



Each Party shall be entitled to offset, against amounts payable to the other Party under this Agreement, any amounts of damages determined, in a final decision by the applicable court action or other legal proceeding, to be owed to such Party by the other Party based on the other Party’s material breach of this Agreement. Any right to terminate under this Section 5.2 shall be stayed and the cure period tolled in the event that, during any cure period, the breaching Party shall have initiated dispute resolution in accordance with Article 13 of the Option Agreement with respect to the alleged breach, which stay and tolling shall last so long as the breaching Party diligently and in good faith cooperates in the prompt resolution of such dispute resolution proceedings. Each Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in its entirety immediately upon written notice to the other Party if the other Party materially breaches its obligations under this Agreement and, after receiving written notice identifying such material breach in reasonable detail, fails to cure such material breach within sixty (60) days from the date of such notice (or within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice in the event such material breach is solely based on the breaching Party’s failure to pay any amounts due hereunder) provided, however, in the case of a breach or violation that cannot be cured within such sixty (60) day period, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement following such sixty (60) day period only if the breaching Party shall have failed to commence substantial remedial actions within such sixty (60) day period and to use reasonable efforts to pursue the same.

If this Contract is terminated pursuant to this Section 10.8, the termination and revocation procedures in Section 10.2 and Section 10.6 shall not apply.Termination for Material Breach. If the University Board approves to terminate the Contract under this Section 10.8, the Contract shall be terminated at the end of the current school year without any further action of either party. If the Charter Schools Office Director determines that the Academy is unable to develop a corrective action plan that can remedy the material breach and that is acceptable to the University, the Charter Schools Office Director shall recommend that the University Board terminate the Contract at the end of the current school year. The development of a corrective action plan under this Section 10.8 shall not in any way limit the rights of the University Board to revoke, terminate, or suspend this Contract. In addition to other matters, the corrective action plan shall include the Academy’s redesign plan, if applicable, prepared pursuant to section 1280c of the Code, MCL 380.1280c. To remedy the material breach, the Academy shall work toward the development of a corrective action plan within thirty (30) days that is acceptable to the Charter Schools Office Director. If the Charter Schools Office Director determines that the issuance of such an order constitutes a material breach of this Contract, the Charter Schools Officer Director shall notify the Academy of the material breach and request a meeting with Academy Board representatives to discuss the matter. Material Breach of Contract. If the University Board receives notice that (i) an order has been issued by the State School Reform/Redesign Officer under Section 1280c(2) of the Code, MCL 380.1280c(2), placing an Academy site or sites under the supervision of the State School Reform/Redesign Officer or (ii) an order is issued by the State School Reform/Redesign Officer appointing a Chief Executive Officer to take control of an Academy site or sites pursuant to Section 1280c(7) of the Code, MCL 380.1280c(7), the Charter Schools Office Director may, at his or her discretion, deem such actions a material breach of this Contract.
