GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; AGENCY – Actual Authority

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The agreements between the charter school management organization and each of the charter schools expressly state the charter school management organization will provide each charter school with human resources and employee relations services. Also, the charter renewal petitions submitted by each charter school to the school district’s board state that the charter school management organization provides oversight and monitors the charter schools’ board of directors adherence to EERA, and charter school management organization’s director of human resources must have advanced education or technical experience in labor relations. The Board found that these facts establish the charter school management organization acted as the charter schools’ actual agent regarding labor relations and human resources matters. Thus, sending e-mails to certificated employees about a union’s organizing campaign was within the scope of the charter school management organization’s actual authority under the agreements. (p. 47.)