Common use of Special Education and English Language Learners Clause in Contracts

Special Education and English Language Learners. a. BGA will collaborate with BPS to manage and provide all aspects of service to English Language Learners (ELL) and special education students, including but not limited to: ensuring compliance with federal and state law and regulations; supervising all special education and ELL staff and service providers; coaching ELL and special education staff; overseeing the MA DESE's Coordinated Program Review; facilitating IEP meetings; maintaining special education and ELL folders; collecting and maintaining special education and ELL student-related data; scheduling IEP meetings; delivering academic services to ELL students and students with disabilities; developing and maintaining IEPs; administering academic testing; case managing; providing support to Special Education, ELL and General Education Teachers by conducting small group instruction; providing behavioral support in the form of functional behavioral analyses and positive behavioral intervention plans; facilitating individual and group counseling sessions; facilitating Student Support Team (SST) meetings; conducting cognitive evaluations; providing speech and language therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting speech-language testing; providing occupation therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting occupational evaluations; providing physical therapy; conducting physical therapy evaluations; creating Adaptive Physical Education program, and providing adapted physical education services. b. BGA will be responsible for all hiring, managing, and evaluating all BTU staff required to meet the needs of students who are English Language Learners and/or students requiring special education services. All ELL and special education staffing decisions will be at BGA’s discretion, and will fulfill all services required in student IEPs. c. In the event that a student’s IEP team determines that a student with disabilities attending BGA may need placement at a non-BPS school, BPS responsibility for the cost of such placement shall be governed by relevant state special education regulations, as is the case with any charter school. However, if a BGA student may require an out-of-district placement, BGA shall conclude any IEP meeting(s) without identifying a specific placement type, shall notify BPS within two school days and shall invite a representative of the BPS special education department to participate in any relevant placement meetings. BGA agrees that any out-of-district placement decision may not be finalized without the approval of the BPS special education representative.

Special Education and English Language Learners. a. BGA DSNCS will collaborate with BPS to manage and provide all aspects of service to English Language Learners (“ELL”) and special education students, including but not limited to: ensuring compliance with federal and state law and regulations; supervising all special education and ELL staff and service providers; coaching ELL and special education staff; overseeing the MA DESE's ’s Coordinated Program Review; facilitating IEP meetings; maintaining special education and ELL folders; collecting and maintaining special education and ELL student-related data; scheduling IEP meetings; delivering academic services to ELL students and students with disabilities; developing and maintaining IEPs; administering academic testing; case managing; providing support to Special Education, ELL and General Education Teachers by conducting small group instruction; providing behavioral support in the form of functional behavioral analyses and positive behavioral intervention plans; facilitating individual and group counseling sessions; facilitating Student Support Team (“SST”) meetings; conducting cognitive evaluations; providing speech and language therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting speech-language testing; providing occupation therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting occupational evaluations; providing physical therapy; conducting physical therapy evaluations; creating Adaptive Physical Education program, and providing adapted physical education services. b. BGA DSNCS will be responsible for all hiring, managing, and evaluating all BTU staff required to meet the needs of students who are English Language Learners and/or students requiring special education services. All ELL and special education staffing decisions will be at BGADSNCS’s discretion, and will fulfill all services required in student IEPs. c. In the event that a student’s IEP team determines that a student with disabilities attending BGA DSNCS may need placement at a non-BPS school, BPS responsibility for the cost of such placement shall be governed by relevant state special education regulations, as is the case with any charter school. However, if a BGA DSNCS student may require an out-of-district placement, BGA DSNCS shall conclude any IEP meeting(s) without identifying a specific placement type, shall notify BPS within two (2) school days and shall invite a representative of the BPS special education department to participate as a member of the IEP Team in any relevant placement meetings. BGA DSNCS agrees that any out-of-district placement decision may not be finalized without the approval of the BPS special education representative. As BPS bears the sole responsibility for funding any out-of-district placements, BPS will have the final recommendation and approval for an out-of-district placement.

