Associate General Counsel

Profile

Associate General Counsel
Duties: Provide legal advice to the Commissioner, administrators and staff in connection with implementation and enforcement of state and federal laws governing elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, and adult basic education programs; analyze legal requirements relating to special education and other regulated programs and provide legal counsel to offices of Special Education Planning and Policy, Problem Resolution Services, Special Education in Institutional Settings, Approved Special Education Schools, and Public School Monitoring; analyze legal requirements relating to the provision of educational services to English learners and provide legal counsel to Office of Language Acquisition & Academic Achievement; analyze and interpret laws and policies fundamental to education in the Commonwealth, including the Education Reform Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, and state and federal laws concerning homeless students, students in foster care, career and vocational-technical education, and data-sharing and privacy; draft, review, analyze, and interpret documents including legislation, regulations, contracts, inter-agency agreements, and advisory opinions; prepare written and oral information, legal memoranda, and advisory opinions for DESE administrators and staff and local school officials concerning their duties under state and federal laws, with a focus on state and federal laws affecting the education of students with disabilities and English learners; communicate and coordinate as needed with officials of other state and federal agencies, school and district leaders, parents, advocacy organizations, and other constituents regarding education laws and policies affecting students with disabilities and English learners; coordinate and manage strategy relating to the application and enforcement of the laws governing public elementary, secondary, vocational, and adult basic education in Massachusetts, including working in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office in representing the Commissioner and DESE in litigation; represent DESE in interagency meetings; prepare materials and provide training to DESE staff and school officials on new legal developments; participate in formulating recommendations for the Commissioner regarding policies, legislative changes, and regulatory changes; represent DESE in administrative adjudicatory proceedings before the Bureau of Special Education Appeals; and perform other duties as assigned by the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel, or the Commissioner.

Company info

Sign Up Now - MiamiCrossing.com