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Haywood County Board approves $50,000 contract with Stepping Stones Group for school psychologist services
Summary
The board approved a $50,000 contract with Stepping Stones Group to provide a school psychologist to assist with assessments, IEP support and file auditing across pre-K–12 schools.
The Haywood County Board of Education approved a contract with Stepping Stones Group for $50,000 to provide school psychologist services to the district.
Board discussion described the contractor’s role as assisting with timely student assessments, advising special education teachers and auditing student files to ensure services align with identified needs. A board member noted the district has had limited school psychology capacity since March and cited the contractor’s experience working with nearby districts as a reason for selection.
The services were described as covering students pre-K through 12 for assessments and IEP-related recommendations. Meeting remarks indicated the contractor would perform most work in person with only limited virtual work, which district staff presented as preferable to previously available virtual-only options.
A motion to approve the contract was made and seconded; the board voted aye and the motion carried. The transcript does not include a line-item budget source in the meeting remarks and did not specify whether the contract is a one-year engagement or a multiyear agreement; the amount was stated on the record as $50,000.
Board members and staff described examples of how the psychologist would be used: checking progress on students with IEPs, recommending instructional adjustments, and convening IEP meetings at staff or parent request.
No statutes or external approvals were cited as conditions for the contract during the meeting.
