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Board approves managed‑services contract for related itinerant and nursing providers over board concerns
Summary
The board approved a managed‑service contract to coordinate related itinerant and nursing providers after debate about vendor fees, provider pay and district oversight; vote was 6–3 and members asked for transition reporting.
The Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Schools board voted 6–3 on June 10 to approve a managed‑services contract intended to centralize and staff related itinerant services (speech‑language pathologists, sign language interpreters, and other specialists) and nursing support.
District staff said the contract is intended to streamline procurement, invoicing and provider availability for about 165 related and itinerant providers who support special education and EC programs. Special Education officials told the board that the current mix of many small vendors and individual contracted providers made it difficult to ensure…
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