The board reviewed consent items related to a services contract with New Direction Solutions LLC (doing business as ProCare Therapy) used to supply substitute and contracted special‑education and related services. Trustee Vicky Fairchild asked staff to provide an itemized list of contractors and the uses of the overall contract amount, which trustees referenced in discussion as totaling about $1.1 million when prior approvals and amendments were included.

Staff said the 2024–25 contract was originally approved at $750,000 and that a first amendment was approved in April to add services. Amendment No. 2 discussed on June 12 was described by staff as a $50,000 addition specifically to cover Extended School Year (ESY) speech therapy services that began at the end of the prior week. Staff explained some of the spending is for temporary contractors where district employees were not available to cover summer ESY or other specialized services. Staff also said they are working with human resources to create a district SLPA (speech‑language pathology assistant) job description so those supports can be hired directly in the future, rather than contracted.

Trustee Fairchild asked whether approving the contract amendment would jeopardize services; staff said services for students with IEPs are legally required and the amendment covers ongoing needs. Trustees asked for hourly rates and staffing detail; staff agreed to provide a list of contractors and how the contract funds were used and indicated the district can provide that information by email rather than waiting for another meeting.

The board approved the requested amendment and later approved renewal of the ProCare Therapy contract for 2025–26; the H22 amendment vote passed 6–1 (Trustee Fairchild voted no on the ratification earlier), and the H44 renewal passed 6–1. Trustees asked staff to provide contractor lists and rates to the board for transparency.

Nut graf: The votes ratify short‑term contract extensions to ensure federally‑mandated services for students with IEPs continue into summer months and next year; trustees asked staff for a full accounting to better understand why agency contractors were used rather than district hires.

Ending: Staff said they will email the requested contractor list, detail hourly rates and explain steps to create internal SLPA job classifications for future hire.