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Amy Envall
General Counsel
Administrator:
Cindy Valentin
(407) 317-3200
x2002972
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- School Board Relations
- Inter-Governmental Relations
- Litigation Management
- School Board Policies Management
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Keshara Cowans
Staff Attorney
EEO/Equity/Title IX Officer
Paralegal:
Bianca Gonzalez Tomassini
(407) 317-3200
x2002928
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (EEO) and Equity Officer
- Title IX Officer
- Discrimination Claims
- Oversees Legal Services Internship Program
- OCPS District Police Matters
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Vivian Cocotas
Associate General Counsel
Ethics Compliance Officer
Senior Paralegal:
Joanne Montalvo
(407) 317-3200
x2002031
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- Lobbying & Ethics (Ethics Compliance Officer)
- Contracts (review, negotiate, disputes for Procurement, HR, ESE)
- Annual financial disclosure
- Fundraising, marketing, and revenue generating concerns
- Philanthropic matters and OCPS Foundation support
- Whistleblower claims
- Procurement
- Public records requests & FERPA matters
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Jad M. Brewer
Staff Attorney
Paralegal:
Eric Dolhon
(407) 317-3700
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- Real Estate Development
- Facility Use Management
- Construction, Land Use and Zoning Matters
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Sarah Kopesky
Staff Attorney
Senior Paralegal:
Joanne Montalvo
(407) 317-3200
x2002031
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- ESE and Section 504 Issues; ADA as it relates to students; service animals
- IDEA Issues; IEPs, state complaints, due process, testing, behavioral supports, and some restraint and seclusion issues
- Student discipline and threat assessments when it relates to students with disabilities
- OCR and other student-related complaints
- District and School Threat Assessment (primary contact)
- Small Claims Litigation
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Alkeyvia Haynes
Staff Attorney
Paralegal:
Bianca Gonzalez Tomassini
(407) 317-3200
x2002928
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- FERPA
- Student Enrollment / Rezoning
- Student Custody / Parental Disputes
- Student Discipline / DJJ
- Truancy
- Curriculum
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John Palmerini
Deputy General Counsel
Administrator:
Cindy Valentin
(407) 317-3200
x2002972
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- FHSAA and athletics issues (student eligibility issues; releases for participation in athletics)
- Magnet Programs
- School Choice (mostly charter schools approval, denial, and appeals)
- Employee and human relations Issues
- Employee benefits and retirement services
- Labor relations
- Workers Compensation
- Procurement (prosecute bid protests)
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Jay Cardinali
ADA Compliance Officer
(407)250-6248
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- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Officer
- ADA Accessible Design Guidelines (ADAAG) for ADA Building Code Compliance
- EEO Investigator
- Reasonable Accommodation Requests
- ASL Interpreter Requests & Compliance
- Assistive Technology Specialist
- Website Accessibility Compliance
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