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Board hears that special-education funding 'follows the student'; SELPA membership option for Oceanlight discussed
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Marco Chávez confirmed funding for students with higher needs follows the student and that charter schools commonly join a SELPA; the board and petitioners discussed options for SELPA membership and service provision.
Deputy Superintendent Marco Chávez told Board Member Mike O'Neill that funding allocated for a student with higher needs follows that student to a charter school and that charter operators commonly join a Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), though not always the county's SELPA. Chávez said Oceanlight could join the county SELPA or other counties' SELPAs depending on agreements.
Board members asked whether services laid out in a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) would be provided by the charter; Chávez confirmed that responsibility follows enrollment and that the charter would be responsible for providing services identified in the IEP. Board and petitioners also discussed how some charters handle classified-staff retirement benefits differently (teachers in CalSTRS; classified staff often offered a 403(b)), a point Board Member O'Neill raised in questioning about equity of employee benefits.
