Webinar: Ballots to Bottom Lines: Decoding the 2026 Midterms for Independent Schools

Webinar: Ballots to Bottom Lines: Decoding the 2026 Midterms for Independent Schools

The 2026 midterm elections are a pivotal moment for independent schools, with potential impacts on tax policy, school choice, and regulatory oversight. Join Dr. Damian Kavanagh, CAE, and some special guests, for a timely, nonpartisan conversation during election week that goes beyond the headlines and focuses on what really matters for your school. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of key policy shifts, how to read what’s coming next, and how to better support your leadership team through uncertainty. We’ll also leave space for real-time questions, so you can dig into the issues that matter most to your school community. Please note that this webinar will not be recorded.

Special Guests

Rich Meneghello is Chief Content Officer at Fisher Phillips, where he helps translate rapidly changing workplace law and regulation into practical guidance for employers. A longtime labor and employment attorney, Rich previously spent much of his career as a litigator and was part of a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court victory in an ADA case. He is also a frequent commentator on workplace issues, including AI, employment regulation, and emerging legal trends. 

Jenna B. Rubin is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher Phillips, where she advises employers on workplace law, employment policies, leave and accommodation issues, discrimination matters, investigations, and litigation. She is also a key member of the firm’s Education Team, with particular experience advising K–12 schools on employment, student, special-education, and disciplinary matters. Before becoming a lawyer, Jenna taught third grade through Teach For America, giving her an unusually practical understanding of how legal and regulatory issues play out in schools. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law.

Ben Scafidi, Ph.D. is Professor of Economics and Director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University. His work focuses on the economics of education and the public sector, and he has served in a number of education-policy roles, including as education policy advisor to Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and chair of the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia. 

Bob Corcoran, CIMA®, CPFA®, MBA is Vice President of Investment Consulting at OneDigital, where he serves as a senior retirement plan investment consultant and client portfolio manager. He brings more than 25 years of investment experience overseeing retirement plan assets, pensions, endowments, and corporate reserves. Before joining OneDigital, Bob spent 16 years at Nikko Asset Management Americas, including as Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Asset Allocation.

Program Credit Information

• Learning Objectives:

1. Identify key policy areas affected by the 2026 midterm elections and their impact on independent schools.

2. Interpret election trends to anticipate shifts in the legislative and regulatory landscape.

3. Apply strategies to help school leaders navigate uncertainty and communicate during election cycles.

• Field of Study: Business Law
• Instructional Method: Group Internet-Based
• Program level: Basic
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparations: None
• Recommended CPE Credits 1.0
  

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HRCI Information

This program has been pre-approved for 1 Business (General) recertification credit hours toward
aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through
HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

MISBO is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR General Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.

SHRM Information

SHRM PDC Credit: 1.0
SHRM BoCK: Business Acumen

MISBO is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.