Legislation Details

File #: 26-1139    Version: 1 Name: Service Agreement 2025-2026 - Jacobson Education Law - Special Education Department
Type: Agreement or Contract Status: Passed
File created: 5/4/2026 In control: Chief Academic Officer
On agenda: 6/24/2026 Final action: 6/24/2026
Enactment date: 6/24/2026 Enactment #: 26-1170
Title: Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 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, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $98,000.00.
Attachments: 1. 26-1139 Service Agreement 2025-2026 - Jacobson Education Law - Special Education Department, 2. 26-1139 Service Agreement 2025-2026 - Jacobson Education Law - Special Education Department (6/24/2026)
Contact: Jennifer.Blake@ousd.org

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Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 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, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $98,000.00.