DC Charter School Action (DCCSA) is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization focused on engaging the charter school community in the legislative and political process, growing the coalition of charter school supporters and activists, and educating DC public officials on the impact of charter public schools in advancing educational equity.

INCS Action is a 501(c)(4) organization. We are affiliated with the INCS Action PAC, an Illinois-registered political action committee that supports and opposes candidates for elected office, and we work closely with our partner, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, a 501(c)(3) organization that brings together students, parents, educators and administrators who all share a common goal: to improve the quality of public education by promoting and strengthening charter schools throughout the State of Illinois.

Legislative • Drafting legislation• Determining policy positions for the organization • Lobbying of education and charter related policies at the state Capitol• Drafting summary documents for bills• Creating and implementing strategy for legislation• Legal technical assistance• Legal advocacy• Agency rule-making• Grassroots advocacy with member schools• Coalition meetings with stakeholders • Manager of legislative school tours• Bill implementation materials for member schoolsPolitical • Strategy implementation in high stakes electoral campaigns• Understanding of PAC, IEC, and 501(c)(4) organizations• Creation of fundraisers and receptions for candidates • Skilled in election code filings

- Drafting legislation- Reviewing charter bills filed and making position recommendations to Director of Government Affairs.- Lobbying of education and charter related policies at the state Capitol- Drafting summary documents for bills- Creating and implementing strategy for legislation- Legal technical assistance- Legal advocacy- Agency rule-making- Grassroots advocacy with member schools- Advocacy coalition meetings- Manage legislative school tours- Bill implementation materials for member schools- Fundraisers- PAC Candidate Interviews

-Collaborative member of the Government Affairs team-Liaison to Chicago Public Schools leadership-Representative to member schools with focus on Special Education and English Language Learners-Work with local and state elected officials on legislative and electoral initiatives with a focus on education reform.

-Investigation of school discipline matters -Conducted expulsion/discipline hearings on behalf of the Chicago Board of Education.-Counseled CPS district schools on policies around school discipline-Researched best practices from similarly situated districts

-Responsible for pre-hearing interviews -Gathering appropriate evidentiary support-Administrative law hearings -Research-Writing briefs

-Research in domestic relations-Adoption, minor guardianship and GAL work -Responsible for trial prep work including: client intake, hearings, filing, drafting/presenting motions-Prove-ups-Discovery

-Responsible for researching-Client intake, -Drafted due process hearing letters/demand letters to comply with 504 and IDEA-Participated in IEP/MDR/Domain meetings-Prepared expulsion hearings -Drafted motions and state complaints

-Special education advocacy -Participated Individualized Education Plan meetings-Participated in Manifestation Determination Reviews-Advocated for better expulsion policies regarding children with special education concerns.-Provided direct and indirect assistance to students state wide.

-Participated in preliminary hearings-Settlement conferences-Detainment hearings -Initial appearances-Status hearings-Completed judicial opinion

-Worked with pro se litigants applying for guardianship of adults adjudicated unable to care for themselves. .

-Grammar/Writing Curriculum planning-Lesson Implementation-Essay Workshops-Daily Interactive Programming

Worked with the human resources department to create best practices in work place discrimination prevention to be used in training for Sherwin Williams stores.