Common use of Means to Achieve Racial and Ethnic Balance Clause in Contracts

Means to Achieve Racial and Ethnic Balance. “The means by which the school will achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the general population residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the school district to which the charter petition is submitted.” (Ed. Code § 47605(b)(5)(G).) COURT-ORDERED INTEGRATION Charter School shall comply with all requirements of the Xxxxxxxx v. Board of Education, City of Los Angeles court order and the LAUSD Integration Policy adopted and maintained, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx court order, by the District’s Student Integration Services (collectively the “Court-ordered Integration Program”). The Court-ordered Integration Program applies to all schools within or chartered through LAUSD. Charter School has set forth below its initial plan for achieving and maintaining the LAUSD’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal of a 70:30 or 60:40 ratio. (Ratio represents the percentage of Predominantly Hispanic Black Asian Other (PHBAO) compared to Other White (OW)). The written plan lists specific dates and locations of recruitment activities that Charter School will undertake in order to achieve the District’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal. Charter School shall monitor the implementation and outcomes of the initial plan, and modify it as necessary to achieve the District’s goal. Upon request, Charter School shall provide the District with a copy of its current written plan. The District receives neither average daily attendance allocations nor Court-ordered Integration Program cost reimbursements for charter school students. Instead, the District now receives the Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant (TIIBG) for its Court-ordered Integration Program. The District retains sole discretion over the allocation of TIIBG funding, where available, and cannot guarantee the availability of this funding. FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE As a recipient of federal funds, including federal Title I, Part A funds, Charter School has agreed to meet all of the programmatic, fiscal and other regulatory requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB)) and other applicable federal grant programs. Charter School understands that it is a local educational agency (LEA) for purposes of federal compliance and reporting purposes. Charter School agrees that it will keep and make available to the District any documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of NCLB and other applicable federal programs, including, but not limited to, documentation related to funding, required parental notifications, qualifications and credentialing of teaching and paraprofessional staff, the implementation of Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services, where applicable, or any other mandated federal program requirement. The mandated requirements of NCLB, Title I, Part A include, but are not limited to, the following:  Notify all parents at the beginning of each school year of their “right to know” the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher  Notify each individual parent, in a timely manner, if and when the parent’s child has been assigned, or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified  Develop jointly with, and distribute to, parents of participating children, a school-parent compact  Hold an annual Title I meeting for parents of participating Title I students  Develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy  Submit biannual Consolidated Application to California Department of Education (CDE) requesting federal funds  Complete and submit Local Education Agency (LEA) Plan to CDE  Complete reform planning process with stakeholders and submit to CDE all appropriate documents for Title I Schoolwide Program eligibility and status, if applicable; otherwise, identify and maintain roster of eligible students for the Title I Targeted Assistance School Program  Maintain inventory of equipment purchased with categorical funds, where applicable  Maintain appropriate time-reporting documentation, including semi-annual certification and personnel activity report, for staff funded with categorical resources, where applicable  Participate in any applicable federal program monitoring conducted by the California Department of Education  Conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of funds allocated through the Consolidated Application Charter School also acknowledges that, as part of its oversight of Charter School, the District may conduct program review for federal as well as state compliance.

