2024%20Interlocal%20Agreement%20between%20NCTA%20MSD%20Fire%20Science%20.pdf

Parent document: Regular Board Meeting-09-25-2024.pdf

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Interlocal Agreement between the Mount Vernon School District (MVSD) on behalf of the
Northwest Career & Technical Academy (NCTA) and Meridian School District (MSD):

Fire Science Program 2024-2025 School Year

Interlocal Cooperative Agreement

This Educational Cooperative Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between Mount
Vernon School District, herein referred to as MVSD, as the Host District of the Northwest Career
& Technical Academy, herein referred to as NCTA, and Meridian School District herein referred
to as MSD, both political subdivisions of the State of Washington.

Purpose

The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a specific NCTA satellite program, Fire Science, at
Meridian High School location provided both parties mutually agree that there is adequate
enrollment to offer the Program. This satellite program is a regular NCTA program that is open
to all eligible high school students. These programs will provide an opportunity for students to
explore the fire science-specific career pathway, emphasizing basic skills, team building,
decision-making, problem-solving, and 21st-century skills.

Terms

This Agreement shall commence on September 1, 2024, and continue through the end of the
regular NCTA 2024-2025 school year, inclusive of summer session and unless terminated
earlier as provided for in the Agreement. This Agreement may be renewed for successive one-
year periods upon mutual written agreement by the parties.

MSD Rights and Responsibilities

1. Access: MSD shall provide a right of access to NCTA documentation, as it pertains to
this Agreement for the purpose of auditing, monitoring and/or evaluating performance
and compliance with this Agreement.

2. Equipment and Supplies: MSD shall provide the necessary space to store teacher
materials, classroom materials and storage for equipment and supplies for Program
training. MSD will provide keys, computer access, phone access, printer and copier
access and the like for the instructor.

3. Student Discipline: MSD-authorized staff will have the authority to temporarily remove a
student from the daily instruction of the program until NCTA administration can be
brought into the situation and a determination in response to discipline is made.

Educational Services

MSD shall provide a career and technical education certified instructor in accordance with WAC
181-77-031 and WAC 181-77-041 to deliver instructional and student supervision services for
the program at the high schools. The instructor shall solely be an employee of MSD and not an
employee of NCTA.


Instruction Program Specifics
An MSD-certified instructor shall provide for a minimum of 540 instructional hours per NCTA

student in the instruction per year. The instructor shall utilize an approved NCTA curriculum and
follow all NCTA policies and procedures during the Program to the extent they do not conflict
with the policies and procedures of MSD. Evaluation of the MSD-certified instructor is the
responsibility of the MSD administration.

Record Keeping and Accounting
MSD shall provide adequate record-keeping and reporting, as required by federal, state and

local laws. This includes maintaining books, records, documents, and other evidence that
sufficiently and properly reflect all direct costs expended in the performance of the services
contemplated by this Agreement.

NCTA Rights and Responsibilities

1. Support Services: NCTA shall process all NCTA student enrollment in the Program
through the normal procedures. NCTA shall provide coordination of enrollment and
required OSPI reports for the Program through the enrollment and apportionment
process. NCTA will oversee the quality of the Fire Science Program with Advisory
curriculum delivered and advising services to high school counselors and students.

2. Student Support: NCTA will coordinate the support between the students and their
sending high schools, including those students accessing special education services.

3. Professional Development: NCTA will serve as the primary provider of professional
development specific to the Fire Science program and model of instruction.

4. Student Rosters: NCTA will maintain student rosters to be shared with appropriate MSD
staff including family and school contacts, phone numbers and any relevant emergency
information.

5. Equipment and Supplies: NCTA will maintain ownership of the fire science-specific
equipment to be used in the program for the 2024-2025 school year, which may include
NCTA summer session.

Monetary Payment
NCTA shall reimburse MSD the salary, ancillary staffing costs and substitute costs for the

instructor of the Fire Science Program. Other costs for reimbursement may be mutually agreed
upon by both entities. MSD will periodically invoice NCTA.

Monitoring
NCTA will monitor the program which will include reviewing reports, performing site visits to

review programmatic records and observe operations, reviewing audit results, evaluating audit
findings and any corrective action plan, and any other procedures deemed necessary.

Rights and Responsibilities of All Parties
1. Compliance with Rules and Laws: The parties shall comply with all laws, ordinances and

regulations of governmental bodies applicable to the Program as well as applicable local
policies and procedures.


2. Record Checks: Any applicant or employee of the parties who will have regularly
scheduled unsupervised access to children pursuant to this Agreement shall be required
to complete a record check through the Washington State Patrol Criminal Identification
System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Nondiscrimination/Anti-Harassment
In the performance of this Agreement, the parties assure compliance with the Mount Vernon
School District non-discrimination policy.

Indemnification/Hold Harmless/Duty to Defend
Each party to this Agreement is responsible for the acts and omissions of its own officers,

employees, agents, and volunteers. Each party agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold any other
party harmless from and against any claim, demand, suit, or cause of action that may be
asserted against the Indemnitee.

Termination

Termination of this contract shall be at the end of the school year, which may include the end of

the NCTA summer session. If the facilities are no longer available, MSD will provide an
alternative location for the Fire Science Program.

This Agreement will be effective during the 2024-2025 school year, which may include the
NCTA summer session.
Dated this XXX day of October 2024.

Mount Vernon School District, No 320
Dr. Victor Vergara Date
Meridian School District, Non 505

Dr. James Everett Date