REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO: Gregory E. Thornton Ed.D., Chief Executive Officer FROM: Jeff Parker DATE: October 24, 2014 MOU - The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia and City Schools SUBJECT: PURPOSE/SERVICES: To provide student internship opportunities at City Schools for individuals enrolled in Speech-Language career pathways at the University of Virginia. The contract term is three years and commences on July 1, 2014 and ends June 30, 2016. The agreement may be renewed for an additional three-year term by mutual written agreement of the parties. The City Schools representative responsible for this contract is James Padden. Below is an explanation as to why it took additional, unanticipated time to process this memorandum of understanding (MOU) for student interns. Although the effective start date of the contract is July 1, 2014, services did not begin until the student’s school semester commenced in September. The development, review and approval process appears to be breaking down, when MOU versions are routed back and forth (and edited) between City Schools’ legal department and the universities’ legal departments. In an effort to increase efficiency and avoid confusion, Beverly Decker-Brown, Speech Supervisor, advised this university to communicate directly with City Schools’ legal department. The MOU was signed by a representative from University of Virginia on 8/14/14. It is uncertain as to which department of City Schools might have received the signed agreement, but it was not received by the Office of Special Education until 10/21/14, following a direct request for an executed copy. Moving forward, City Schools has created an MOU template to be used for clinical affiliations with universities. It is anticipated that the use of such a tool will increase consistency of content and expedite the legal review process. CONTRACT LENGTH: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 N/A- Memorandum of Understanding BOARD APPROVAL: CONTRACT MONITOR: James Padden, Director of Related Services 443-642-4217 Kim Hoffmann, Executive Director Office of Special Education 410-396-8900
REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO: Gregory E. Thornton Ed.D., Chief Executive Officer FROM: Jeff Parker DATE: October 24, 2014 SUBJECT: MOU - The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia and City Schools PURPOSE/SERVICES: To provide student internship opportunities at City Schools for individuals enrolled in Speech-Language career pathways at the University of Virginia. The contract term is three years and commences on July 1, 2014 and ends June 30, 2016. The agreement may be renewed for an additional three-year term by mutual written agreement of the parties. The City Schools representative responsible for this contract is James Padden. Below is an explanation as to why it took additional, unanticipated time to process this memorandum of understanding (MOU) for student interns. Although the effective start date of the contract is July 1, 2014, services did not begin until the student’s school semester commenced in September. The development, review and approval process appears to be breaking down, when MOU versions are routed back and forth (and edited) between City Schools’ legal department and the universities’ legal departments. In an effort to increase efficiency and avoid confusion, Beverly Decker-Brown, Speech Supervisor, advised this university to communicate directly with City Schools’ legal department. The MOU was signed by a representative from University of Virginia on 8/14/14. It is uncertain as to which department of City Schools might have received the signed agreement, but it was not received by the Office of Special Education until 10/21/14, following a direct request for an executed copy. Moving forward, City Schools has created an MOU template to be used for clinical affiliations with universities. It is anticipated that the use of such a tool will increase consistency of content and expedite the legal review process. CONTRACT LENGTH: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 BOARD APPROVAL: N/A- Memorandum of Understanding CONTRACT MONITOR: James Padden, Director of Related Services 443-642-4217 Kim Hoffmann, Executive Director Office of Special Education 410-396-8900
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