Education

California charter schools face an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment. From board governance and charter renewals to employment, student matters, facilities, authorizer oversight, and evolving state and federal requirements, school leaders and governing boards must balance legal compliance with educational excellence, organizational growth, and the needs of their students and communities.

Growing out of extensive work for traditional public agencies and nonprofits, including school districts and universities, Procopio has been advising California charter schools since the early years of the Charter Schools Act. Our attorneys help education clients navigate wide-ranging issues from formation and charter petitions to governance, funding, day-to-day operations, expansion, renewals, investigations, and litigation. We work alongside boards, executive directors, administrators, and leadership teams as trusted advisors, helping schools solve practical challenges while remaining focused on their educational mission.

Our attorneys have a genuine passion for education. Our multidisciplinary team brings together attorneys with experience in education law, employment, special education, nonprofit governance, tax, real estate, public agency law, construction, litigation, and student issues. We regularly publish practical legal guidance, present at statewide conferences and webinars, and monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting California schools. Our team also publishes California Charter School Laws and Regulations: A Compilation of Selected Provisions and The Ralph M. Brown Act and Related Statutes, comprehensive reference guides that are updated regularly and available as resources for California charter school leaders.

In addition to charter schools, we also advise preschools, colleges, private schools, education grant recipients, and other innovators in education. We help education leaders build strong institutions that support student success and advance their missions.