Charter Schools Annual Legal Update
This session is recorded. Register for the recordings package.
Description: Targeted toward charter school attorneys, but open to all who are interested in charter school law, this session builds on the content covered in the Leadership Update presentation (Day 1) and covers the latest court decisions, agency opinions, and other legislative updates affecting charter schools. In addition, this session covers updates relating to general education and employment law.
1.25 hours MCLE credit for attorneys approved.
Breakout Session
Strand 7 - Legal and policy update
Presented by
Jennifer McQuarrie
Lawyer
Law Office of Jennifer McQuarrie
Jennifer McQuarrie engages with CSDC as an advisor and guest instructor on charter school policy and legal matters. Jennifer leads the development and delivery of several legal workshops at our Summer Leadership Intensive, Spring CBO Training Program, and Fall Leadership Update Conference. She also conducts regular updates to CSDC’s Sample Charter School Operating Policies, a critical resource to our CSDC members. Jennifer specializes in charter school representation and employment litigation and has been practicing law for over 17 years. Prior to opening her own practice where she represents charter schools throughout the state, she was the Legal Counsel and Legislative Advocate for CSDC. She focused primarily on providing a wide range of advice on school policies, personnel and student issues, including those relating to governing board policies, conflicts of interest, student discipline, employment related matters, Brown Act compliance and other related matters. Jennifer also spent a year as General Counsel for St. HOPE Public Schools and St. HOPE Corporation, which opened Sacramento High School as a charter school in 2003. Before joining the charter movement, Jennifer practiced law in several international law firms as a corporate litigator focusing on employment disputes, lender liability, unfair competition, securities fraud and other business disputes.
Breakout Session
Strand 7 - Legal and policy update