Jumpstarting After the Renewal Extensions: Key Steps to Take Now to Win Charter Renewal

Janelle Ruley has been an ardent charter rights advocate and has assisted in the establishment and renewal of hundreds of charter schools. Janelle’s primary focus is on charter development, renewal, and revocation defense. She has represented charter schools in numerous venues, including before administrative agencies, the courts, school districts, county BOE, and the State BOE. Janelle regularly counsels’ clients regarding charter development, negotiations with granting agencies, compliance with public transparency laws and related policy development, as well as Local Control Funding Formula/LCAP issues, student admissions, lottery requirements, and a wide range of school safety issues.

Lee is an attorney with Young, Minney, & Corr. His practice areas include Charter Development, Charter Defense, and Charter Litigation. Before attending law school, Lee taught at a middle school in NYC through Teach for America. During law school, Lee worked in the legal office of the San Francisco USD and was a Bay Area fellow in the Education Pioneers program. Lee also previously worked in government for a California governor and a United States Secretary of Labor. Lee earned his BA from UC Berkeley, his MS in Teaching from Pace University, and his JD from UC Hastings.