Pays a mediator up to $94,000 to resolve special education disputes with families
The district hires an outside mediator from Berkeley to help resolve ongoing special education disputes that were not settled through the usual Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. The mediator will work with families and district staff and draft agreements. The contract runs November 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, for no more than $94,000.
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- Vendor / partner
- Individual contractor
- Action
- New agreement
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- Special education“Special Education” lumps together very different kinds of spending, from full-time private school placements to everyday staffing, and the public record rarely says which is which, so read its totals with caution. Why this matters
- Sub-category
- Legal, compliance & policy
- Term
- Nov 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
- This vote
- $94,000
- Funding
- Special Education Program
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
21-2484· agendaV.-33- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 27, 2021
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2021-2022 by and between the District and Deborah Jacobson, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to serve as a mediator for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to proactively generate creative solutions to ongoing Special Education disputes or disagreements that were not successfully resolved through the standard Individualized Education Program (IEP) process; actively respond to requests for ADR, liaising with participating families and district personnel; and generate agreements and coordinate next steps for execution with legal administrative support personnel, via the Special Education Department, for the period of November 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $94,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report