(a) The Chancellor or the Chancellor's DCPS designee shall meet with the DESAP Board of Directors at least once every 4 weeks to discuss a proposed new funding and organizational model for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts ("DESA") until a memorandum of agreement ("MOA") is signed by both parties.
(b) The proposed new funding and organizational model shall address and resolve the following matters:
(1) The conversion of DESAP faculty and staff, other than the DESAP Principal, to DCPS employee status with levels of pay for all such individuals comparable to those of DCPS employees;
(2) The absorption of all of DESA's human resources for DESA employees, staff payroll for DESA employees, and student support functions into the budget of DCPS;
(3) The preservation of, and due regard for, the dual-curriculum nature of DESA, including its arts faculty and staff;
(4) The continuation of DESA's pre-professional arts program at the same or higher level of quality as the current pre-professional arts program; and
(5) The continued role of the DESAP Board of Directors in providing guidance and support for the DESA arts program, including partnerships with third-party organizations and the Ellington Fund.
(c) DCPS shall submit the MOA to the Council no later than 2 weeks after it is signed by DCPS and the DESAP Board of Directors.
(d) DCPS and the DESAP Board of Directors shall independently and promptly present to the Council a report detailing their proposed new DESA funding and organizational model together with a recommendation for Council action should an MOA not be attained by December 31, 2022.
(e) The Chairman of the Council may appoint up to 2 observers to attend the meetings between DCPS and the DESAP Board of Directors.
(Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 4253, 68 DCR 010163; Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-167, § 4142, 69 DCR 009223.)
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4142 of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-470, July 13, 2022, 69 DCR 008707).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4253 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
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