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Board approves multiple special-education placements and therapy provider agreements for 2025–26
Summary
The board approved summer and 2025–26 agreements for special-education placements and services, including autism placements, music/gross-motor therapy contracts, and an Education Service Center agreement; one parent contract (Footprints Center) cited an amount of $68,000.
The Nordonia Hills City School District Board approved several agreements and program placements for special-education services covering summer and the 2025–26 school year.
Approved items included Wings of Change summer placement (student with autism), Wings of Change placement for 2025–26, an agreement with Summit County Education Service Center Kids First (TOPS) for 2025–26, and agreements with Groovy Garfus LLC for music therapy and for gross motor movement services. The board said these services support multiple-handicap and autistic students and that contracts remained flat from the prior year in several cases.
The board also approved a program plan and parent contract with Footprints Center for Autism that included an amount cited in the agenda at $68,000. Education Service Center of Medina County was approved for services at a cost described as competitive; the board thanked staff for locating the provider.
Board members emphasized the value of these services for students with individualized education program (IEP) placements; roll-call votes approving the agreements were recorded as unanimous. Several presenters credited special-education staff (Carrie) for the contracting work and for negotiating stable costs.
