J., & Hartmeister, F. (1996). Financing Wyoming's public schools -- the Wyoming Legislature gets to try again. Land & Water Law Review, 31, 469-507.
Hartmeister, F. (1995). The Taxman cometh: Reductions in force and affirmative action. School Business Affairs, 61(7), 9-12.
Sparkman, W., & Hartmeister, F. (1995). The Edgewood saga continues: The Texas school finance system is constitutional -- but not out of the woods. Education Law Reporter, 101, 509-529.
Gibbard, F., & Hartmeister, F. (1992). Mediation and Wyoming domestic relations cases -- practical considerations, ethical concerns and proposed standards of practice. Land & Water Law Review, 27, 435-469.
Hartmeister, F. (1990). Smoking policies: An analysis of school district obligation and liability. Education Law Reporter, 61, 789-807.
Hartmeister, F. (1989). Education law -- Wyoming refuses to recognize compensatory education as a remedy under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Land & Water Law Review, 24, 529-539.
Hartmeister, F. (1997). The Equal Access Act. In K. Rasmussen (Ed.), Ready Reference: Censorship (pp. 243-244). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Monthly Columns
Hartmeister, F., & Hellbaum, R. (February, 1997 to present). United States Supreme Court docket. ELA School Law Reporter.
Hartmeister, F., & Hellbaum, R. (October, 1993 to January, 1997). United States Supreme Court docket. NOLPE School Law Reporter.
Hartmeister, F., & Hellbaum, R. (February-September, 1993). United States Supreme Court docket. NOLPE Notes.
Multimedia Publications
Brown, S., Farmer, T., Galindo, H., Hartmeister, F., & Penn, J. (1997). Multimedia case content reviewer on the Administrator Case Simulation Prototype Collaborative Leadership Case: Equal Access [CD-ROM]. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University.
Brief of Amici Curiae in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, United States Supreme Court Nos. 00-1751, 1777, and 1779, submitted in December, 2001. [Hartmeister, F. was contributing author-amicus brief in support of respondents submitted by the National School Boards Association, the Horace Mann League, and various other parties].
Brief of Amici Curiae in The Good News Club v. Milford Central School, United States Supreme Court No. 99-2036, submitted in January, 2001. [Hartmeister, F. was contributing author--amicus brief in support of respondents submitted by the National School Boards Association, the American Association of School Administrators, and the Horace Mann League].
Brief of Amici Curiae in Montgomery County Public Schools v. Eisenberg, United States Supreme Court No. 99-1069, submitted in February, 2000. [Hartmeister, F. was contributing author--amicus brief submitted by the National School Boards Association and the Horace Mann League requesting that certiorari be granted].
Brief of Amici Curiae in Chandler v. James, United States Supreme Court No. 99-935, submitted in February, 2000. [Hartmeister, F. was contributing author--amicus brief submitted by the Interfaith Alliance and the Horace Mann League requesting that certiorari be granted].
Brief of Amici Curiae in Mitchell v. Helms, United States Supreme Court No. 98-1648, submitted in October, 1999. [Hartmeister, F. was contributing author--amicus brief in support of respondents submitted by the National School Boards Association, the New York State School Boards Association, and the Horace Mann League].
Hartmeister, F. (1995, January). Roar of the Crowd [Letter to the editor]. Texas Monthly p. 12.
Hartmeister, F., & Daugherty, R. (1991). Smoking policies: Implications for school administrators. A Legal Memorandum, Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Daugherty, R. and Hartmeister, F. (1991). The air is clearing: Trends towards smoke-free school environments. Associated School Boards of South Dakota Bulletin, 43(3), 3.
Hartmeister, F. (1980, January) Attitudes, experience and demographics: A survey of Colorado high school basketball officials. IAABO Sportorials, 30(232), 1-4.
Brigham Young University Journal of Education & Law, Advisory Board of Editors, 2000 to present.
West's Education Law Reporter, Authors Committee, 1999 to present.
Australia & New Zealand Journal of Law & Education, Editorial Board, 1997 to present.
Teaching in Educational Administration, Co-editor, 1994 to present (Newsletter for Teaching in Educational Administration SIG, Division A -- American Educational Research Association).
Illinois School Law Quarterly, Editorial Board, 1994-1996.
Land & Water Law Review, Editorial Board (Production Manager), 1989-1990 (Law Review, University of Wyoming College of Law).
Camp, W., Hartmeister, F., Brooks, J., & Adkison, J. Pupils. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2003. (Title for book chapter under contract with Education Law Association, Dayton, OH.).
Hartmeister, F. Athletics. In Dagley, D. (Ed.), A treatise on higher education law. (Title for book chapter under contract with Education Law Association, Dayton, OH.).
Hartmeister, F. The school administrator's guide to handling the most challenging legal problems in today's schools. (Working title for book under contract with Precept Press, Chicago, IL.).
Hartmeister, F. School law: What principals learn in colleges of education compared to what they need to know in the "real world". (Working title for journal article).
Hartmeister, F., & Fix-Turkowski. Getting even with school bullies: Legislative responses to campus provocateurs. (Working title for journal article).
Hartmeister, F., Furst, L., & Napp. H. Measuring the success of legislative efforts to mandate compliance in the employment reference arena: Defining "employee misconduct". (Working title for journal article).
