Charter Schools: Board Governance

PRACTICE AREA
PRACTICE AREA

Forward-Thinking Legal Guidance: Board Governance

The lawyers at YM&C have extensive expertise in the organizational and governance structures required for overseeing small charter schools, extensive charter networks, and conversion charter schools. They demonstrate proficiency in both state and federal legal frameworks that regulate the operations of California charter schools. The firm provides forward-thinking legal guidance on board governance matters, regularly conducting board training sessions that emphasize compliance with open meeting laws, conflict of interest regulations, corporate compliance, guidelines for board decisions on administrative compensation, and best practices.

Board Governance

OUR SERVICES

  • Open meeting laws compliance
  • Conflict of interest law compliance
  • Setting executive compensation
  • Evaluating your Executive Director/Principal
  • Monitoring student test results and using this data to drive educational, fiscal, and human resource decisions
  • Board role in budget management
  • Board role in charter renewal process
  • Meeting bidding requirements when applicable
  • Union negotiations
  • Creating and running nonprofit corporations and foundations
  • Running effective Board meetings and accomplishing
  • Creating policies uniquely tailored to your school's educational program (e.g., fiscal management, student and parent handbooks, operational policies etc.)

Board Governance Team Leaders

Meet the attorneys and team leaders who specialize in this practice area.