Board approves special-education contractors and related services for 2025–26 school year

The Bibb County Board of Education approved contracted special-education services and specified pay rates and funding sources for the 2025–26 school year. The board approved payment to ProCare Therapy to provide sign-language interpreters at $70.62 per hour to serve qualifying students; payment will be made from district special education funds. It approved payment to Kayla Kaylee for speech-language pathology services at $35 per hour up to 16 hours weekly, funded from IDEA funds; and to Glenda Faye Greer at $50 per hour up to 15–20 hours per week to provide observation, IEP support and consultation for hearing-impaired students from district special education funds. The board also approved payment to Angela Chesser to administer achievement tests, complete eligibility reports and enter data at $35 per hour up to 15–20 hours per week, paid from IDEA funds. Superintendent remarks during the meeting emphasized the district’s reliance on grants and federal funds for some initiatives but gave no detailed debate specific to the contracting terms. All items were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the transcript. The approvals set hourly rates and maximum weekly hours where noted; exact student assignments and contract start dates were not specified in the meeting minutes provided.