Charter SELPA Application Process

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SELPA Application Requirements

For existing Charter Schools, the following guidelines must be met:

• Charter Schools must give a one-year notice of intent to leave their current SELPA, CDE, and the Charter SELPA office.  For each school year this notice should take place by the previous June 30th.
  
  
• During the one-year notice period, the Charter School must work collaboratively with its geographic SELPA and the El Dorado County Charter SELPA to mitigate the differences in order to determine if remaining in the geographic SELPA is a viable alternative.  These attempts will be directly facilitated by El Dorado County Charter SELPA Administrative staff.
  
  
• The reason for the Charter School to leave their geographic SELPA must not primarily be a fiscal decision.  The primary reasons must be a desire for increased access to appropriate Special Education services and a desire to implement quality programs for students with disabilities.
  
  
• The El Dorado County Charter SELPA firmly believes in adherence to California Grade Level Curriculum Content Standards for all students.  Therefore Charter Schools wishing to join this SELPA must assure that these Standards are strictly followed in their programs.  Charter SELPA members will be subject to the same self review and monitoring process as the SELPA in general.
  
  
• Charters that are authorized by LEAs currently participating in the El Dorado County SELPA are not eligible for participation in the Charter SELPA.