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Rockdale schools seek $528,770 amendment to Stepping Stones contract for special‑education providers

5590355 · August 15, 2025
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Summary

District leaders asked the board to amend a contract with Stepping Stones Group to secure additional speech‑language pathologists and related providers to serve students with IEPs, funded by federal IDEA (Part B) Section 611 dollars; action was presented for placement on the consent agenda for a future vote.

Rockdale County Public Schools presented an action item asking the board to approve an amendment to the district’s contract with the Stepping Stones Group that would add professional special‑education providers and carry a maximum additional cost of $528,770.

The amendment request, presented by Dr. Zalpine Smith Dixon, a cabinet member and presenter on special education services, would expand the Stepping Stones Group agreement so the district could purchase services for additional speech‑language pathologists (SLPs) and other related service providers. The superintendent reported the board previously approved a Stepping Stones…

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