Hartmeister, F., & Russo, C. Recalling the RIFfed: Critical issues and troublesome trends. (Working title for journal article).
Hartmeister, F., Stewart, D., Oosthuizen, I., & Gipton, D. The use of employment references in the world's schools: An international perspective. (Working title for journal article).
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. School officials and the courts: Update 2003.. (Title for book under contract with Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA.).
National
Hartmeister, F. (2002, August). Pledges and prayers in public schools. Invited address at the Ninth Annual Maurice Wear Institute of School Law, Laramie, WY.
Hartmeister. F., Lane, K., Boris, G., Mead, J., Paterson, F., & Thompson, D. (2001, November). Technology and teaching school law. Coordinated pre-conference seminar at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Carr, B., & Hartmeister, F. (2001, April). Teacher rights behind the fences. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
Wargo, K., & Hartmeister, F. (2000, December). Education service center/university superintendent certification collaboration program. Paper presented at the Association of Education Service Agencies (AESA) annual conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Hartmeister. F. (2000, November). Teaching school law: An interactive experience. Coordinated pre-conference seminar at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Hartmeister, F. (2000, August). Employment references in the K-12 setting. Invited address at the Seventh Annual Maurice Wear Institute of School Law, Laramie, WY.
Hartmeister, F., Jorgensen, S., Otto, D., Rasmussen, S., Thompson, S., Warfield, W., & Wilcox, C. (2000, June). The superintendency in the new millennium: Changes and challenges. Invited panelist for presentation hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Omaha Departments of Educational Administration, Omaha, NB.
Hartmeister, F. (2000, April). Educational law: Best practice examples of how we teach what we teach. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Hartmeister, F. (1999, November). Making changes in the teaching of education law: Courses, content, and delivery. Paper presented at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual convention, Chicago, IL.
Hartmeister, F., & Furst, L. (1999, April). Legislative efforts to mandate compliance: Defining "employee misconduct" in the employment reference context. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.
Hartmeister, F., & Furst, L. (1998, November). Measuring the success of legislative efforts to mandate compliance in the employment reference arena: Defining "employee misconduct". Paper presented at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual convention, Charleston, SC.
Hartmeister, F. (1998, April). Non-employment based references and letters of recommendation. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
Hartmeister, F. (1998, April). Handling requests for employment references. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
Hartmeister, F. (1998, March). Handling requests for employment references in a changing legal and ethical environment. Paper presented at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Conference on Education, San Diego, CA.
Hartmeister, F. (1997, November). Altered states: Challenging the conventional wisdom about employment references. Paper presented at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual convention, Seattle, WA.
Hartmeister, F. (1997, March). Lost in the Twilight Zone: Handling requests for school district employment references in the era of tort-based litigation. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Hartmeister, F. & Sparkman, W. (1997, March). Rethinking the superintendency for the next millennium: Developing a new approach to professional superintendent certification. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Stewart, D. & Hartmeister, F. (1996, November). Schools' involvement with the law: A comparative analysis of the professional knowledge, skills and competencies needed and demonstrated by principals in the Australian State of Queensland and the American State of Texas. Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
Hartmeister, F. (1996, April). Targeting the legal issues of greatest concern to school principals: Are we hitting the mark? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New York, NY.
Hartmeister, F. (1996, February). Targeting legal issues which are of greatest concern to secondary school principals -- are we hitting the mark? Paper presented at the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Hartmeister, F., & Lampe, J. (1995, November). What do we need to teach prospective school administrators about school law -- and how should we deliver this instruction? Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, Kansas City, MO.
Hartmeister, F. (1995, April). School law: What principals learn in colleges of education compared to what they need to know in the "real world". Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Lampe, J. & Hartmeister, F. (1995, April). Ethical reasoning processes: A comparison of principals', superintendents', school board attorneys', and school board members' decision making. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
O'Hair, M., Bastian, K., Spaulding, A., Hartmeister, F., & Kohl, P. (1995, April). Role change, immediacy, gender, and vocal stress as indices of principal stress. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Hartmeister, F., & Lampe, J. (1994, November). Ethical reasoning processes: A comparison of school board attorneys,' school board members,' and superintendents' decision making tendencies. Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, San Diego, CA.
Claudet, J., Hartmeister, F., & Reavis, C. (1994, October). The school leadership case simulation (SLCS) project: A multimedia, cyberspace library for K-12 school administrator and teacher preservice/inservice professional preparation and development. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Hartmeister, F. (1994, August). Selected tort and employment issues -- can you afford to be indifferent? Invited address at the Maurice Wear Institute of School Law, Laramie, WY.
Sparkman, W., Lampe, J., Slaten, J., & Hartmeister, F. (1994, April). School board members' and school district attorneys' levels of moral development and ethical reasoning processes. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Hartmeister, F., Russo, C., & Zirkel, P. (1993, November). Reduction in force 1990's style: A look at current litigation and legislation. Pre-convention seminar presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Hartmeister, F., Bump., R., & Cole, S. (1993, March). Negligent hiring and retention of abusive personnel in public and private schools. Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) spring seminar, Breckenridge, CO.
Hartmeister, F., & Daugherty, R. (1991, August). Smoking policies: Implications for school administrators. Paper presented at the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) annual meeting, Fargo, ND.
