Common use of of the Contract Clause in Contracts

of the Contract. 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, or financial audits required under the School's Contract. 11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission. 12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract. 13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, and conditions established by any federal or State funding source. 14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's Contract. 15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School. 16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act. 17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School. 18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems. 1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating. 2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted. 3. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may: 1) Contest the Commission's determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position; 2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or 3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).

of the Contract. 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, reports or financial audits required under the School's Contract. 11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission. 12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract. 13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, terms and conditions established by any federal or State funding source. 14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's Contract. 15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, materials and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, materials and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School. 16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act. 17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School. 18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems. 1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating. 2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may shall issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, performance or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted. 32. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may: 1) Contest the Commission's determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position; 2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or 3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).

of the Contract. 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, reports or financial audits required under the School's Contract. 11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission. 12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract. 13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, terms and conditions established by any federal or State funding source. 14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's Contract. 15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, materials and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, materials and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School. 16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act. 17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase lease‐purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School. 18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17302D‐17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems. 1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating. 2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may shall issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, performance or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted. 32. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may: 1) Contest the Commission's determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position; 2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or 3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).

of the Contract. 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, reports or financial audits required under the School's Contract. 11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission. 12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract. 13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, terms and conditions established by any federal or State funding source. 14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's Contract. 15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, materials and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, materials and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School. 16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act. 17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School. 18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems. 1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating. 2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may shall issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, performance or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted. 32. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may: 1) Contest the Commission's determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position; 2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or 3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).

of the Contract. 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, reports or financial audits required under the School's ’s Contract. 11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission. 12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract. 13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, terms and conditions established by any federal or State funding source. 14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's ’s Contract. 15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, materials and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, materials and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School. 16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act. 17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase lease‐purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School. 18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17302D‐17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems. 1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating. 2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may shall issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, performance or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted. 32. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may: 1) Contest the Commission's ’s determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position; 2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or 3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).