Legal Services

The Lake Travis Independent School District Legal Services Department is provides daily legal advice to LTISD leadership; represents LTISD in legal matters; delivers legal trainings; and coordinates outside provision of legal services as needed. Specifically, the department provides oversight and counsel in the following areas:

Business Matters:

• • Procurement process
  • Vendor contracts
  • Construction
  • Acquisition and sale of real property
  • Advertising agreements
  • Affiliation agreements
  • Memorandums of Understanding
  • Consultant agreements
  • Donation agreements
  • Broadcast agreements

Employment Matters:

• • Hiring (employment contracts)
  • Employee misconduct
  • Discipline, write ups, nonrenewal, termination
  • Employee complaints that need legal attention
  • Employment law compliance

Governance Matters:

• • Open Meetings Act
  • Public Information Act
  • Board policy and administrative regulations
  • Student and employee handbooks /Student Code of Conduct
  • Grievances/appeals of decisions by leadership
  • Legislative work and implementation
    

Student Matters:

• • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • Student rights issues
  • First Amendment
  • Discrimination, retaliation, harassment
  • Bullying
  • Misconduct/discipline
  • Grievances
  • Residency/enrollment/transfers
  • Family law issues
  • Students with disabilities
  • Section 504 or IDEA
  • Daily compliance
  • ARD meetings
  • TEA complaints and due process hearings
  • Discrimination (Office of Civil Rights)
  • Discipline