North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-40-08. Education service providers

1. Explain the selection process and reasoning for selecting the education service provider.

2. Provide evidence of the education service provider's success in serving student populations similar to the targeted population, including demonstrated academic achievement and, if applicable, successful management of nonacademic school functions.

3. Provide information on the proposed duration of the service performance agreement, roles, responsibilities, and scope of services and resources to be provided by the education service provider, performance evaluation measures and timelines, compensation structure, methods of performance agreement oversight and enforcement, and conditions for renewal and termination of the performance agreement.

4. Explain the relationship between the governing board, the school's leadership and management team, and the education service provider, specifying how the governing board and the school's leadership and management team will monitor and evaluate the performance of the education service provider.

5. Provide a statement of assurance the governing board and the school's leadership and management team are legally and operationally independent from the education service provider.

6. Ensure faculty performance agreements are separate from management performance agreements.

7. Ensure the governing board retains the right to terminate the performance agreement for failure to meet defined performance standards after notice has been given to the education service provider, a reasonable cure period has expired, and material deficiencies have not been cured.

8. Disclose and explain any existing or potential conflicts of interest between the governing board, the school's leadership and management team, and the education service provider or any affiliated business entities.