be some non-public agencies and non-public schools which will need to have master contracts and individual service plans developed. A continuum of placements and services must be available if needed by a student. If a student enrolls in the charter school and they need additional related services, the services will be obtained. The Desert/Mountain SELPA Administrator will work collaboratively with the SELPA where the school is located to contract with them or locate additional providers from the area. The process for the development of these agreements and contracts will begin when an application is approved for admission into the SELPA. The process will be as follows: The SELPA Administrator in coordination with the Director of Special Education for the LEA Charter School will: • Determine appropriate local agencies in each geographic area served by the LEA charter member; • Facilitate meetings with LEA Charter School administrators and agency representatives; • Develop interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding and/or contracts as appropriate; • Agreements will be reviewed by fiscal and legal offices representing the Desert/Mountain SELPA; • Agreements will be approved by appropriate governing boards as needed. The SELPA Administrator is responsible for ongoing monitoring and facilitation of all interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding and contracts throughout the SELPA. Compliance Assurances The SELPA administration shall monitor the LEA Charter School members’ special education program implementation to insure compliance in all areas including equal access and enrollment procedures for all students with disabilities, finance, service delivery and legal requirements. If the SELPA Administrator or his/her designee determines that an LEA Charter School member is not compliant and/or operating in a fiscally irresponsible manner, the SELPA Administrator will require that the responsibility for resulting costs be borne by the LEA Charter School member as specified in the Desert/Mountain SELPA Local Plan. The LEA Charter School member will have the right to appeal any such determination to the SELPA Board of Directors. The decision of the SELPA Board of Directors will be final. Complaint Resolution Procedures Each LEA member of the Desert/Mountain SELPA must annually notify in writing its students, employees, and the parents/guardians of its students about the procedures for filing a complaint. The notification includes the opportunity to appeal a local decision to the California Department of Education (CDE), any civil law remedies that may be available, and the procedures the CDE will use in investigating the complaint.
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