School Committee OKs one-year plan to share physical-therapy services with Granby

The Quabbin Regional School District School Committee voted to allow district administration to pursue a one‑year memorandum of agreement to provide a licensed physical therapist to Granby Public Schools one day per week.

Superintendent Colleen said the contract would have Granby reimburse Quabbin for 20% of the therapist’s salary and that Quabbin would bill Granby for the service. The district’s director of student services, Jill, told the committee that the arrangement would include a 90‑day cancellation clause and that the Quabbin Regional Teachers Association (QRTA) had reviewed the idea and asked for an MOA to protect members’ rights and make the agreement non‑precedential.

During discussion, Jill said the district had run mock schedules and believed it could continue to meet Quabbin students’ needs while funding a single day of service in Granby. Jill told the committee that if district student needs increased, the agreement could be ended under the contract terms.

Committee members moved and seconded a motion authorizing administration to pursue the one‑year, non‑precedent setting MOA with Granby and to obtain association sign‑off; the motion was approved by the committee.

The committee’s administrative team said the MOA would be shared with legal counsel and placed in the drive for committee review and that the chair would be authorized to sign after the association and counsel approved the final boilerplate terms.

The committee directed administration to return the final MOA through the established review process; the district will proceed only after association sign‑off and legal review.