C. PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT 1. Each LEA shall have full and exclusive authority and responsibility for classifying employment positions within their respective LEA. 2. No LEA member may enter into any agreement, MOU or other undertaking that would bind or limit decision-making on the same or similar matters by any other LEA. 3. The managerial prerogatives of any participating LEA shall not be infringed upon by any other participating LEA except upon mutual consent of an affected LEA(s), or unless as otherwise set forth by this agreement. 4. Any member LEA may terminate its SELPA membership at the end of the fiscal year next occurring after having provided twelve 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’s initial notice of intended termination. The RLA County Superintendent of Schools may terminate any member LEA’s SELPA membership at the end of the fiscal year next occurring after having provided twelve months prior written notice as follows: a. Prior initial written notice of intended termination to the LEA of at least one year, and b. Final written notice of termination to the LEA no more than six months after the RLA’s initial notice of intended termination. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the right of the authority that granted the charter to revoke the charter of a member LEA at any time pursuant to the provisions of EC § 47607 (c). 5. The LEAs and the AU in the Desert/Mountain SELPA shall continue to manage and operate programs in their respective LEAs in accordance with EC § 56172. 6. The SELPA Board of Directors shall have the responsibility and right to monitor and correct any special education matter, which affects the Special Education Local Plan Area. The AU staff shall be responsible for coordinating and informing the governance structure on any such matter. 7. The LEAs and AU will maintain responsibility for program administration for the service they provide. All administrative requirements that govern that unit will be in effect regarding special education services. The Superintendent and/or Administrators of Special Education in each LEA and in the AU will be responsible for the daily operation of their respective programs.
Chapter 23 – Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools,
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