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District adds special-education language to charter contracts, clarifies responsibilities
Summary
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District officials presented new contract language and an appendix clarifying which special-education services and costs fall to charter schools and which the district continues to provide, and discussed related procedural and liability questions under IDEA.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District officials on Tuesday moved to codify responsibilities for special-education services at charter schools, including a new contract paragraph and an Appendix A that spells out roles, funding flows and limited district-provided related services.
The additions, explained by Superintendent Gillum and Kate Hall, the district's executive director of special education, say in part: "special education providing a free and appropriate public education is a joint responsibility of both the school district. Charter schools are subject to all state and federal laws, including but not limited to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," and point readers to Appendix A for details.
The change is intended to formalize long-standing, sometimes informal, arrangements between the district and charters rather than to alter how services are delivered, Hall said. She told the board the appendix largely codifies language that…
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