Hartmeister, F., Daugherty, R., & Layman, G. (1990, November). Smoking policies: An analysis of school district obligation and liability. Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, San Antonio, TX.
Daugherty, R., & Hartmeister, F. (1988, April). First Amendment and religious issues in school law. Paper presented at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
Regional and State
Hartmeister, F., (2001, June). Current challenges and controversies in student affairs. Invited address at the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators annual conference, Lubbock, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (2000, December). Employee criminal background checks: What you don't know can hurt you. Invited address at the Twelfth Annual Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators and the Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest Conference on Personnel Law for School Administrators, Austin, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (2000, October). Personnel law. Invited address at the Education Service Center Regions 17 & 18 Fall Summit, Fredericksburg, TX.
Hartmeister, F., Marsh, R.A., & Glover, D. (1998, April). Orientation and mobility (O&M) and liability. Paper presented at the Texas Association of Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TAER) annual meeting, Dallas, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (1997, September). Employment references: Recommendations for Best Practice. Paper presented at the 1997 Texas Association of School Boards/Texas Association of School Administrators (TASB/TASA) annual convention, Houston, TX.
Walsh, J., Griffin-Shirley, N., Hartmeister, F., & Marsh, R.A. (1996, October). Liability issues in orientation and mobility. Paper presented at the Southwest Orientation and Mobility Association annual meeting, Amarillo, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (1996, October). Contemporary issues in school law. Paper presented at the 1996 Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR) conference, Lubbock, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (1994, January). Reduction in force of school personnel: The legal perspective. Paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Slaten, J., Lampe, J., Sparkman, W., & Hartmeister, F. (1994, January). A comparison of school board members' and superintendents' ethical reasoning processes. Paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Hartmeister, F. (1991, September). Update on United States and Wyoming Supreme Court civil cases. Paper presented at the annual Wyoming Judicial Council meeting, Casper, WY.
Sorenson, G., Stein, N., Bennett, P., & Hartmeister, F. (1994, November). Dimensions of sexual harassment. Presided over paper session at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, San Diego, CA.
Burke, D., Fekete, F., Johnson, C., Berube, W., & Hartmeister, F. (1992, November). Restrictions on gang activity in the public schools. Presided over paper session at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Kops, G., Bednar, W., & Hartmeister, F. (1991, November). First amendment employee speech. Presided over paper session at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, Orlando, FL.
Salomone, R., & Hartmeister, F. (1988, November). Constitutional issues in public education. Presided over paper session at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, Washington, D.C.
Conferences Attended
16th Annual Texas State Bar School Law Section Retreat, San Antonio, TX, July 12-13, 2002.
17th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, February 28-March 1, 2002.
15th Annual Texas State Bar School Law Section Retreat, San Antonio, TX, July 13-14, 2001.
53rd Annual Summer Conference on Education, Austin, TX, June 17-19, 2001.
16th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 1-2, 2001.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, February 16-18, 2001.
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, November 3-5, 2000.
14th Annual Texas State Bar School Law Section Retreat, San Antonio, TX, July 13-15, 2000.
Education Law Association Spring Conference, Lake Tahoe, NV, March 16-18, 2000.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, March 3-6, 2000.
15th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 2-3, 2000.
14th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 11-12, 1999.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, February 19-22, 1999.
13th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 5-6, 1998.
Case-Based Teaching Conference, Vancouver, B.C., August 9-12, 1997.
11th Annual Texas State Bar School Law Section Retreat, Galveston, TX, July 17-19, 1997.
12th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 6-7, 1997.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, February 14-17, 1997.
Texas Congress on Educator Preparation, Houston, TX, October 25-26, 1996.
Texas Association of School Administrators' (TASA) First-time Superintendents Academy, Austin, TX, January 10-11, 1996.
11th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 7-8, 1996.
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 27-29, 1995.
10th Annual University of Texas School Law Conference, Austin, TX, March 9-10, 1995.
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 28-30, 1994.
Legal Digest School Law Conference for Principals, Austin, TX, June 7, 1994.
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, November 17-19, 1989.
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, November 20-22, 1987.
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, November 21-23, 1986.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, February 13-16, 1986.
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, November 15-17, 1985.
Hartmeister. F., & Brandt, T. Qualified immunity and assumptions about educators' knowledge of school law. Paper accepted for presentation at the Education Law Association (ELA) annual conference in New Orleans, LA, November, 2002.
Manuscript reviewer, Aspen Publishers, 2001 to present.
Manuscript reviewer, American Educational Research Journal, 1998 to present.
Manuscript reviewer, Eye on Education, 1998 to present.
Manuscript reviewer, Education Law Association (ELA) Publications Committee, 1997 to present.
Manuscript reviewer, Australia & New Zealand Journal of Law & Education, 1997 to present.
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division L, 1996 to 1998, 2000 to present.
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Law and Education, 1994 to present.
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA), 1993 to 2000.
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Teaching in Educational Administration, 1994-1996.
Manuscript reviewer, National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) Publications Committee, 1993-1995.
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division A (1994).
Jurist, paper proposals, annual conferences of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Politics in Education (1994).
Funded Projects
Project Director and Principal Investigator, Establishing a preparation model for the 21st Century Texas school superintendent, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, 1999-2002 ($300,000).
