Appendix C: Agreement for Participation
operational concerns, the Charter LEA member shall provide written notification to the RLA and the DMCS Administrator; 21. A Charter LEA member contracting for external services, consistent with definitions included herein, shall do so only with a duly licensed and authorized entity or individual. The contract for services executed by the Charter LEA member and the external consultant or contractor shall include a clause stating the contractor or consultant agrees to defend and indemnify the Charter LEA member, DMCS, RLA, and other indemnified parties in response to any claim arising from the contractor’s or consultant’s actual or alleged failure to provide services in conformity with contract obligations. To access special education funding, the Charter LEA member must contract with CDE-certified nonpublic agencies/schools (NPA/S). With respect to external services and/or student placements, the Charter LEA member shall affirmatively monitor, assess, and to the extent necessary, intervene or manage such external placements or services in conformity to ensure that the Charter LEA member’s obligations to the student are still being met. AU/RLA DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Pursuant to the provisions of Education Code § 56030 et seq., the RLA/AU, LEA, 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. In addition, the RLA/AU shall perform such services and functions that may include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Act as agent for charters participating in the Local Plan as specified in the Local Plan. Receive, compile, and submit required enrollment reports and compute all special education apportionments as authorized under Education Code § 56836 et seq. Receive data from each Charter LEA member to compile and submit budgets for programs and monitor the fiscal aspects of the programs conducted. Receive the special education apportionments of Regionalized Services as authorized under Education Code § 56836.02; 2. Coordinate with Charter LEA members in the development and implementation of a systematic method for referring and placing children with disabilities who reside in the DMCS, including the methods and procedures for communication with parents and/or legal guardians of children with disabilities according to the procedures in the Local Plan; 3. Assist Charter LEA members in assessing data and reviewing interventions prior to a referral to assess for special education. Review implementation of standards- based curriculum and provide for continuous evaluation of special education programs in accordance with the Local Plan;
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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