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Board OKs temporary staffing contracts for nurses and early‑childhood special education
Summary
The Ferguson‑Florissant School District Board of Education voted May 28 to approve annual contracts with Roe Health Staffing to provide nurse substitutes and with Emergence Healthcare Staffing to provide early‑childhood special‑education staff for 2025–26.
The Ferguson‑Florissant School District Board of Education voted May 28 to approve annual contracts with Roe Health Staffing to provide nurse substitutes and with Emergence Healthcare Staffing to supply early‑childhood special‑education teachers and aides for the 2025–26 school year.
District officials said the contracts are a contingency to cover absences and vacancies while they attempt to stabilize staffing amid budget cuts.
Board discussion focused on how the contracts would work in practice and what coverage would look like when a district nurse is assigned to two buildings. Administration described the Roe Health agreement as a day‑to‑day substitute pool that would be called only when district staff cannot cover a shift; officials said the district currently has 10 school nurses, with two vacancies posted. District Nurse Coordinator Dr. Tate Patterson told the board she manages nurses and would “sub where it is necessary.”
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