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School department requests warrant funding for Medicaid billing positions, IT lab refresh and vendor contract authorization
Summary
School officials asked selectmen to place multiple education-related warrant articles before town meeting: a $300,000 bridge appropriation to expand Medicaid billing and support three positions, $40,000 and $30,000 for two high‑school lab refreshes, authorization to accept a one‑time foster‑care transportation reimbursement and approval to award vendor contracts.
Norwood school department staff presented several warrant items to the Board of Selectmen on April 8, asking the selectmen to place those items on the special/annual warrant so the town can appropriate one‑time funds where needed.
Medicaid/Medicare claiming and staffing: School leaders described a plan to increase Medicaid reimbursements by expanding the range of claimable related services (speech, occupational and physical therapies, BCBA services). The department asked the town to appropriate $300,000 from free cash in FY26 as one‑year bridge funding to add or reassign staff who will generate additional Medicaid revenue; two of the positions are…
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