Dear Special Education Service Provider,
The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) is seeking to facilitate access for our member schools to a directory of qualified special education service providers, and we are pleased to inform you that your organization has been identified as possessing the expertise and infrastructure necessary to apply.
The purpose of this Request for Applications ("RFA") is to invite special education service providers to undergo a review process to determine if they meet the CCSA minimum qualifications. Approval through the RFA process assures charter schools that the provider has met the selection criteria by providing evidence of sufficient organizational infrastructure to support service delivery, managerial capacity for program supervision and control of quality, research-based service delivery model and evidence of effectiveness, and financial capacity and insurance.
There is no guarantee that if selected to be on the list your organization will contract with a charter school. The list will be provided to member charter schools, which will then select and contract for the services that best suit their school's needs. CCSA does not hire service providers or pay for services.
This is not a competitive RFA and as many providers can be included on the list as meet the criteria. The approved list will be updated semi-annually. Member satisfaction with approved providers will be monitored on an ongoing basis, and providers can be removed from the list if they fail to continue meeting the requirements or as requested.
Providers interested in being placed on the approved service provider list may complete this survey, and submit the required attachments (listed at the end of the survey), at any point during the year. Applications will be reviewed and results will be updated on or by April 30 (for all applications received prior to April 1) and on or by September 30 (for all applications received prior to September 1).