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Twinsburg Board signs multiple student‑services contracts, approves special‑education placements
Summary
The board approved a package of vendor agreements and student placements for the 2025–26 school year covering physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, behavioral services, specialized placements and a social‑emotional services agreement with Beach Brook.
The Twinsburg Board of Education approved several contracts and placement agreements for the 2025–26 school year on measures presented under separate cover, including agreements for therapy services, specialized placements and a social‑emotional services contract with Beach Brook.
Key approvals included an agreement with Crockett Physical Therapy in Macedonia for physical therapy services not to exceed $115,000 (general fund); an agreement with Sendero Therapies Inc. in Northfield to provide occupational therapy services not to exceed $255,500 (general fund); and a professional‑services agreement with LLA Therapeutic (speech and related services) that lists hourly rates in the board materials (speech/language and therapist rates cited in meeting materials). The board also approved placement contracts with KidsLink School LLC in Streetsboro (two separate placements with tuition amounts listed in board materials of approximately $99,125 and $98,000) and with STEPS Educational Group for one student (tuition cited at $85,000 in the materials). The board approved extended school‑year services for one student at a cost of $8,169 (general fund).
A behavioral services agreement with ABA Outreach Services in Independence was approved “per the agreement sent to the board under separate cover.” The transcript included a not‑to‑exceed figure that appears garbled in the meeting record; the board materials were cited as the authoritative source for the exact amount. Several transportation and settlement agreements related to individualized placements and tuition waivers were also approved as general fund expenditures, and the board approved an agreement with Beach Brook in Garfield Heights to provide social‑emotional services to at‑risk and behavior‑challenged students from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; the Beach Brook contract amount is listed in board materials as $459,405 and is funded from the student wellness fund and the general fund.
Why it matters: These contracts and placements affect services supplied to students with special needs and social‑emotional challenges and represent substantial district expenditures that will be charged to the general fund and related student‑services funds.
Several motions were moved and seconded from the dais; the meeting record shows the contracts were presented “as sent to the board under separate cover.” The board did not receive public comment on these specific contracts during the meeting; votes were recorded as passing on the board’s roll calls.
Next steps: District staff will execute the approved contracts and manage placements per the terms in the agreements sent to the board. The board materials contain detailed fee schedules and contract terms; those documents were referenced repeatedly during the meeting.
