Essential Charter School Policies: 2026 Edition
Back by popular demand! This fast-paced session delivers a comprehensive overview of the essential policies every charter school must have in place for legal compliance and operational success. We’ll highlight new and updated requirements for 2025–26, share best practices for policy development and organization, and cover key annual notices and website posting rules. Attendees will learn about valuable tools and resources—like sample policies and reference materials—to support strong, compliant governance. We’ll answer questions and attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen their school’s operations.
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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Greta is the leader of Procopio’s Education practice group. She provides legal counsel to both classroom and nonclassroom-based charter schools on a wide variety of issues. Greta advises on new charters, renewals, material revisions, changes in the law, school policies, contracts, independent study, authorizer relations, Brown Act, Public Records Act, conflicts of interest, funding, student matters, admissions, and more. Greta represents schools of all sizes, and has worked with numerous charter networks on strategic partnerships, resource sharing, and governance. She provides regular trainings on charter school topics, and is actively engaged in school issues and policy.
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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Merrick has worked for charter schools for more than a decade. He advises on a variety of issues, including charter renewals and material revisions, authorizer relations, student discipline, board policies and governance, contracts, facility issues, and many others. Merrick regularly provides trainings on Title IX, Brown Act, Public Records Act, avoiding conflicts under the Political Reform Act and Government Code section 1090, and new legislation impacting clients in the education sector. Prior to law school, Merrick worked as a substitute teacher in all grade levels at the Kings County Office of Education.
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