School board reviews proposed Sunburst managed-service agreement to fill special-education vacancies

CENTRAL — The Central School District discussed on Sept. 8 a proposed agreement with Sunburst, a managed-service provider that would consolidate contracting for special-education support staff and negotiate bill rates with current staffing agencies. The item was presented for discussion and will return to the board later this month for further consideration.

The district presentation, by Mr. Spataro, a staff member, said Sunburst would recruit and retain contracted employees “under one umbrella” and would take a 5% fee from the negotiated bill rate. Spataro said Sunburst’s analysis projects “potential savings of about $250,000” if all current open positions were filled through the managed-service arrangement. He added Sunburst already has one current contractor, Emergis, under its umbrella and that the company expects to onboard that group by mid-January, with broader implementation planned for the…