Division and Coordination of Responsibility. CHARTER agrees to assume responsibility for the items as specified in this Article for all students who are enrolled in CHARTER. The District agrees that it retains responsibility for all obligations and responsibilities not assigned to CHARTER by this Article, for students who are enrolled in the District's schools, (including CHARTER) and for all students who are otherwise deemed the responsibility of the District who are not enrolled at CHARTER. CHARTER shall designate a representative in writing on an annual basis and this representative shall have the authority to act on behalf of CHARTER for special education purposes. The District's representative shall be the Superintendent or designee(s) and shall have the authority on behalf of the District for special education purposes. The designated representative of Charter School and the District shall meet annually to ensure that there is a mutual understanding of each Parties’ obligations under this Article in ensuring that Charter School students are served in the same manner as any other student of the District.
Division and Coordination of Responsibility. The District and the Charter School agree to allocate responsibility for the provision of services (including but not limited to identification, evaluation, Individualized Education Program (IEP), development and modification, and educational services) in a manner consistent with their allocation between the District and its local public school sites, except as otherwise set forth below. Where particular services are generally provided by staff at the local school site level, the Charter School will be responsible for providing said staff and programming; where particular services are provided to the school by the central District office, those services will be made available to the Charter School in a similar fashion. The Charter School and District shall meet annually to facilitate a common understanding of the allocation of responsibilities in accordance with District practice. The District and Charter School agree that, except as set forth in section B(25) herein, Charter School shall assume responsibility for selecting and hiring its own Special Education teachers and Paraprofessionals, and assuming all costs related to the hiring, supervision and employment of Special Education teachers and Paraprofessionals, but that Charter School’s Special Education teachers and Paraprofessionals shall be subject to oversight by District in the same manner as Special Education Teachers and Paraprofessionals hired by the District. Special Education teachers and Paraprofessionals hired by the Charter School shall be treated as employees of the Charter School, not the District. The District will provide Special Education Staff to the Charter School as defined in the next section titled “Basic Services provided by District.” The Charter School and District shall meet annually to facilitate a common understanding of the allocation of responsibilities in accordance with District practice.
