New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 13A - ELEMENTS OF HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Subchapter 9 - SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE PROVIDERS AND LOCAL HEAD START AGENCIES FOR PROVIDING PRESCHOOL SERVICES
Section 6A:13A-9.4 - Termination of a preschool program contract
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The school district shall have the right to terminate a contracting private provider's or local Head Start agency's preschool program contract immediately upon:
(b) The district board of education shall use the following process to terminate a contracting private provider's or local Head Start agency's preschool program contract:
(c) Contracting private providers or local Head Start agencies may appeal to the Commissioner, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:3, Controversies and Disputes, a school district's decision to terminate a contract. The filing of an appeal shall not prevent the termination from becoming effective on the date specified unless the appealing party seeks and is granted a stay pending decision by the Commissioner.
(d) The school district and the contracting private provider or local Head Start agency may terminate the preschool program contract by mutual agreement, in writing, upon notice to and receipt of written approval from the Department.
(e) Upon non-renewal or termination, the school district shall recover from the contracting private provider or local Head Start agency all playground materials, playground equipment both installed and uninstalled, start-up classroom materials and technology, or the monetary equivalent thereof, based upon funding for the items as approved by the Department. The amount to be recovered shall be at least equal to the amount approved for the initial start-up costs.
(f) In the event of non-renewal or termination of the preschool program contract by the school district or the contracting private provider or local Head Start agency, the contracting private provider or local Head Start agency may be required by the school district to continue the service until the school district has found an appropriate placement for all children. At no time shall the contracting private provider or local Head Start agency be required to continue and be reimbursed for the service for more than 90 days beyond the expiration date of the existing preschool program contract.