Appendix A: Desert Mountain SELPAAgreement for Participation
residing within the county, including those enrolled in programs including, but not limited to LEA charter schools, have appropriate access to special education programs and related services. In instances where a LEA charter school serves children residing in a county that is different from the county of the LEA that authorizes the charter, the county office of education where the LEA that authorized the charter is located, is responsible for ensuring that those charter school children have appropriate access to special education programs and related services.
PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
1. Consistent with this Agreement, each LEA member shall have full and exclusive authority and responsibility for classifying employment positions within their respective LEA member; 2. No LEA member may enter into any agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or other undertaking that would bind or limit independent decision-making on the same or similar matters by any other LEA member; 3. The managerial prerogatives of any participating LEA member shall not be infringed upon by any other participating LEA member except upon mutual consent of an affected LEA member(s), or unless as otherwise set forth by this Agreement; 4. Any LEA member may terminate its DMSELPA membership at the end of the fiscal year next occurring after having provided 12 months’ prior written notice as follows: a. Prior initial written notice of intended termination to the RLA of at least one year; and b. Final written notice of termination to the RLA no more than six months after the LEA member’s initial notice of intended termination. The RLA County Superintendent of Schools may terminate any LEA member’s membership at the end of the fiscal year next occurring after having provided 12 months’ prior written notice as follows: a. Prior initial written notice of intended termination to the LEA member of at least one year; and b. Final written notice of termination to the LEA member no more than six months after the RLA’s initial notice of intended termination. 5. Funding received by a LEA member is subject to the elements of the allocation plan. The allocation plan is updated on an annual basis and approved by the CAHELP JPA Governance Council. Funding is subject to administrative fees, set-aside provisions, differentiated funding in year one and year two, and the potential recapture provisions if funds are not spent. These details are outlined in the allocation plan; 6. The LEA members and the AU shall continue to manage and operate programs in their respective LEAs in accordance with Education Code § 56172;
BP 2008 - Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 11/21)
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