Retains Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost for special-ed legal help, up to $250,000 a year through 2026
The district is hiring the law firm Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost to give legal advice on special education matters as needed, except claims and litigation defense. The agreement (called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU) runs July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 and is capped at $250,000 in a fiscal year. A separate data sharing agreement (DSA) sets the rules for sharing student data with the firm and protecting it.
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- Vendor / partner
- Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP
- 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
- Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026
- This vote
- $250,000
- Presented by
- General Counsel
- File
24-2019· agendaT.-91- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 11, 2024
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy (MOUEP) and Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), each, by and between District and Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP, by the MOUEP, retaining the latter to provide legal services to the District for special education matters on an as needed basis, with the exception of special education-related claims and litigation defense, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 in a fiscal year and, by the DSA, delineating the terms and conditions of the District’s transmission of or sharing of pupil data with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP and of the protection by Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP, of such data for the term.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report