ARISE High School - Granicus

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A Written Response ("Written Response") shall be tendered to the other party within
twenty (20) business days from the date of receipt of the Written Notification. The
parties agree to schedule a conference to discuss and resolve the controversy, claim,
or dispute at issue ("Issue Conference"). The Issue Conference shall take place within
fifteen (15) business days from the date the Written Response is received by the other
party. The Written Response may be tendered by personal delivery, facsimile, or by
certified mail. The Written Response shall be deemed received (a) if personally
delivered, upon date of delivery to the address of the person to receive such notice if
delivered by 5:00 p.m., or otherwise on the business day following personal delivery;
(b) if by facsimile, upon electronic confirmation of receipt; or (c) if by mail, two (2)
business days after deposit in the U.S. Mail.
Should ARISE High School and the District be unable to resolve a dispute, then, by
mutual agreement, both parties may request that the matter be resolved by mediation.
Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses associated with the mediation. The
mediator's fees and the administrative fees of the mediation shall be shared equally
among the parties. Mediation proceedings shall commence within 120 days from the
date of the Issue Conference. The parties shall mutually agree upon the selection of a
mediator to resolve the controversy or claim at dispute. The mediator may be selected
from the approved list of mediators prepared by the American Arbitration Association.
Mediation proceedings must be administered in accordance with the mediation rules
or guidelines of the American Arbitration Association.
If mediation of disputes between ARISE and OUSD is not successful, then the parties
may agree to settle the controversy, claim, or dispute by arbitration, conducted by a
single arbitrator in accordance with the rules or guidelines of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitrator must be an active member of the California State Bar or a
retired judge of the state or federal judiciary of California. Each party shall bear its
own costs and expenses associated with the arbitration. The arbitrator's fees and the
administrative fees of the arbitration shall be shared equally among the parties.
The District agrees to give the charter school reasonable opportunity to cure any
deficiencies in its performance before the conclusion of the revocation proceedings
unless the violation presents an imminent threat to the health or safety of the students.
Immediate Revocation. If the District concludes that a violation of the charter
constitutes a severe and imminent threat to the health and safety of the pupils, a
written determination of the severe and imminent threat will be personally served on
the administrator in charge of the charter school and followed by certified mail. When
there is a written determination that a violation constitutes a severe and imminent
threat to the health of safety of pupils, the charter may be suspended immediately,
pending an investigation and the result of the revocation process.
Internal Disputes
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ARISE High School
Charter Petition Submitted to the Oakland Unified School District
July 18, 2006