HomeMy WebLinkAboutConnections Therapy Centers 2019-2020BONNEVlll.E SCHOOL OISTRICT #93
Contr.lctual Aereement with Connutlons Therapy Centen
THIS AGREEMENT entered Into between Bonneville School District #93, hereby known as the District,
haVing a principal place ofbusiness at ~97 N. Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Connecttons
Therapy ctmecs. hereby known as tbe Contractor.
The following ~r11lcels) requested: Speech and L.ancua1e
Oates of service: befflnning August 2S, 2019 thrl>Uflh June.30,.2020
Hours of service: atthe rate of$ 65 per hour for·speech pathologists/$ 18 per hour for speech
paraprofessionals.
Case load: nottoexceed 4Z.5 students per therapisl/paraprofe$$IOnal
Dally blll lng hours: not to exceed 7 hou1'5 per day
Contractor requirements attached hereto are made a part ot this contract.
The parties agree that the Contractor is solely responsible for all costs and expenses Incurred In
connection wilt! the performance of those services described in this agreement unless noted above.
1. The Contractor agrees to provide special education and/or related services in aocordance with
the followins state and fedi;ral laws and regulations: Idaho Code; Idaho State Board of
Edt1eacion Regulations pertaining to special education; ldaho.Speciat Education Manual; the
lndlViduals with Dlsablllties Education Act; Part 34 of the Code-of Federal Rellulations Sections
300.300-300.349 and 300.41J0..300.56; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; Part 104 of the
Code of Federal Regulations; and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. These
regulations Include, but are not limited to, provisions relating to:
a. FAPE
b. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
c. Personnel who meet appropriate standards
d. lndivldualized Education Programs (IEPs)
e. Parent participation
f. Procedural salegUards
g. Protection in evaluation procedures
h. Confidentiality of Information
i. Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap
2. The ContratlOfagrees to provide education and/or rE>lated seNlces for lelenllfled student(s)
including:
a. The appropriatestaffand oversl!lht to Implement IEPs for each student as d~rmlned
by the s&hool 1EP team;
b. Services to tlie students according to tire school district's current school calendar,
excluding emergency school closures or when a student is absent.
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The Contrattor further agrees to provide the District lhe following:
a. SeNices as aulhorized In th e student's IEP/504;
b. Other seNices as approved by the Olstrlct such as consultations, RTI meetings, Injuries,
meetings with families and/or teachers and evaluations for students not on IEPs;
c. Assurance that all work will be performed In accordance with the htahest professional
standards;
d. A copy of the service provttfor's Staff Qualifications showing professional credentials for
the.district'sfifes;
e. Verification all employees who come into ctmtact with the student have been subject to
a criminal background check as required by Idaho Code 33-130 and have been
determined to not have a criminal history inconsistent With working with children.
f. Dally completion of the District's report.as a means of written documentation for seNICe
days, times and results ofservice.s provided for each student, as per the IEP.
g. Submission of blhlng to Directo r of Federal Programs for services provide provided
within 30 days of the date of the Si!rvlce provided. Addition al hours wlll be
compensated at the same rate, provided that the additional hours, over and above
those stated, have received prior written approval of the Director of Federal Programs.
All invoices should be numbered and dated showing the dates and hours of service
provided for each student.
h. Certificate of Uablllty Insurance.
I. Proof of Worker's·Compensatlon coverage.
j. Ongoing pf'Oiress re-pctrts used to monitor each studenl's progress toward IEP goals and
objectives.
k. Verlflcation the conttacto• personnel responsible for providing special education and
related services meet the hl&hest·entry-level state standards for the appropriate
ocwpation category.
If the student Is no longer receiving services from the Contractor for any reason, the Contractor
shall inform the District. and the obligation of the District to pay for services will cease as of the
last day of service provided.
The Contractor and the District agroe to comply with all pertinent statues of the State of Idaho
and such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education may legally prescribe, which are
by reference Incorporated in and made a part of this Contract as though set forth herein.
The District assures that health-related services or program placement will begin after having
conducted an JEP team meeting to develop an IEP. The Contractor, at the District's discretion,
may request or auend subsequent IEP team meetings to revise the rtudent's tDP, but a District
representative must participate in ail such meetings.
The District will pay the Contractor besed Qn ~ubmission of.an invoice With documentation as
described in 3.g. and pay the invoice within 30 days of Its receipt.
The District will provide dorumentation necessary for the Contractor to carry out the portion of
the IEP that falls under Contractor responsibi lity.
The District may terminate this Atireement im mediately if the District determines that
Contractor has willfully violated any statutory requirement or govern ment regulation or the
services related to this AgTeement are modified or terminated for a student. Either party may
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terminate this Agreement without cause upon providing 60 days written notice to the other
party.
10. Contractor shall be solely llable forany losses or damages resulting from performance ofany of
the services covered bythis Agreement. Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Districttram any llabllltv, indudlng, but not limited to, cost, eKpenses, and attorney fees,
resulting from Contractor's periormance of the services provided under this Agreement. Proof
of liability Insurance wlth Bonneville School District 1193 listed as an "additional insured" shall be
submitted to the District within ten {10)..days of the date of this Agreement.
11. The Contractor and District agree lhat they will' meet and review this contract annually.
The contractor, agrees that as an independent cONtractor ft is not eligible for district benefits at any
klnd. The contractor., also agrees to maintain liablllty insurance In the minimum amount of
$1.000,000.00 and worker's compensation coverage forits employees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have·caused this Instrument to be executed in their names by
their proper offlclals pursuant to approviol of their respective boards on this 6th day ofAugUSl, 2019.
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