Common use of The District’s Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

The District’s Responsibilities. The District, as the Local Education Agency (LEA), is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of Special Education Laws are met in each of the Schools in the Network. Accordingly, unless waived, the Network will comply with all District approved policies and procedures for the education of students with disabilities. District oversight of compliance with Special Education Laws includes, but is not limited to, the referral processes, evaluations, reevaluations, eligibility determinations, placement decisions, and development and implementation of IEPs for students with disabilities. If the Network chooses to employ its own special service providers, the Network will ensure that there is adequate staff at each School to meet the services identified for students with disabilities based on student-staff ratios. Furthermore, if the Network and the District disagree regarding an interpretation of Special Education Laws at any or all Schools in the Network, the District’s position will control, provided the Network may invoke the dispute resolution process as outlined in Section 24 of this Agreement while implementing the District’s interpretation. The District will provide training, consultation and advice to the Network and its Schools as needed with regard to Special Education Laws. The District agrees to work in good faith with the District-Charter Collaborative Council to address concerns raised regarding special education services and implementation.

The District’s Responsibilities. The District, as the Local Education Agency (LEA), is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of Special Education Laws are met in each of the Schools School and the District will oversee and monitor compliance with Special Education Laws in the NetworkSchool. Accordingly, unless waived, the Network School will comply with all District approved policies and procedures for the education of students with disabilities. District oversight of compliance with Special Education Laws includes, but is not limited to, the referral processes, evaluations, reevaluations, eligibility determinations, placement decisions, and development and implementation of IEPs for students with disabilities. If the Network School chooses to employ its own special service providers, the Network school will ensure that there is adequate staff at each School to meet the services identified for students with disabilities based on student-staff ratios. Furthermore, if the Network School and the District disagree regarding an interpretation of Special Education Laws at any or all Schools in the NetworkLaws, the District’s position will control, provided the Network School may invoke the dispute resolution process as outlined in Section 24 25 of this Agreement while implementing the District’s interpretation. The District will provide training, consultation and advice to the Network and its Schools School as needed with regard to Special Education Laws. The District agrees to work in good faith with the District-Charter Collaborative Council to address concerns raised regarding special education services and implementation.