Executive Committee Member, Technology Leadership Academy for superintendents and principals, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2000-2003, (funded project in conjunction with the Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Tech University, and the Texas Business and Education Coalition) (approx. $12,600,000; by contract, the Texas Tech University College of Education will receive $180,000 in indirect costs from this project).
Advisory Board Member, Promoting quality literacy instruction for students with visual impairments: Multimedia resources for teachers, parents, and school administrators, United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, 2000-2003 ($559,571).
Principal Investigator, Statutory protections for school administrators: Texas House Bill 40 (1997) and the disclosure of job performance information to prospective school district employers, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1997-1998 ($900).
Principal Co-Investigator, West Texas administrator multidimensional case project, FIPSE Case-based Teaching Project, 1997-1998 ($2,000 -- submitted with J. Ponticell).
Principal Investigator, Negligent referral and the legal implications of providing letters of recommendation for school district employees, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1996-1997 ($900).
Principal Co-Investigator, Legal implications of providing orientation and mobility services to visually impaired school children nationwide, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1996-1997 ($900 -- submitted with N. Griffin-Shirley).
Principal Investigator, Principals and the law: Do school principals know what their school district superintendents expect them to know about school law?, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1995-1996 ($900).
Principal Investigator, Using the hypercard text/interactive video computer simulation package to develop a multimedia approach for a problem of practice: How does a principal avoid personal liability when a student is physically molested or sexually harassed by a school district employee?, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1994-1995 ($900).
Principal Investigator, Principals and the law: A study comparing what new school principals in Texas know about educational law with what they need to know, Texas Tech University State Funded Organized Research Grant, 1993-1994 ($900).
Unfunded Projects
Project Director, Principal Preparation Partnership Program, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, 2000 ($424,400 - submitted on behalf of the Educational Leadership program).
Principal Co-Investigator, Preparation of leadership in low incidence disabilities, United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, 1998-2002 ($900,000 -- submitted with R. Davidson, V. Sowell, and W. Sparkman).
Project Director, School district superintendents and the law: Reality training for 21st century educational leaders, Texas Tech Fund 2005 Grant ($1,650).
Hartmeister, F. (1998). Employment reference response strategies in K-12 schools: Harmonizing policies and practices with ethical standards and professional responsibilities. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 11, 269-287.
Interviewed/quoted/discussed: Hendrie, C. 'Passing the trash' by school districts frees sexual predators to hunt again. Education Week, Dec. 9, 1998, pp. 16-18; [note: this article was included in a three-part series on the sexual abuse of students by school personnel; the series was recognized in March, 2000 as the grand prize winner of the 19th Annual Benjamin Fine Awards for Outstanding Education Reporting sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals; Ms. Hendrie received a $1,500 award].
Cited/discussed: Smith, A., Permuth, S., & Gray, D. (1999). The principal and reference letters. NASSP Bulletin, 83, 30-36.
Hartmeister, F. (1997). Handling requests for employment references: Elevating awareness among the pitfalls and pendulums. Education Law Reporter, 119, 1-28.
Cited: Levit, N. (2001). Family privacy bibliography: Family privacy. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 17, 183, 213.
Hartmeister, F. (1997, March). Lost in the Twilight Zone: Handling requests for school district employment references in the era of tort-based litigation. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Quoted/discussed: In I.J. Oosthuizen (Ed.) (1998), Aspects of educational law (pp. 164-165). Pretoria, S.A.: J.L. van Schaik Publishers.
Sparkman, W., Dayton, J., & Hartmeister, F. (1996). Financing Wyoming's public schools -- the Wyoming Legislature gets to try again. Land & Water Law Review, 31, 469-507.
Interviewed/quoted/discussed: Hubbard, C. Court's ruling joins quality trend. Casper Star-Tribune, Jan. 7, 1997, p. A4.
Cited/discussed: Heise, M. (1998). Schoolhouses, courthouses, and statehouses: Educational finance, constitutional structure, and the separation of powers doctrine. Land & Water Law Review, 33, 281-327.
Cited: Students with Disabilities and Special Education, (16th ed., 1999), p. 487.
Hartmeister, F. (1995). Surviving as a teacher: The legal dimension. Chicago, IL: Precept Press.
Reviewed: Truelock, A. (1997). Catalyst for Change. 26(2), 7, 30.
Reviewed: Beckham, J. (1995). NOLPE Notes, 30(11/12), 9.
Quoted/discussed: Hill, D. Sisters in arms. Teacher Magazine, Aug./Sept. 1997, 34.
Quoted/discussed: Gullatt, D., & Tollett, J. (1997). Educational law: A requisite course for preservice and inservice teacher education programs. Journal of Teacher Education, 48(2), 129-135.
Hartmeister, F. (1995, April). School law: What principals learn in colleges of education compared to what they need to know in the "real world". Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Quoted/discussed: Stewart, D. (1996). Principals' knowledge of law affecting schools. Australia & New Zealand Journal of Law & Education, 1(1), 111-129.
Sparkman, W., & Hartmeister, F. (1995). The Edgewood saga continues: The Texas school finance system is constitutional -- but not out of the woods. Education Law Reporter, 101, 509-529.
Cited/discussed: Ramos, C. (2001). The educational legacy of racially restrictive covenants: Their long term impact on Mexican Americans. Scholar 4, 149, nn. 219 & 220.
