All Episodes
Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast — 100 episodes
E109 Maintenance or Construction? Why the Difference Matters
E108 What’s Next For School Districts Under Mirabelli and Mahmoud
E107 Public Service and Political Activity: Understanding the Boundaries
E106 SB 848: New Screening, Reporting, and Training Requirements for Educational Agencies
E105 AB 126: A New Era of Charter School Oversight
E104 Supreme Court Weighs In on States Limiting Transgender Participation in Girls’ School Sports
E103 Navigating Public Agency Investigations Conducted by Outside Counsel
E102 Understanding Educational Rights: Custody Orders, Caregivers, and Special Education
E101 From Absences to Action: Attendance, Truancy, and Special Education Obligations
E100 Responding to Requests under the California Public Records Act: Best Practices from the Field
E99 New Laws Impacting Students Heading into 2026
Episode 98 Gender Identity, Title IX, and Equal Protection: Status of Federal and California Law and Pending Litigation
Episode 97 Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Practical Discussion on the Supreme Court’s Opt-Out Opinion
Episode 96 Signed, Sealed, Liable: The Realities of Opinions of Counsel
Episode 95 From Resume to Red Flag: District Responsibilities Under AB 2534
Episode 94 The ESY Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together for IEP Success
Episode 93 Speakers, Singers, and Sashes: Planning for a Successful Graduation Ceremony
Episode 92 Title IX: Past Lessons, Present Shifts, and Future Possibilities
Episode 91 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 3: Implementation
Episode 90 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 2: Planning and Procurement
Episode 89 Review and Update—Personnel Actions and the March 15th Deadline – Are You Ready?
Episode 88 School Facilities, Funding and Construction Series – Part 1: The New State Bond
Episode 87 Immigration Enforcement and California’s Schools
Episode 86 Update on Student Issues to Ring in the New Year – 2025!
Episode 85 From Campus to Closure: The Legal and Practical Approaches to School Closure
Episode 84 Understanding, Building, and Sustaining a Professional Organizational Culture
Episode 83 School Facilities and Construction Planning, Management, and Oversight: Communication, Communication, Communication
Episode 82 The Power of Positivity in Governing Board Meetings
Episode 81 Goal Writing in Special Education: Latest Trends and Guidance
Episode 80 Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Establishment of Nation’s First Religious Charter School
Episode 79 Student Issues: What’s New for 2024-2025
Episode 78 At Last! The New Title IX Regulations Are Here – What You Need to Know
Episode 77 What K-12 School Districts Need to Know about Internal Complaint Procedures
Episode 76 Artificial Intelligence for Public Agencies and School Districts: Part 4 – Understanding Risks and Benefits of AI in the Hands of Students
Episode 75 Artificial Intelligence for Public Agencies and School Districts: Part 3 – Facilities, Business, and AI
Episode 74 Artificial Intelligence for Public Agencies and School Districts: Part 2 – The Use of AI in Special Education
Episode 73 Artificial Intelligence for Public Agencies and School Districts: Part 1 – AI Primer
Episode 72 Getting Street Smart About Street Vendors
Episode 71 Proper Procurement & Bidding
Episode 70 Winter 2023-2024 Student Issues Legislative Update
Episode 69 Bargaining Basics – Meeting at the Table
Episode 68 Citizen Bond Oversight Committees: A Primer for School Districts
Episode 67 Annual Organizational Meetings for School Districts
Episode 66 Addressing Inclusion Confusion Following COVID
Episode 65 Special Education and Independent Study in the Post-Pandemic Era
Episode 64 Much Ado About ADUs
Episode 63 Getting to Know and Understand the FAIR Act
UPDATE: Episode 62 Charter School Renewals – They’re Back?
Episode 62 Charter School Renewals – They’re Back!
