Speakers
Sarah Wallerstein Koren is currently an attorney for Orange County Public Schools. She handles issues including but not limited to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Office for Civil Rights, and Gender-Identity/Sexual Orientation matters. She is a Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Education Law. Prior to working for OCPS Sarah served as an attorney in the Special Education and Mental Health Law Unit of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. where she represented dependent youth and families in special education, dependency, delinquency, and mental health matters. Prior to working at CLSMF, Ms. Koren worked at the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, as an Equal Justice Works Fellow/Guardian ad Litem Program Education Attorney representing the educational and dependency (foster care) needs of foster youth. Ms. Koren has a B.A. in Education and an M.Ed. in Education Leadership.