Overview
Lisa Corr has represented charter schools for over twenty-eight years. Her primary focus has been on special education and on representing schools in due process matters and in defending Office of Civil Rights and California Department of Education complaints. Lisa also assists schools in day-to-day special education compliance and negotiating agreements with special education providers and authorizers.
Lisa’s legal representation also focuses on the developmental phase of schools, including assisting charter developers through the development of legally compliant charter petitions, successfully managing the charter authorization process, and negotiating legal and fiscal agreements between charter schools and authorizers. Lisa assists school boards in developing effective and efficient governance practices, including strategic planning, legal compliance, and policy development. One of Lisa’s unique practice areas is nonclassroom-based (independent study) legal compliance.
Lisa has studied the often complicated intersection of independent study law and charter school law throughout the evolution of the Charter Schools Act, assisting charter schools in understanding both the technical legal rules and the best practices for implementation. Lisa also assists schools in developing and implementing admissions policies and practices. Lastly, Lisa assists in general student services issues (e.g., student discipline, interpretation of child-custody agreements, and control of disruptive visitors on campus).
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.)
- Hofstra University (B.A.)
