General Education Law Matters

We provide our school district clients with the full range of general education law services including preparation of Board policies, Board resolutions and legal notices; assistance with, and attendance at, regular and special Board meetings; review of Board meeting agendas; assistance with Board elections, budget votes, propositions and contingency budgets; implementation of voter registration and absentee ballot systems; handling of Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Open Meetings Law issues; counsel and assistance with the No Child Left Behind Act; counsel and assistance with school-based health centers and other health-related issues; representation in administrative proceedings before the Commissioner of Education, U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Office of Professional Discipline, as well as state and federal court proceedings; counsel and assistance with agency audits, implementation and administration of school supportive health service programs receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement; and provision of general advice, counsel and legal opinions regarding all aspects of school district operations.