Appendix C: Agreement for Participation
DESERT MOUNTAIN CHARTER SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA 17800 Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA 92307 – Tel: (760) 552-6700/Fax: (760) 242-5363 AGREEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION The Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) as authorized by the California State Board of Education assists California charter schools that have successfully completed the SELPA membership process and have signed this Agreement for Participation (Agreement), which are deemed Local Education Agencies pursuant to Education Code § 47641, in meeting their obligations to provide special education and related services (each term as defined in Title 20 of the United States Code § 1401 and the applicable rules, regulations, and interpretive guidance issued thereunder and collectively referred to as Services) to applying or enrolled students actually or potentially entitled to Services under applicable state and federal laws and regulations (Students). SELPA membership also ensures compliance with the LEA member’s obligations under Education Code § 56195, et seq. It is the goal of the Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) that all Students with exceptional needs within the DMCS receive appropriate special education programs. It is the intent of the DMCS that special education programs be coordinated and operated in accordance with the governance structure. The respective Charter LEAs who are signatories hereto, the Office of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS), and the DMCS, mutually agree as follows: DEFINITIONS LEA : As described in Education Code § 56026.3, a Local Education Agency is a school district, a county office of education, a nonprofit charter school participating as a member of a special education local plan area, or a special education local plan area. RLA : As described in Education Code § 56030, a Responsible Local Agency is a school district or county office of education designated in the Local Plan as the administrative entity the duties of which shall include, but are not limited to, receiving and distributing regionalized services funds, providing administrative support, and coordinating the implementation of the Local Plan. Federal regulations use the term “Administrative Unit” or “AU.” For purposes of this agreement, the Office of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) shall be the RLA or AU for the DMCS, subject to change at the discretion of the CAHELP JPA Governance Council. CAHELP JPA Governance Council : This group is comprised of the Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) representing each of the LEA members of the Desert Mountain SELPA, and two (2) CEO representatives from the DMCS. A CEO representing multiple LEAs shall count as a single member of the Governance Council. Each member of the Governance Council shall have one vote. Each member of the Governance Council may designate in writing an alternate representative, including but not
BP 2006 – Admission of LEAs to the Charter SELPA
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 4/17)
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