School and Higher Education
As one of Wisconsin’s largest and most experienced school law practices, Davis|Kuelthau’s School and Higher Education Team has proudly served districts statewide for more than 45 years.
Leveraging our combined 230 years of service, we understand that a school district is a complex institution with many distinct responsibilities. We work closely with every school district and higher education client to help them balance their obligations as an employer, a workplace, a social services agency, a financial institution, and a governmental body. And our experience with constituent and public relations means that we can account for school districts’ need to communicate effectively with the public on almost everything they do.
Today, Davis|Kuelthau serves more than 100 public school districts, as well as numerous universities and technical colleges across Wisconsin.
Our services include:
- Constitutional Obligations of School Districts
- Construction Contracts and Real Estate
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Litigation
- General School Law
- Immigration
- Insurance Claims
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Public Finance
- Public Records
- Pupil Rights, Responsibilities, and Discipline
- Tax
- Teacher and Administrator Contracts
- Trusts, Estates and Succession Planning
- School Law Litigation
- Special Education
Representative clients include:
- Appleton Area School District
- Cooperative Educational Service Agency #6 (CESA 6)
- Crivitz School District
- Franklin School District
- Gibraltar School District
- Gillette School District
- Green Bay Area Public School District
- Kewaunee School District
- Lakeshore Technical College
- Luxemburg Casco School District
- Marion School District
- Oshkosh Area School District
- Sheboygan Area School District
- Sturgeon Bay School District
- Tri County Area School District
Practice Chair
News & Events
- Davis|Kuelthau’s Breakfast Briefing SeriesSeptember 21, 2022 - Events
- 44th Annual Public Officials SeminarApril 27, 2022 - Events
- 2022 WASB/WSAA School Law Conference & WorkshopJanuary 20, 2022 - Events
- Davis|Kuelthau’s 33rd Annual School Law Seminar | Boards in the Bullseye: Public Comment, Open Meetings, and Public Records ConsiderationsJanuary 19, 2022 - Events
- Attorney Elizabeth Miles Elected as President of the EDWBAJune 1, 2021 - Press Releases
- Webinar | Davis|Kuelthau’s 43rd Annual Public Officials ProgramApril 28, 2021 - Events
- 2021 WSAA Online School Law ConferenceFebruary 24, 2021 - Events
- 2021 WASB/WSAA School Law Conference & WorkshopJanuary 22, 2021 - Events
- Davis|Kuelthau Associate Abby (Busler) Tilkens Named a 2020 Go-To Thought Leader by the National Law ReviewDecember 18, 2020 - In the News
- Webinar Replay: Managing Education in the #SaferAtHome Era: K-12 Guidance for AdministratorsMarch 27, 2020 - Events
Publications
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What’s Next for Employers: OSHA’s Vaccine and Testing Mandate
November 17, 2021 -
IRS Issues Guidance to Employers to Claim Tax Credits for Voluntary Leave Related to COVID-19 and the Vaccine
May 5, 2021 -
Department of Education New Title IX Regulations
June 16, 2020 -
Special Education Considerations in the Virtual Education Setting
April 20, 2020 -
CARES Act: Educational Impact for School Districts
April 14, 2020 -
Updates Regarding Families First Coronavirus Response Act Date Change
March 30, 2020 -
$2 Trillion Stimulus CARES Act – Educational and Labor Impacts
March 26, 2020 -
FAPE During a Pandemic, What Does it Mean?
March 26, 2020 -
Guidance for Businesses Resolving Multiple “Shelter in Place” Orders and Differing Definitions of “Essential Business”
March 25, 2020 -
Are You an “Essential Business” in Wisconsin Under the Safer At Home Order?
March 24, 2020