School Law: Representative Matters


Charter School Busing Appeal Hamden Board of Education Successfully appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court a decision requiring the Board of Education to provide bus transportation to preschool students

Class-Action Suit Alleging IDEA Violations Bridgeport Board of Education Connecticut Legal Services brought a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court of Connecticut against the Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education alleging violations of the students' civil rights of disabled students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Connecticut Board of Education Awarded Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Court in IDEA Case Stamford Board of Education In the first decision in Connecticut, and one of the only decisions in the country, a federal judge recently awarded a Connecticut school district attorneys’ fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”).

Contract Between City and For-Profit Education Company Board of Education of a Major City in Connecticut Negotiated a management contract with a for-profit education company on behalf of a board of education in a major Connecticut city, the first city in the nation to hire a company to help manage its entire public school district.

General Counsel to Statewide School Organization Connecticut Association of Independent Schools Representation for over twenty years and representing 40 of its member schools directly in a wide range of legal issues

Implementation of High-deductable, HSA Plan in Teacher Negotiations Board of Education Board successfully negotiated sweeping changes in the district's health insurance plans

Interest Arbitration Proceedings for Boards of Education Boards of Education Successfully represented board of education clients in interest arbitration proceedings concerning the payment of teacher incentives under a grant program called Project Opening Doors ("POD"). The decisions cleared the way for our clients to receive grant funding.

Arbitration Proceedings Resulting in a One-Year Salary Freeze A Board of Education Represented a Connecticut-based Board of Education in interest arbitration proceedings pursuant to the Teacher Negotiations Act. The arbitration panel awarded the Board a salary freeze for year one of the contract.

Landmark Case Establishing Teacher Negotiations Act Parameters West Hartford Education Association Case established parameters of Teacher Negotiations Act. West Hartford Education Association v. DeCourcy, 295 A.2d 526, 538 (Conn. 1972).

Performance-based Interest Arbitration Proceedings A Municipal Board of Education Arbitration panel awarded the Board's proposed performance-based compensation system for administrators for one year of the contract.

Private Placement Decision Upheld on Two Appeals West Hartford Board of Education Plaintiff sued the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education for payment of private placement for plaintiff's son in order to receive an appropriate education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

School-Based Bonus for Teachers Negotiated Hartford Board of Education Acted as Chief Negotiator for the Hartford Board of Education in teacher negotiations during 2007. These negotiations led to an agreement to institute a school-based performance bonus for teachers, based on whether individual schools make significant gains in improving students' test scores.

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