$98Knot to exceed

Approves up to $98,000 for Jacobson Education Law to mediate special education disputes

Jacobson Education Law will serve as a mediator to resolve ongoing special education disagreements with families that were not settled through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. It will also help write up agreements. The agreement runs July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and cannot exceed $98,000.

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Vendor / partner: Jacobson Education Law · Berkeley, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Special education
Sub-category: Legal, compliance & policy
Term: Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $98,000
Funding: Special Education Funding
Resource / site: 6500-975
Vendor no.: 007618
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-0847 · agenda L.-12
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Apr 23, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and Jacobson Education Law, 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 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $98,000.00.

History

Apr 23, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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