Cited/discussed: Farr, J.S., & Trachtenberg, M. (1999). The Edgewood drama: An epic quest for education equity. Yale Law & Policy Review, 17, 607, nn.413, 436, 441, 497, & 506.
Cited/discussed: Zirkel, P. (1999). Non-adjudicative?: You be the judge. Journal of Law & Education, 28, 233, n.14.
Cited/discussed: Fossey, R., & Kemper, E. (1997). Sheff v. O'Neill: The Connecticut Supreme Court attacks racial isolation in the Hartford schools. Education Law Reporter, 121, 461, n.67.
Cited/discussed: Deitz, W. (1996). Manageable adequacy standards in education reform litigation. Washington University Law Quarterly, 74, 1193, 1206-1207, n.107..
Reprinted: Education Law Quarterly, 4(4), 666-686.
Hartmeister, F. (1995). The Taxman cometh: Reductions in force and affirmative action. School Business Affairs, 61(7), 9-12.
Cited/discussed: Linehan, P. (2001). Guarding the dumping ground: Equal Protection, Title VII and justifying the use of race in the hiring of special educators in order to get beyond racism, we must first take advantage of race. Brigham Young University Education & Law Journal, 2001, 179, n. 152.
Gibbard, F., & Hartmeister, F. (1992). Mediation and Wyoming domestic relations cases--practical considerations, ethical concerns and proposed standards of practice. Land & Water Law Review, 27, 435-469.
Quoted: CSP v. DDC, 842 P.2d 528 (Wyo. 1992).
Cited/discussed: McEwen, C., Rogers, N., & Maiman, R. (1995). Bring in the lawyers: Challenging the dominant approaches to ensuring fairness in divorce mediation. Minnesota Law Review, 79, 1317, 1321, n.8.
Hartmeister, F., & Daugherty, R. (1991). Smoking policies: Implications for school administrators. A Legal Memorandum, (ISSN No. 0192-6152). Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Cited/annotated: Okonska, M. (1994). Legal aspects of passive smoking: An annotated bibliography. Law Library Journal, 86, 445, n. 44.
Quoted/discussed: Barta, K., & Totten, S. (1995). Creating healthful environments in schools through a total ban on tobacco use. NASSP Bulletin, 79(571), 81-88.
Reported/reviewed: ERS Bulletin, 18(9), 5 (1991), Educational Research Service.
Hartmeister, F., & Daugherty, R. (1991, August). Smoking policies: Implications for school administrators. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA), Fargo, ND.
Abstract: Issues in Educational Leadership, 2, 16 (1991). NCPEA Publications.
Hartmeister, F. (1990). Smoking policies: An analysis of school district obligation and liability. West's Education Law Reporter, 61, 789-807.
Quoted/discussed: Sperry, D., Daniel, P., Huefner, D., & Gee. E. (1998), Education Law and the Public Schools: A Compendium, (2nd ed.), 328-329.
Cited: Rapp, J. (ed.) 2 Educational Law, 1991 Cum.Supp. at § 9.03[2][a] n.4.
Cited/annotated: Okonska, M. (1994). Legal aspects of passive smoking: An annotated bibliography. Law Library Journal, 86, 445, n. 204.
Hartmeister, F., Daugherty, R., & Layman, G. (1990, November). Smoking policies: An analysis of school district obligation and liability. Paper presented at the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) annual convention, San Antonio, TX.
Cited/discussed: Sperry, D., Daniel, P., Huefner, D., & Gee. E. (1998), Education Law and the Public Schools: A Compendium, (2nd ed.), 329.
Hartmeister, F. (1989). Education law -- Wyoming refuses to recognize compensatory education as a remedy under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Land & Water Law Review, 24, 529-539.
Cited/discussed: Zirkel, P. (1991). Compensatory educational services in special education cases. West's Education Law Reporter, 67, 883-884.
Hartmeister, F. (1980, January) Attitudes, experience and demographics: A survey of Colorado high school basketball officials. IAABO Sportorials, 30(232), 1-4.
Cited/discussed: Purdy, D., & Snyder, E. (1985). A social profile of high school basketball officials. Journal of Sport Behavior, 8, 64-65.
Member, Texas Tech University Graduate Council (elected as College of Education representative to three-year term), 2001 to present.
Member, Texas Tech University Research Advisory Committee, 2001 to present.
Member, Texas Tech University Student Affairs Committee, 2001 to present.
Member, Texas Tech University Distance Education Issues Committee, 2001 to present.
Member, Texas Tech University Distance Education Marketing Committee, 2001 to present.
Member, Texas Tech University School of Law Dean Search Committee, 2001-2002.
Member, Texas Tech University Distance Education and Intellectual Property Committee, 2001-2002.
Secretary, Texas Tech University Faculty Senate, 2000-2001; member, 1998-2001 (member, Agenda Committee, 2000-2001; member, Senate Study Committee "B", 1999-2000; member, Committee on Committees, 1998-1999; member, Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Workload, 1999).
Member, Texas Tech University Vice President for Informational Technology Search Committee, 2000-2001.
Member, Texas Tech University Presidential Search Committee, 1999-2000; member, ad hoc Presidential Search Firm Selection Sub-committee, 1999.
