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Trustees question high out-of-district tuition and discuss parent transport options
Summary
Board members raised questions about large out-of-district special-education tuition costs and whether paying parents to transport students or other alternatives could reduce busing costs; administrators said some conversations and insurance requirements are underway but no policy change was finalized.
Trustees pressed district staff on Feb. 5 about large out-of-district tuition costs and whether the district has considered alternatives to bus transport, including reimbursing parents for transporting out-of-district placements.
Trustee Nadia (surname not provided in transcript) said the tuition figures looked "astronomically high" on the agenda and asked whether placements were unilateral or negotiated. Dr. Spencer said the listed…
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