Merrick A. Wadsworth

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Admissions

California

Address

525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101

Office Tel.

619.906.5753

Fax

619.398.0159

Overview

Merrick has worked for charter schools, public agencies, and nonprofits for more than a decade. He advises on a variety of operational issues, including charter renewals and material revisions, authorizer relations, student discipline, board policies and governance, contracts, facility issues, entity formation, government funding requirements, and many others. Merrick regularly provides trainings on Title IX, Brown Act, Public Records Act, avoiding conflicts under the Political Reform Act and Government Code section 1090, board governance, and new legislation impacting clients. He also has experience assisting with various phases of civil litigation and appeals. Prior to law school, Merrick worked as a substitute teacher in all grade levels at the Kings County, California, Office of Education.

JD, California Western School of Law, magna cum laude (Distinguished Advocate Award, Academic Achievement Award)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles

Presenter. “Completing Your Form 700: An Annual Workshop for Code Filers,” webinar, February 26, 2025.
Co-presenter. “Title IX Training,” CCSA webinar, January 29, 2025.
Co-author. “Federal Court Vacates 2024 Title IX Regulations: What Does This Mean for California Charter Schools?” January 14, 2025.
Co-presenter. “Preparing Your Charter Renewal: A Hands-On Summit,” CSDC Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 20, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Essential Charter School Policies: 2024-25 Edition,” CSDC Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 19, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Catch Up on 2024-25 Title IX Training,” webinar, September 4, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Title IX Training,” webinar, July 31, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Two-Part Series: Charter Renewals,” webinar, May 21st & 22nd, 2024.
Co-author. “New Title IX Regulations: What’s Changing for California TK-12 Schools?” April 25, 2024.
Presenter. “Essential Charter School Policies,” CCSA Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 19, 2024.
Presenter. “Completing Your Form 700: An Annual Workshop for Code Filers,” webinar, February 6, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Complimentary Title IX Training for Charters,” webinar, January 31, 2024.
Co-presenter. “Title IX Training & Handling Tough Complaints: Strategies for Meeting Legal Requirements while Defusing Escalating Situations,” 2023 CSDC Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 8, 2023.
Co-presenter. “Best Board Meeting Ever: 2023,” 2023 CCSA Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 15, 2023.
Co-presenter. “Essential Charter School Policies: 2023 Edition,” 2023 CCSA Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 14, 2023.
Co-presenter. “Title IX Training for Charter Schools,” by Greta Proctor & Merrick Wadsworth, May 17, 2022.
Co-presenter. “Essential Charter School Policies – Updated for 2022,” 2022 CCSA Conference, March 16, 2022.
Co-presenter. “Material Revisions, MOUs, and Authorizer Policies: Challenges for Growth,” March 16, 2022.
Co-presenter, “Best Board Meeting Ever: 2022 Edition,” 2022 CCSA Conference, March 15, 2022.
Co-presenter. “Essential Charter School Policies,” 2021 California Charter Schools Virtual Conference, March 18, 2021.
Co-presenter. “Best Board Meeting Ever: 2021 Virtual Edition,” 2021 California Charter Schools Virtual Conference, March 18, 2021.
Co-presenter. “Conflicts of Interest: Beyond the Basics,” 2021 California Charter Schools Virtual Conference, March 18, 2021.
Speaker. “Form 700 Workshop and Q&A,” February 2, 2021.
Co-author, “Important New Charter School Rules You Might Not Be Prepared To Implement,” November 6, 2019
Co-presenter. Charter School Governance Training, hosted by the Ventura County Office of Education, Camarillo, CA, September 11, 2018.
Co-presenter. “Navigating the Rough Waters of Charter Renewals, Appeals, and Revocations,” 25th Annual California Charter Schools (CCSA) Conference, San Diego, CA, March 27, 2018.
Co-presenter. “Navigating the Rough Waters of Charter Renewals, Appeals and Revocations,” The 24th Annual California Charter Schools Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 22, 2017.
Co-presenter. “Brown Act & Public Records Act Training: Come Check the Box,” The 24th Annual California Charter Schools Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 22, 2017.