Common use of Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality Clause in Contracts

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1, 2017, the District will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1, 2017Within sixty (60) days of submitting the Strategic Action Plan to OCR, the District University will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so is technically infeasible, would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals or would interfere with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and proceduresacademic freedom. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, or where academic freedom is implicated, or where compliance with the Plan Benchmarks for New Content Measuring Accessibility is not technically feasible, the University will require the District follow federal legal requirements to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in In providing equally effective alternate access, to the University will take any reasonable actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless burdens to ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, that individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are alternate access is not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Contentapproval, the District University will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures, in keeping with the timelines specified in the Strategic Action Plan.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 130, 2017, the District will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES . The Plan for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure New Content shall include procedures for setting up systems of accountability and verifying claims of accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and proceduresby vendors or open sources. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, to the extent approved and budgeted by the District’s Board of Education, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty sixty (3060) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1December 30, 2017, the District College will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 . It is acknowledged that upon notification by OCR acknowledges of the underlying investigation, the College developed and implemented a practice to review and ensure that all existing content posted on the District has already taken unilateral action College’s website does not contain barriers to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor access. This practice will continue to audit form the Districtbasis of the College’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES Plan for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and proceduresNew Content. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District College to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictCollege, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the DistrictCollege’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty sixty (3060) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District College will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September If OCR notifies the College the site is not in compliance by April 4, 2018 as part of Item 1, 2017thirty (30) calendar days from this notification from OCR, the District College will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District College to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictCollege, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates alternatives are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the DistrictCollege’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District College will officially adopt, adopt and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1, 2017Within sixty (60) days of submitting the Strategic Action Plan to OCR, the District College will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so is technically infeasible, would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals or would interfere with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and proceduresacademic freedom. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, or where academic freedom is implicated, or where compliance with the Plan Benchmarks for New Content Measuring Accessibility is not technically feasible, the College will require the District follow federal legal requirements to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in In providing equally effective alternate access, to the College will take any reasonable actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless burdens to ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, that individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are alternate access is not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Contentapproval, the District College will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures, in keeping with the timelines specified in the Strategic Action Plan.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1June July 301, 2017, the District University will submit to OCR for its review and approval its existing Administrative Policy AD69: Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology as well as procedures to conform with items a) through d) below proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District University to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictUniversity, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the DistrictUniversity’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty sixty (3060) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District University will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1February 22, 20172018, the District will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that . The District will maintain the District has already taken unilateral action ability to address issues raised hereinsubmit a revised Plan for New Content to OCR, including for OCR’s review and approval, within forty-five (a45) hiring a vendor to audit days of the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedureshiring of an auditor referenced in Paragraph 3 of this agreement. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty sixty (3060) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1December 31, 2017, the District Uncommon Schools fully intends to replace its existing website. By July 14, 2017, Uncommon Schools will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District Uncommon Schools to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictUncommon Schools, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the District’s Uncommon Schools’ online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District Uncommon Schools will officially adopt, and fully implement adopt the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1February 27, 2017, the District will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that . This is in conjunction with the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit new website being developed by the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the District, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation, when available. This provision also applies to the District’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty ninety (3090) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures., in accordance with the District’s policies, procedures and regulations,

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1January 15, 20172018, the District University will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan Policy for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-newly- added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth above, except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges . Although not required by OCR, the University reserves the right to also address academic freedom issues and how the University will address such concerns in the Policy for New Content. Given that the District has already taken unilateral action University is implementing a new Content Management System that will be operational in April 2018, it also reserves the right to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit modify the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES Policy for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals New Content if necessary and appropriate once the new technology is in place. The University will discuss such changes with disabilities, (c) training staff OCR if and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedureswhen this eventuality arises. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District University to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictUniversity, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the DistrictUniversity’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan Policy for New Content, the District University will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.

Proposed Policies and Procedures Regarding New Online Content and Functionality. By September 1May 18, 20172018, the District University will submit to OCR for its review and approval proposed policies and procedures (“the Plan for New Content”) to ensure that all new, newly-newly added, or modified online content and functionality will be accessible to people with disabilities as measured by conformance to the Benchmarks for Measuring Accessibility set forth aboveabove (to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with other terms and conditions of this Agreement), except where doing so would impose a fundamental alteration or undue burden. 1 OCR acknowledges that the District has already taken unilateral action to address issues raised herein, including (a) hiring a vendor to audit the District’s website, (b) contracting through BOCES for Web Community Manager (currently known as SchoolWires) to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities, (c) training staff and (d) reviewing and updating applicable policies and procedures. a) When fundamental alteration or undue burden defenses apply, the Plan for New Content will require the District University to provide equally effective alternative access. The Plan for New Content will require the DistrictUniversity, in providing equally effective alternate access, to take any actions that do not result in a fundamental alteration or undue financial and administrative burdens, but nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the same benefits or services as their nondisabled peers. To provide equally effective alternate access, alternates are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for persons with and without disabilities, but must afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of achievement, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person’s needs. b) The Plan for New Content must include sufficient quality assurance procedures, backed by adequate personnel and financial resources, for full implementation. This provision also applies to the DistrictUniversity’s online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third-party vendor vendor, or by using open sources. c) Within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving OCR’s approval of the Plan for New Content, the District University will officially adopt, and fully implement the amended policies and procedures.