Episode 61 Responding to Student Behavior and Student Discipline in the Special Education Context
Episode 60 Changes to the California Public Records Act: What You Need to Know
Episode 59 Student Legislative Update 2023
Episode 58 Reflections on Kennedy v. Bremerton School District After Half a School Year
Episode 57 State Board of Education Considers First Charter School Petition Appeals Post AB-1505
Episode 56 Hot Topics Regarding Charter Schools Coming Out of the Pandemic
Episode 55 Special Education – Private Schools and Alternatives to Public School Placements
Episode 54 Best Practices in Managing Disruptions at School Board Meetings
Episode 53 Elections and the California Voting Rights Act – How and Why it Works, and “Post-Transition” Best Practices
Episode 51 (Part 2) Student Vaccines and Student Masks – Late February 2022 Developments
Episode 52 Personnel Actions and the March 15th Deadline – Are You Ready?
Episode 51 (Part 1) Student Vaccines and Student Masks – Latest Developments
Episode 50 Modular Buildings: A Primer for School Districts
Episode 49 Preparing for the New Year: New Student Laws In Effect Now and in 2022 and Beyond
Episode 48 COVID-19 School Closures: Compensatory Education in the Special Education Context
Episode 47 The Supreme Court Speaks: Guidelines for Regulation of Student Off-Campus Speech
Episode 46 California’s “Reopening” and the Future of Public Meetings Under the Brown Act
Episode 45 Charter School Reforms in the COVID-19 Era
Episode 44 EIFD and Tax Increment – A Public Finance Practitioner Discussion of the Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Financing Tool
Episode 43 Catching Up, and Looking Forward: Student Issues After a Year of COVID-19 and Heading Back to School in 2021-2022
Episode 42: Return to School in the COVID-19 Era – Student Athletics Issues (Part 3)
Episode 41: Return to School in the COVID-19 Era – Special Education Issues (Part 2)
Episode 40: Return to School in the COVID-19 Era – Student Issues (Part 1)
Episode 39: Suicide Awareness and Prevention – From ACSA’s ECC Symposium to the COVID-19 Crisis
Episode 38: California’s Uniform Complaint Procedures: What You Need to Know in 2020
Episode 37: The New Year Brings A Huge Wave of Affordable Housing Legislation: What Does It All Mean for California Cities?
Episode 36: On Location at CSBA’s AEC – Insights on Critical Issues Impacting Education Agencies by Statewide Education Law Experts (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith Podcast)
Episode 35: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Labor & Employment Bills
Episode 34: The 7 Things Every Elected Board or Council Member Should Know
Episode 33: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Special Education Bills
Episode 32: AB 48 Would Have A Big Impact on School Facilities – If Voters Approve (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith podcast)
Episode 31: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Student Bills
Episode 30: Charter School Reform Laws Have Been Enacted – Now What?
Episode 29: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 2)
Episode 28: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 1)
Episode 27: What Is Least Restrictive Environment? What the Courts Say
Episode 26: No Easy Answers – Cities, School Districts, and the Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis
Episode 25: The Evolving Landscape of Title IX Compliance
Episode 24: Watts in Your Wallet – Financing Clean Energy Projects (Part 2)
Episode 23: Looking at the Bottom Line – How California’s State Budget Process Directly Impacts Your School District’s Options
Episode 22: Course Correction? The Legislature Looks at Big Changes for Charter Schools in California
Episode 21: Watts in Your Wallet – Financing Clean Energy Projects (Part 1)
Episode 20: From ABC to CBD – When Marijuana and Schools Collide
Episode 19: Religion in the Schools – A Vehicle for Inclusivity
Episode 18: Restraints – How the Law Guides Some of the Most Challenging Classroom Decisions
Episode 17: How Many Charter Schools Are Too Many Charter Schools? A Statewide Debate
Episode 16: It’s Time to Fill Out Your Form 700!
Episode 15: Life with Janus
Episode 14: Police in Schools – The Role of a School Resource Officer
Episode 13: ACSA Keynote Address – Everything I Needed to Know About Life, I Learned at the Table
Episode 12: Are We There Yet? The Long March Toward Equity and Equality in School Finance