2013-386 DSS - Orange County Schools for School Social Worker Services

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Please return this copy to the Clerk's to the Board's —office for permanent agenda file. ,W Ass - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND ORANGE COUNTY,NORTH CAROLINA FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the I"day of July, 2013, by and between the Orange County Schools Board of Education("OCS"or "District") and Orange County ("County") by and through the Orange County Department of Social Services, ("DSS") (the "DSS") (collectively, the "Parties"), both located in Hillsborough, Orange County,North Carolina. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the parties have agreed with each other that DSS will provide certain services for OCS; and WHEREAS, OCS has agreed to pay certain compensation for said service and the parties desire to execute this contract to delineate their understanding of this agreement; and WHEREAS, DSS is authorized by the State Division of Medical Assistance to provide case management services to Medicaid eligible children at risk of abuse or neglect and is eligible to receive certain Medicaid reimbursement for the costs of providing this service;and WHEREAS, many of the children served by OCS are Medicaid eligible and in need of such case management services; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Term. This Agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2013 to June 30,2014 (the "Term"). This Agreement may be renewed annually by mutual agreement of the parties by May 31St of each year. 2. Obligations of DSS.DSS hereby agrees to provide services to the OCS as follows: 2.1 Scope of Services. DSS agrees to provide eight social work staff(each a"Social Worker,"collectively"Social Workers")to provide case management services exclusively to referrals of OCS (the"Services"). 1