Faculty Advisor, Rotaract Club of Lubbock (Texas Tech Chapter), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1997 to present.
Chair, Texas Tech University Code of Student Conduct Committee, 1997-1999; member, 1996-1997.
Member, Administrative Council, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001 to present.
Member (ex officio), Graduate Academic Affairs Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2002 to present.
Member (ex officio), Promotion, Tenure and Posttenure Review Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001 to present.
Member (ex officio), Research Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001 to present.
Member, Teacher Education Council, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001 to present.
Member (ex officio), College Courses and Curricula Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001-2002.
Member (ex officio), Graduate Studies Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001-2002.
Member (ex officio), Technology Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001-2002.
College of Education Representative to the Texas Tech University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 1994-2002.
Member, Education Leadership Faculty Search Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2002.
Member, Bilingual Education Program Coordinator Search Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 2001.
Program Coordinator for Educational Leadership, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, 1996-2000 (coordinator for Professional Superintendent Certification program, 2000 to present).
Member, Technology Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1999-2000.
Member, Educational Leadership Faculty Position Search Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1999.
Member, Distance Education Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1998-1999.
Chair, Faculty Council, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1998-1999; member, 1997-1998.
Member, Administrative Council, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1998-1999.
Member, New Building Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1997, 1999.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Review Graduate Faculty Reappointments, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1999.
Chair, Faculty Awards Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1995-1996; appointed by Dean Elaine Jarchow as Interim-Chair for 1996-1997 Faculty Awards Committee.
Member, Information Systems & Technology Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1996-1997.
Member, By-laws Committee [ad hoc committee appointed by Dean Elaine Jarchow for the purpose of suggesting revisions for the College of Education Faculty Handbook], Texas Tech University College of Education, 1994-1995.
Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1993-1995.
Member, Minority Affairs Committee, Texas Tech University College of Education, 1993-1995.
Guest Speaker, "Legal and Ethical Issues in School Counseling" -- lecture presented to graduate counselor education classes, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, July 29 and August 6, 2002.
Judge, Alderson Academy African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 21, 2002.
Director, (attended) Education Law Association Board of Directors Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, November 17, 2001.
Graduate School Dean's Representative for Psychology Ph.D. candidate Guadalupe Escamilla's dissertation defense, Lubbock, TX, October 29, 2001.
Selection Committee Member, Texas Association of School Administrators' nominee for National Superintendent of the Year, October 28, 2001.
Judge, Texas Tech University School of Law Undergraduate Moot Court Competition, Lubbock, TX, October 27, 2001.
Director, (attended) Horace Mann League Board of Directors Meeting, Portland, OR, June 29-30, 2001.
Member, Texas Association of School Administrators' Higher Education Committee, 2001 to present.
Guest Speaker, "Current Issues in Texas School Law," Wayland Baptist University Principal Intern Study Group, Lubbock, TX, April 4, 2001.
Judge, Hunt Elementary School African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 26, 2001.
Guest Speaker, "Teachers and School Law" -- lectures presented to various undergraduate and post-baccalaureate teacher education classes, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX. [lectures presented on June 20, 1995; October 18, 1995; October 30, 1995; November 14, 1995; February 29, 1996; June 26, 1996; July 2, 1996 (two separate sessions); October 15, 1996 (two separate sessions); April 8, 1997; June 25, 1997; September 22, 1997 (two separate sessions); November 11, 1997; November 12, 1997; February 13, 1998; March 26, 1998; April 8, 1998; April 14, 1998; June 16, 1998; June 17, 1998; July 31, 1998, September 30, 1998, November 17, 1999, and June 20, 2001].
Invited Speaker, "Employee Criminal Background Checks: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You," Twelfth Annual Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators/Legal Digest Conference on Personnel Law for School Administrators, Austin, TX, December 6, 2000.
Director, (attended) Horace Mann League Board of Directors Meeting, Omaha, NB, June 30-July 1, 2000.
Facilitator, Texas Tech University School Leadership Forum, Lubbock, TX, June 22, 2000.
Commencement Speaker, Guthrie High School, Guthrie, TX, May 26, 2000.
Guest Speaker, "Preparing Dossiers for Tenure and Promotion," Texas Tech University College of Education Mentoring Committee Brown Bag Lunch Series, Lubbock, TX, April 10, 2000.
Judge, Hunt Elementary School African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 28, 2000.
Guest Speaker, "Employment References & Other Legal Dilemmas," Lubbock Christian University School Law Class, Lubbock, TX, January 11, 2000.
Guest Speaker, "Higher Education and The Law" -- 2-way teleconference lecture presented to graduate higher education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, November 9, 1999.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal and Ethical Issues for School Counselors" -- lecture presented to 200 school counselors in the El Paso Independent School District, El Paso, Texas, September 24, 1999.
Guest Panelist, "Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling," West Texas Counseling Association, Lubbock, TX, April 24, 1999.
Member, Education Law Association (ELA) Annual Convention Program Planning Committee, 1999 to present.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal Issues Update for New Teachers" -- lecture presented to total of 75 first-year teachers in the Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, April 10, 1999.
Guest Speaker, "Questions and Answers Regarding Texas School Law," Wayland Baptist University Principal Intern Study Group, Lubbock, TX, March 22, 1999.
