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Board approves outside psychologist contract to clear special‑education evaluation backlog
Summary
Trustees approved a contract for an outside psychology vendor to conduct educational evaluations while district staff fill vacancies; the updated agreement caps contractors at a not-to-exceed 75 evaluations.
Trustees approved a contract renewal on Aug. 12 for an outside school-psychology vendor to conduct special-education evaluations while district staff levels remain low.
Mary Jensen, the district’s secondary special-education coordinator, said the district currently lacks internal capacity because one psychologist is on maternity leave and another staffer resigned. She said the contractor will administer tests, write reports and attend initial case conferences. "They…
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