RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE - 2010

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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant agrees to provide distance learning college credit classes to Santa Ana Jail inmates wishing to obtain an Associate of Arts degree. Rancho Santiago Community College District/ Santa Ana College agrees to: l.) Provide registration material at least 30 days prior to the start of the semester; 2.) Guarantee a minimum of sixteen (16) slots for inmate students; 3.) Offer one (1) or more distance learning courses to inmates per semester; 4.) Make course videotapes available at the beginning of the semester for inmates to view at their own pace throughout the semester; 5.) Allow inmates to complete assignments, tests, quizzes at any time prior to the deadline, in order to allow each inmate to finish classes quickly; 6.) Allow any Santa Ana College instructor currently employed at the Santa Ana Jail to proctor the quizzes /tests/ midterms. The Proctor is responsible for mailing the test items; 7.) Allow homework and regular assignments to be mailed by the inmate to an agreed upon college address and return graded assignments, quizzes, and tests by mail within ten (10) working days of receipt of the item; 8.) Allow all interactions between the students and the assigned instructor to be handled by regular mail (no phone interactions); 9.) Allow inmates to drop with a "withdraw" rather than a "fail" if they are transferred before the end of the semester. Students dropping the course, but remaining in the jail facility, will be subject to a "fail" after the regular drop date for the semester. The City /Santa Ana Jail agrees to: 1. Pay incurred tuition fees, calculated each semester at the then current rate per credit, within 30 days of billing; 2. Pay for mailing of class materials from the students to the course instructor(s); 3. Pay for textbooks and additional materials required, up to a maximum of $150.00 per inmate, within 30 days of billing; 4. Provide a VCR for the sole use of students enrolled in a credit class and allow access to the VCR for a minimum of 15 hours per week, unless a general lockdown occurs; 5. Prepare class materials to conform to Jail security regulations, including, but not limited to, reading of all college mail entering the facility, removal of hard covers from textbooks, removal of staples and removal of all tape; 6. Provide pens for the completion of assignments (no pencils allowed); 7. Assure the security of Santa Ana College distance learning videotapes while housed at the Santa Ana Jail facility; 8. Verify that all necessary proctoring is performed by a Santa Ana College instructor with Jail security clearance; 9. Notify Santa Ana College when a student drops or is transferred. SAC -10 -050