A member of Bond’s Exempt Organizations practice group, Sara regularly counsels non-profit organizations as well as public, private and charter schools in Westchester County, on Long Island and within the greater New York City region.
Sara advises exempt organizations on employment issues, including: reductions in force; terminations of employment; defense of discrimination claims; compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act and the American’s with Disabilities Act; the creation and review of employee handbooks and policies; and negotiation and drafting of employment agreements for staff and administrators.
Sara prides herself on keeping both herself and her clients updated on all changes in the law, such as those that related to data security and privacy. Sara is also a trained mediator with the commercial division of Supreme Court of the State of New York and has been trained in mediation by JAMS/Endispute and the CPR (Center for Professional Resolution) as well as the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Obligations of a Student’s District of Residence vs. District of Location, Committee on Special Education, New York State Bar Association, February 15, 2024
Legal Issues Affecting Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in K-12 Schools, 23rd Annual School Law Institute, Practising Law Institute, May 19, 2023
Current Legal Issues Relating to COVID, Lower Hudson Council of School Personnel Administrators, October 1, 2021
Be in the Know: Legal Requirements to Safeguard Student Data, New York City Charter School Center Webinar, May 20, 2020
Smart Social Media Policies for Students and Staff, New York City Charter School Center, March 4, 2019
Panelist, Bridges to Success, Westchester Putnam School Boards Association, December 10, 2018
Panelist, From Rowley to Endrew F.: The Meaning of a FAPE, Special Education Law: Past, Present and Future; New York Law School and City Bar Symposium, March 23, 2018
Creating a Discipline Policy that Works, New York City Charter School Center, November 2, 2017
Legislative and Legal Update, Charter School Risk Management Round Table, March 2, 2017
A Presentation and Roundtable Discussion Addressing Charter Schools, Westchester Women's Bar Association Education Committee, October 17, 2015
A member of Bond’s Exempt Organizations practice group, Sara regularly counsels non-profit organizations as well as public, private and charter schools in Westchester County, on Long Island and within the greater New York City region.
Sara advises exempt organizations on employment issues, including: reductions in force; terminations of employment; defense of discrimination claims; compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act and the American’s with Disabilities Act; the creation and review of employee handbooks and policies; and negotiation and drafting of employment agreements for staff and administrators.
A member of Bond’s Exempt Organizations practice group, Sara regularly counsels non-profit organizations as well as public, private and charter schools in Westchester County, on Long Island and within the greater New York City region.
Sara advises exempt organizations on employment issues, including: reductions in force; terminations of employment; defense of discrimination claims; compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act and the American’s with Disabilities Act; the creation and review of employee handbooks and policies; and negotiation and drafting of employment agreements for staff and administrators.
Sara prides herself on keeping both herself and her clients updated on all changes in the law, such as those that related to data security and privacy. Sara is also a trained mediator with the commercial division of Supreme Court of the State of New York and has been trained in mediation by JAMS/Endispute and the CPR (Center for Professional Resolution) as well as the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Obligations of a Student’s District of Residence vs. District of Location, Committee on Special Education, New York State Bar Association, February 15, 2024
Legal Issues Affecting Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in K-12 Schools, 23rd Annual School Law Institute, Practising Law Institute, May 19, 2023
Current Legal Issues Relating to COVID, Lower Hudson Council of School Personnel Administrators, October 1, 2021
Be in the Know: Legal Requirements to Safeguard Student Data, New York City Charter School Center Webinar, May 20, 2020
Smart Social Media Policies for Students and Staff, New York City Charter School Center, March 4, 2019
Panelist, Bridges to Success, Westchester Putnam School Boards Association, December 10, 2018
Panelist, From Rowley to Endrew F.: The Meaning of a FAPE, Special Education Law: Past, Present and Future; New York Law School and City Bar Symposium, March 23, 2018
Creating a Discipline Policy that Works, New York City Charter School Center, November 2, 2017
Legislative and Legal Update, Charter School Risk Management Round Table, March 2, 2017
A Presentation and Roundtable Discussion Addressing Charter Schools, Westchester Women's Bar Association Education Committee, October 17, 2015
