| “Superintendents and other managers are subject to the demands of many masters, including powerful unions and restrictive collective bargaining agreements, externally imposed constraints on their revenue streams, and a public that demands quick improvements and outcomes, even though it is often difficult to determine how to achieve those improvements.” |
Nina S. Rees
DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY FOR INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
School Administrators are dedicated to improving children's education, but the constant flood of urgent operational details takes time from strategic management. Budget, unions, discipline, and personnel questions sap the time for management of curriculum, program, and education. In response, school managers rely on our practical advice on legal, labor, and management issues to resolve the distracting operational issues and remove the barriers to program change and improvement. Our clear and practical answers reduce the barriers posed by legal uncertainty and contracts without bitter, costly battles wherever possible. and when resolutions are not possible, our experience and high-quality legal work win the war.
Our consultation is always prompt and practical because of our experience and our dedication to education management. For example, Ron Mendrick has unique qualifications for a school lawyer due to his 14 years on a school board (including 6 years as its president) and service as President of the Monroe County School Board's Association, as well as his Master's Degree and nine years of experience in educational administration. He knows – first-hand – budgets, employee relations, community involvement, community development, and management barriers. He has experienced personally the varied demands placed on educational managers. As a result, boards, superintendents, and administrators get practical answers based on our experience, not high-cost "legalese" merely describing the problem. We provide school managers with comprehensive answers to complicated issues based on the wide range of our legal practice areas and the skill of our legal staff.
We understand school laws and regulations that apply to the range of private, public and charter schools.
OUR CLIENTS
School boards, superintendents and administrators
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Ronald J. Mendrick