Staff Attorney

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Staff Attorney
Duties: Provide legal advice to administrators and staff on state and federal laws governing elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, and adult basic education programs, with a particular focus on special education and other programs and services for students with disabilities; 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; assist in carrying out its public information responsibilities with careful attention to the agency’s legal duties concerning public records, records retention, and data privacy; analyze and interpret laws and policies fundamental to education in the Commonwealth, including the Education Reform Act, Student Opportunity Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, and state and federal laws concerning homeless students, students in foster care, and English learners; 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 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; 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; represent in interagency meetings and negotiations; prepare materials and provide training to staff and school officials on new legal developments; participate in formulating recommendations for the Commissioner regarding policies, legislation, and regulatory changes; represent 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.

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