Judge, Hunt Elementary School African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 25-26, 1999.
Guest Speaker, "Faculty Rights: Case Studies of Key Legal Issues" -- invited speaker for faculty professional development workshop and banquet, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX, February 15, 1999.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal Issues for Texas Teachers," Frenship Intermediate and Junior High Schools, Frenship Independent School District, Wolfforth, TX, January 18, 1999.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal Issues for Today's Elementary Teachers," Guadalupe, Overton, and Wester Elementary Schools, Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, January 18, 1999.
Guest Speaker, "Employment References & Other Legal Dilemmas," Lubbock Christian University School Law Class, Lubbock, TX, January 12, 1999.
Member, Education Law Association (ELA) National Membership Committee, 1997 to 1999.
Guest Speaker, "Higher Education and The Law" -- 2-way teleconference lecture presented to graduate higher education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, December 3, 1998.
Guest Speaker, "Legal Issues in Student Affairs" -- lecture presented to graduate higher education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, June 19, 1998.
Guest Speaker, "Update on Texas School Law," Wayland Baptist University Principal Intern Study Group, Lubbock, TX, April 23, 1998.
Staff Development Consultant, "Teacher Legal Rights and Responsibilities Under the Texas Education Code," Murfee Elementary School, Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, April 10, 1998.
Guest Speaker, "Counselors and School Law" -- lecture presented to graduate counselor education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, April 6, 1998.
Guest Speaker, "Legal Issues in Student Affairs" -- lecture presented to undergraduate education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, February 25, 1998.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal Issues Update for New Teachers," -- lectures presented to total of 200+ first-year teachers in the Lubbock Independent School District, Evans Junior High School, Lubbock, TX. [lectures presented on January 21, 1998; February 17, 1998; February 18, 1998; and February 24, 1998].
Judge, Texas Tech University College of Law Client Counseling Competition, Lubbock, TX, February 21, 1998.
Judge, Hunt Elementary School African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 20, 1998.
Assessor, Leadership Early Assessment Program (LEAP), Region XVII Education Service Center, Lubbock, TX, January 22-23, 1998.
Guest Speaker, "Issues in School Law: Torts, Liability, Immunity, . . . and Employment References in K-12 Schools," Lubbock Christian University School Law Class, Lubbock, TX, January 5, 1998.
Member, Site-Based Decision Making Committee, North Ridge Elementary School, Frenship Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, 1996 to 1997.
HOSTS (Helping One Student To Succeed) Mentor, Hunt Elementary School, Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, 1995 to 1997.
Research Coordinator, Llano Estacado Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 1995 to 1997.
Guest Speaker, "Leadership Characteristics," Rotaract Club of Lubbock, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, November 19, 1997.
Judge, Texas Tech University College of Law Advanced Appellate Advocacy Competition, Lubbock, TX, November 11, 1997.
Guest Speaker, "Higher Education and The Law" -- 2-way teleconference lecture presented to graduate higher education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, November 10, 1997.
Staff Development Consultant, "Teacher Legal Rights and Responsibilities Under the Texas Education Code," Coronado High School, Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX, October 10, 1997.
Guest Speaker, "Employment References," Community School Group, Levelland, TX, April 17, 1997.
Featured Speaker (with Brian Yearwood), "What's Hot in School Law?", April Meeting of the Llano Estacado chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Lubbock, TX, April 8, 1997.
Guest Speaker, "Update on Texas School Law," Wayland Baptist University Principal Intern Study Group, Lubbock, TX, April 3, 1997.
Judge, Hunt Elementary School African-American Bowl, Lubbock, TX, February 20, 1997.
Judge, Texas Tech University School of Law First Year Moot Court Competition, Lubbock, TX, February 6, 1997.
Member, National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) National Membership Committee, 1993 to 1996.
Guest Speaker, "School Law Summary for Prospective Teachers," Texas Student Education Association (TSEA), Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, October 15, 1996.
Guest Speaker, "Teaching Seminar for Graduate Teaching Assistants," Department of Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, October 2, 1996.
Judge, Texas Tech University School of Law Fall Mock Trial Competition, Lubbock, TX, September 26, 1996.
Coordinator, Professional Superintendent Certification Program, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, 1994 to 1996.
Facilitator, Masters' Comprehensive Examinations in Educational Leadership, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, 1994 to 1996.
Staff Development Consultant, "Legal Update for Texas Teachers," Ralls Independent School District, Ralls, TX, August 13, 1996.
Guest Speaker, "Counselors and School Law" -- lecture presented to graduate counselor education class, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, June 19, 1996.
Guest Panelist (with R. Schoen and E. Burley), "The Constitutional and Civil Rights of Today's High School Students," Lubbock Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Lubbock, TX, March 28, 1996.
Guest Speaker, "Topics of Interest in School Law," Education Envoys, Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, TX, January 23, 1996.
Staff Development Guest Speaker, "Liability and Immunity Concerns for Teachers in Texas," Hutchinson Junior High School, Lubbock TX, October 9, 1995.
Trained Assessor, Leadership Early Assessment Program (LEAP), Assessor Training Project funded by the Sid Richardson Foundation and sponsored by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and the Region XVII Education Service Center, Lubbock, TX, July 8-10, 1995.
