Legal Services

The District is seeking a firm with an exceptional depth of knowledge and experience with special education law. The District reserves the right to award a separate contract for legal services pertaining to special education matters.

Please note, the preceding is not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of the legal issues for which services are provided, but it is a representative list of issues that the District has previously required services. The District reserves the right to award separate contracts based on vendor qualifications in specific areas of law, if that is in the best interest of the District.

Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the District is seeking to identify one or more vendors who can most fully meet the needs of the District as specified in this document and any associated attachments.

Based on enrollment, the District is the seventh largest school district in Virginia. With nearly 40,000 students and 6,000 employees in 56 schools and centers, the District is committed to providing excellence in education for the children of Chesapeake.

The Chesapeake Public School System is an equal educational opportunity school system. The School Board of the City of Chesapeake also adheres to the principles of equal opportunity in employment and, therefore, prohibits discrimination in terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, religion, age, or disability.