Special Education and English Language Learners. a. BGA EMK will collaborate with BPS to manage and provide all aspects of service to English Language Learners (ELL) and special education students, including but not limited to: ensuring compliance with federal and state law and regulations; supervising all special education and ELL staff and service providers; coaching ELL and special education staff; overseeing the MA DESE's Coordinated Program Review; facilitating IEP meetings; maintaining special education and ELL folders; collecting and maintaining special education and ELL student-related data; scheduling IEP meetings; delivering academic services to ELL students and students with disabilities; developing and maintaining IEPs; administering academic testing; case managing; providing support to Special EducationSPED, ELL and General Education Teachers by conducting small group instruction; providing behavioral support in the form of functional behavioral analyses and positive behavioral intervention plans; facilitating individual and group counseling sessions; facilitating Student Support Team (SST) meetings; conducting cognitive evaluations; providing speech and language therapy in group and individual settings as neededsettings; conducting speech-language testing; providing occupation therapy in group and individual settings as neededsettings; conducting occupational evaluations; providing physical therapy; conducting physical therapy evaluations; creating Adaptive Physical Education program, and providing adapted physical education services. b. BGA EMK will be responsible for all hiring, managing, and evaluating all BTU staff required to meet the needs of students who are English Language Learners and/or students requiring special education services. All ELL and special education staffing decisions will be at BGAEMK’s discretion, and will fulfill all services required in student IEPs. c. In the event that a student’s IEP team determines that a student with disabilities attending BGA EMK may need placement at a non-BPS school, BPS responsibility for the cost of such placement shall be governed by relevant state special education regulations, as is the case with any charter school. However, if a BGA an EMK student may require an out-of-district placement, BGA EMK shall conclude any IEP meeting(s) without identifying a specific placement type, shall notify BPS within two school days and shall invite a representative of the BPS special education department to participate in any relevant placement meetings. BGA EMK agrees that any out-of-of- district placement decision may not be finalized without the approval of the BPS special education representative.

Special Education and English Language Learners. a. BGA will collaborate with BPS to manage and provide all aspects of service to English Language Learners (ELL) and special education students, including but not limited to: ensuring compliance with federal and state law and regulations; supervising all special education and ELL staff and service providers; coaching ELL and special education staff; overseeing the MA DESE's Coordinated Program Review; facilitating IEP meetings; maintaining special education and ELL folders; collecting and maintaining special education and ELL student-related data; scheduling IEP meetings; delivering academic services to ELL students and students with disabilities; developing and maintaining IEPs; administering academic testing; case managing; providing support to Special Education, ELL and General Education Teachers by conducting small group instruction; providing behavioral support in the form of functional behavioral analyses and positive behavioral intervention plans; facilitating individual and group counseling sessions; facilitating Student Support Team (SST) meetings; conducting cognitive evaluations; providing speech and language therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting speech-language testing; providing occupation therapy in group and individual settings as needed; conducting occupational evaluations; providing physical therapy; conducting physical therapy evaluations; creating Adaptive Physical Education program, and providing adapted physical education services. b. BGA will be responsible for all hiring, managing, and evaluating all BTU staff required to meet the needs of students who are English Language Learners and/or students requiring special education services. All ELL and special education staffing decisions will be at BGA’s discretion, and will fulfill all services required in student IEPs. c. In the event that a student’s IEP team determines that a student with disabilities attending BGA may need placement at a non-BPS school, BPS responsibility for the cost of such placement shall be governed by relevant state special education regulations, as is the case with any charter school. However, if a BGA student may require an out-of-district placement, BGA shall conclude any IEP meeting(s) without identifying a specific placement type, shall notify BPS within two school days and shall invite a representative of the BPS special education department to participate in any relevant placement meetings. BGA agrees that any out-of-district placement decision may not be finalized without the approval of the BPS special education representative. d. BGA and BPS agree that BGA is not a special day school.