Guest Speaker, "Principals and the Law: A Study Comparing What New School Principals in Texas Know About Educational Law with What They Need to Know," Texas Tech University College of Education Research Committee Brown Bag Lunch Series, Lubbock, TX, June 20, 1995.
Guest Speaker, "Update on Texas School Law," Wayland Baptist University Mid-Management Intern Study Group, Lubbock, TX, April 6, 1995.
Guest Speaker (with M. Caplinger), "The 'Human' Side of Doe v. Taylor I.S.D.," Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Study Group, Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock, TX, November 9, 1994.
Guest Speaker (with M. Caplinger), "The 'Human' Side of Doe v. Taylor I.S.D.," Community School Group, Levelland, TX, October 20, 1994.
Featured Speaker, Annual Banquet and Initiation Ceremony for the Texas Tech chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, Lubbock, TX, April 20, 1994.
Texas Tech University Outstanding Researcher Award (2002, April). Recipient of stipend ($1,500) and University medallion presented on the basis of excellence in research and scholarship, Lubbock, TX.
El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award (2000, April). Recipient of stipend ($2,000) and plaque presented on the basis of documented excellence in the teaching, research and service missions of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Texas Tech University Teaching Academy (2000, April). Nominated and elected on the basis of excellence in teaching, Lubbock, TX.
Texas Tech University President's Excellence in Teaching Award (1999, April). Recipient of stipend ($1,500), plaque and University medallion presented on the basis of excellence in teaching, Lubbock, TX.
Dean's Service Award (1999, May). Recipient of plaque and certificate for providing outstanding service to the Texas Tech University College of Education during 1998-1999, Lubbock, TX.
Kappan of the Year (1997, May). Award and plaque recipient from the Llano Estacado (TX) Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa.
Texas Tech Ex-Students Association New Faculty Award (1996, April). Recipient of stipend ($500) and certificate presented on the basis of multiple criteria including student evaluations, innovative teaching activities, the initiation of research and creative activities, and interaction with students, Lubbock, TX.
American Jurisprudence Award (1990, May). Recipient of University of Wyoming College of Law $100 book award for academic excellence, Laramie, WY.
Finis E. Englemen National Scholarship Award (1986, February). Recipient of national scholarship ($2,000 cash stipend) and plaque presented by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), San Francisco, CA.
Memberships
Wyoming State Bar
Colorado State Bar
Education Law Association (ELA) (Member of Board of Directors, 2001-2004)
Horace Mann League (Member of Board of Directors, 2000-2003; Chair of Amicus Panel, 1998 to present)
National Association of School Boards (NASB) - Council of School Attorneys
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
(Member of: Divisions A and L and Special Interest Groups in Law & Education and Teaching in Educational Administration)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA)
Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
Texas Professors of Educational Administration (TPEA)
Phi Kappa Phi (College of Education representative, 1994-present)
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi
Sigma Iota Epsilon
Leadership Positions
Director, Education Law Association Board of Directors, 2001 to present (three year term)
Director, Horace Mann League Board of Directors, 2000 to present (three year term).
Secretary, Texas Tech University Faculty Senate, 2000-2001.
Chair, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Law and Education, 1999-2000.
Program Chair, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Law and Education, 1998-1999.
Chair, Membership Development Committee, Rotary Club of Lubbock, 1998-1999.
Chair, Membership Committee, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Special Interest Group in Law and Education, 1995-1997.
Chair, Fellowship Activities Committee, Rotary Club of Lubbock, 1995-1996.
Chair, Wyoming Law-Related Education Advisory Council/ABA Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship, 1991-1993.
Chair, Wyoming Supreme Court Law Clerks' Advisory Committee, 1990-1992.
Chair, Northwest Colorado Elementary Principals' Committee, 1983-1984.
Texas Tech University - College of Education
Educational Law (also taught via 2-way interactive video)
Educational Policy and the Law (also taught online)
School and Community
The School Superintendent and Educational Governance
The Superintendency, Organizational Politics, and Legal Issues
Organizational Politics of Education
Legal Issues with Special Populations
Higher Education and the Law (also taught via 2-way interactive video)
Principal/Mid-Management Internship in Education
Superintendent Internship in Education
Doctoral Internship in Educational Leadership
Tech Transition: The Freshman Seminar
Texas Tech University - School of Law
Public Education Law
University of Wyoming
Public School Law
Public School Finance
Elementary School Administration
Introduction to Administration
Hope Lutheran Church (Elder, 1995-1997; Stewardship Board, 2001 to present)
Rotary Club of Lubbock (1993 to present, with 9+ years of perfect attendance; chair, Fellowship Activities Committee, 1996-1997; chair, Membership Development Committee, 1998-1999; chair, Rotary International District 5730 Rotaract Community Service Committee, 1999 to present)
Salvation Army Volunteer (1993 to present)
South Plains Food Bank Volunteer (1997 to present)
Rotaract Club of Lubbock (faculty advisor -- 1997 to 2002)
TTU Gourmet Dinner Club (1994 to present)
Playing golf
Reading
NCAA Division I College Basketball Official -- Western Athletic Conference (retired in 1995)
NCAA Division II and NAIA College Football Official (retired in 1993)
Birth Date September 12, 1951
Birth Place Denver, CO
Marital Status Married -- Rebecca L. Hellbaum, J.D.
Children None
Health Excellent