{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2992","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-2992","heading":"Proposed new funding and organizational model for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.","body":"(a)\nThe 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.\n\n(b)\nThe proposed new funding and organizational model shall address and resolve the following matters:\n(1)\nThe 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;\n(2)\nThe 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;\n(3)\nThe preservation of, and due regard for, the dual-curriculum nature of DESA, including its arts faculty and staff;\n(4)\nThe continuation of DESA's pre-professional arts program at the same or higher level of quality as the current pre-professional arts program; and\n(5)\nThe 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.\n\n(c)\nDCPS shall submit the MOA to the Council no later than 2 weeks after it is signed by DCPS and the DESAP Board of Directors.\n\n(d)\nDCPS 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.\n\n(e)\nThe Chairman of the Council may appoint up to 2 observers to attend the meetings between DCPS and the DESAP Board of Directors.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 29D. Duke Ellington School of the Arts New Funding and Organization Model."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-2992","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5e60904a0aee7e7d9c22edbf970ffc1e8f27047e372344cecfaad5b31c306f65","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2991","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-3001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}