K-12 District Counsel

A performance-based charter school renewal framework from the authorizer's perspective, including academic, financial, organizational, and legal compliance crit

ESSA Title I supplement-not-supplant (SNS) requirement — 20 USC §6321 and 34 CFR §200.79, including the ESSA's 2015 revisions to the SNS test, the comparability

A proposed K-12 expenditure qualifies as an allowable use of ESSER I, II, or III funds — 20 USC §6301 et seq., CARES Act §18003, CRRSA Act §313, and ARP Act §20

Administer FERPA directory information designation and opt-out — 34 CFR §99.37, including what may be designated directory information, required annual notice,

Conduct or audit a manifestation determination review (MDR) for a student with a disability — IDEA 34 CFR §300.530 or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 29 U

Eligibility and enrollment rights for students experiencing homelessness — the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, including residency dispute resolution, s

Ensure a K-12 school board or district body complies with state open meetings (sunshine) laws, including notice requirements, executive session limits, quorum r

Design or audit the integration of a school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework with individual Behavior Intervention Plans (BI

Draft or audit a Memorandum of Understanding governing School Resource Officers (SROs) in K-12 schools, including Fourth Amendment search limits, Fourteenth Ame

Assess the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) status of a high school student-athlete in a specific U.S.

Navigate teacher dismissal and tenure due process in K-12 districts, including pre-dismissal notice and hearing rights — the Fourteenth Amendment, statutory ten

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 compliance for K-12 schools — the 2024 final rule (89 FR 33474, effective Aug.