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Milton Public Schools outlines plan to bring two NEC classrooms in‑house, projects $350,000 net savings
Summary
District staff presented financial details for transitioning two NEC‑staffed special‑education classrooms to Milton Public Schools employees, estimating $350,000 in net savings next year while flagging unresolved BCBA costs and programmatic risks for students and families.
Milton Public Schools officials presented a proposal to transition two of three classrooms currently staffed by NEC (an outside special‑education provider) to district employees next school year, estimating $350,000 in net savings while acknowledging unresolved questions about behavior‑specialist (BCBA) support and family impact.
District finance staff said the NEC model today includes two classrooms fully staffed by NEC teachers at roughly $200,000 each and additional consultative services of about $90,000. Katie, a staff member who prepared the costing, told the school committee the district’s current total expense for the NEC program this year is $586,000. Hiring two district classroom teachers and purchasing curriculum and materials, Katie said, would cost about $240,000, producing a projected net savings of $350,000 for next year. She added that retaining one NEC‑provided classroom instead would reduce the projected savings to about $100,000.
The nut graf: The financial math offered…
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