Common use of School Operations Study Clause in Contracts

School Operations Study. As soon as practicable, and no later than the execution of this Agreement, the Parties or the ▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School Division will apply to the Harvest Foundation for funding of a comprehensive study of the ▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School Division following the dissolution of the Martinsville Public School Division. Such study shall consider subjects including educational quality, the efficient use of facilities, racial and economic equity, costs, the consolidation of administrative functions, academic and pedagogical concerns, and student achievement. The Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education will be invited to participate in such study. Such study shall include at least two public meetings for purposes of receiving citizen input Should the Harvest Foundation deny funding for such study, the Parties shall take appropriate actions to request appropriations from the General Assembly to fund such study. The superintendents and administrators of the Martinsville Public School Division and ▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School Division shall cooperate in the preparation of the study. Such study is advisory in nature only, and it shall not be binding upon the ▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School Division. Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority of the ▇▇▇▇▇ County School Board over the operation of the ▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School Division.