Legal toolkit
Review and update school governance Toolkit
Review bylaws and document board and member approvals for an independent nonprofit school. The first installment covers New York; formation and operating authorization are separate tasks.
Which New York governance framework applies?
Corporation governed by the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Start with bylaw authority, board meetings, written consent and separate member action.
Regents-chartered education corporation
Start with the charter and Education Law rules, then follow the links to the applicable nonprofit rules.
Available materials
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Practice guide
New York Nonprofit Governance
Bylaw authority, board quorum and voting, written consent, committee limits and a bylaw-adoption packet checklist.
Practice guide
New York School Governance: Regents-Chartered Education Corporations
Charter priority, trustee meetings, protected votes, committee authority and governance-document checks. Not a charter-school or homeschool guide.