Risk Management Best Practices: Tools for Protecting Your School from Liability

Karen Bianchini is the Managing Director of Risk Management at CharterSAFE. Karen joined the team in March 2020 bringing with her over 38 years of insurance and risk management experience. In her role, she consults with schools regarding their risks and has been instrumental in identifying trends and providing necessary resources to help schools mitigate their risks. Before joining CharterSAFE, she was the Claims and Insurance Manager for the Department of General Services with the State of California. In this capacity, she worked with various State departments providing risk consulting, contract review, and claims management of various self-insured programs.

YM&C Partner Sarah Kollman has devoted her practice areas to protection of charter facility rights, focused on defense and litigation of rights arising out of Proposition 39, but also including facility lease and use agreements, zoning and building code compliance, public works requirements, and real property transactions. Sarah also manages the firm’s collaborative efforts with CCSA regarding its pro bono Proposition 39 project, which assists charter schools in realizing the promise of their rights under the law. Among other things, Sarah works in the areas of teacher credentialing, audit appeals, contract negotiation and review, pupil fees issues, and SB 740.