Means to Achieve Racial and Ethnic Balance. “The means by which the school will achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the general population residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the school district to which the charter petition is submitted.” (Ed. Code § 47605(b)(5)(G).) COURT-ORDERED INTEGRATION Charter School shall comply with all requirements of the Xxxxxxxx v. Board of Education, City of Los Angeles court order and the LAUSD Integration Policy adopted and maintained, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx court order, by the District’s Student Integration Services (collectively the “Court-ordered Integration Program”). The Court-ordered Integration Program applies to all schools within or chartered through LAUSD. Charter School has set forth below its initial plan for achieving and maintaining the LAUSD’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal of a 70:30 or 60:40 ratio. (Ratio represents the percentage of Predominantly Hispanic Black Asian Other (PHBAO) compared to Other White (OW)). The written plan lists specific dates and locations of recruitment activities that Charter School will undertake in order to achieve the District’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal. Charter School shall monitor the implementation and outcomes of the initial plan, and modify it as necessary to achieve the District’s goal. Upon request, Charter School shall provide the District with a copy of its current written plan. The District receives neither average daily attendance allocations nor Court-ordered Integration Program cost reimbursements for charter school students. Instead, the District now receives the Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant (TIIBG) for its Court-ordered Integration Program. The District retains sole discretion over the allocation of TIIBG funding, where available, and cannot guarantee the availability of this funding. FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE As a recipient of federal funds, including federal Title I, Part A funds, Charter School has agreed to meet all of the programmatic, fiscal and other regulatory requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB)) and other applicable federal grant programs. Charter School understands that it is a local educational agency (LEA) for purposes of federal compliance and reporting purposes. Charter School agrees that it will keep and make available to the District any documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of NCLB and other applicable federal programs, including, but not limited to, documentation related to funding, required parental notifications, qualifications and credentialing of teaching and paraprofessional staff, the implementation of Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services, where applicable, or any other mandated federal program requirement. The mandated requirements of NCLB, Title I, Part A include, but are not limited to, the following:  Notify all parents at the beginning of each school year of their “right to know” the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher  Notify each individual parent, in a timely manner, if and when the parent’s child has been assigned, or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified  Develop jointly with, and distribute to, parents of participating children, a school-school- parent compact  Hold an annual Title I meeting for parents of participating Title I students  Develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy  Submit biannual Consolidated Application to California Department of Education (CDE) requesting federal funds  Complete and submit Local Education Agency (LEA) Plan to CDE  Complete reform planning process with stakeholders and submit to CDE all appropriate documents for Title I Schoolwide Program eligibility and status, if applicable; otherwise, identify and maintain roster of eligible students for the Title I Targeted Assistance School Program  Maintain inventory of equipment purchased with categorical funds, where applicable  Maintain appropriate time-reporting documentation, including semi-annual certification and personnel activity report, for staff funded with categorical resources, where applicable  Participate in any applicable federal program monitoring conducted by the California Department of Education  Conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of funds allocated through the Consolidated Application Charter School also acknowledges that, as part of its oversight of Charter School, the District may conduct program review for federal as well as state compliance.

Means to Achieve Racial and Ethnic Balance. “The means by which the school will achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the general population residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the school district to which the charter petition is submitted.” (Ed. Code § 47605(b)(5)(G).) COURT-ORDERED INTEGRATION Charter School shall comply with all requirements of the Xxxxxxxx v. Board of Education, City of Los Angeles court order and the LAUSD Integration Policy adopted and maintained, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx court order, by the District’s Student Integration Services (collectively the “Court-Court- ordered Integration Program”). The Court-ordered Integration Program applies to all schools within or chartered through LAUSD. Charter School has set forth below its initial plan for achieving and maintaining the LAUSD’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal of a 70:30 or 60:40 ratio. (Ratio represents the percentage of Predominantly Hispanic Black Asian Other (PHBAO) compared to Other White (OW)). The written plan lists specific dates and locations of recruitment activities that Charter School will undertake in order to achieve the District’s Racial and Ethnic Balance goal. Charter School shall monitor the implementation and outcomes of the initial plan, and modify it as necessary to achieve the District’s goal. Upon request, Charter School shall provide the District with a copy of its current written plan. The District receives neither average daily attendance allocations nor Court-ordered Integration Program cost reimbursements for charter school students. Instead, the District now receives the Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant (TIIBG) for its Court-ordered Integration Program. The District retains sole discretion over the allocation of TIIBG funding, where available, and cannot guarantee the availability of this funding. FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE As a recipient of federal funds, including federal Title I, Part A funds, Charter School has agreed to meet all of the programmatic, fiscal and other regulatory requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB)) and other applicable federal grant programs. Charter School understands that it is a local educational agency (LEA) for purposes of federal compliance and reporting purposes. Charter School agrees that it will keep and make available to the District any documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of NCLB and other applicable federal programs, including, but not limited to, documentation related to funding, required parental notifications, qualifications and credentialing of teaching and paraprofessional staff, the implementation of Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services, where applicable, or any other mandated federal program requirement. The mandated requirements of NCLB, Title I, Part A include, but are not limited to, the following:  • Notify all parents at the beginning of each school year of their “right to know” the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher  • Notify each individual parent, in a timely manner, if and when the parent’s child has been assigned, or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified  • Develop jointly with, and distribute to, parents of participating children, a school-parent compact  • Hold an annual Title I meeting for parents of participating Title I students  • Develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy  • Submit biannual Consolidated Application to California Department of Education (CDE) requesting federal funds  • Complete and submit Local Education Agency (LEA) Plan to CDE  • Complete reform planning process with stakeholders and submit to CDE all appropriate documents for Title I Schoolwide Program eligibility and status, if applicable; otherwise, identify and maintain roster of eligible students for the Title I Targeted Assistance School Program  • Maintain inventory of equipment purchased with categorical funds, where applicable  • Maintain appropriate time-reporting documentation, including semi-annual certification and personnel activity report, for staff funded with categorical resources, where applicable  • Participate in any applicable federal program monitoring conducted by the California Department of Education  • Conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of funds allocated through the Consolidated Application Charter School also acknowledges that, as part of its oversight of Charter School, the District may conduct program review for federal as well as state compliance.