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Votes at a glance: board approves consent agenda items and awards OT/PT services contract to First Choice Therapy
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved a multi-item consent agenda including grants and contracts and authorized a new contract for occupational and physical therapy services with First Choice Therapy; motions carried by voice vote.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Feb. 20 approved a multi-item consent agenda and separately authorized a contract award to First Choice Therapy to provide occupational and physical therapy services to district students with disabilities.
Consent agenda
Board Member Carla Powell Lewis moved to approve the consent agenda; Board Member Nathan Russ seconded. The board approved the consent agenda items listed under “G” by a single motion. The items approved on the consent agenda included:
- External agreement (G2) — Amendment to the external agreement with Louisiana State University, not to exceed $115,919, to extend the agreement for one year to provide up to nine externs (funding source: general fund). - Grant (G3) — Acceptance of the Real Time Early Access to Literacy grant (REAL) and related budget in the amount of $192,750 to provide literacy tutoring and training. - Grant (G4) — Academic Distinction Fund (ADF) grant of $15,000 to build a playhouse at South Downs Pre-K Center. - Professional services contract (G5) — K12 Insight contract in the amount of $190,000 for a cloud-based platform to enhance customer…
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