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Nevada R‑V board approves AEA special-education services contract for 2025–26
Summary
The Nevada R‑V School District board approved a contract that routes 90% of state special-education funds to the Area Education Agency and allows the district to retain 10% for district-directed services, with details on allowable uses and carryover still to be clarified.
The Nevada R‑V School District Board of Education on May 19 approved a contract with the Area Education Agency (AEA) to provide special-education services for the 2025–26 school year, formalizing a state-directed funding arrangement that requires most state special-education dollars to flow through the AEA.
District staff explained the contract sets payment method, compliance and record-keeping requirements and allows for later amendments. Superintendent-level staff member Dr. Asmus described the document as the formal agreement the district must approve to receive and oversee the state funds and secure the AEA’s continued services.
Board members focused on one structural change: under current state guidance 90% of state special-education funding must be allocated to the AEA; the district may retain the remaining 10% to use locally, subject to stipulations. Staff said the district is still determining how to use the 10% and that, depending on need, the district could ultimately direct additional dollars to the AEA or use the holdback for other consulting services. The board asked whether the 10% can be carried forward year to year and whether it must be spent in specified categories; staff said they would check and report back.
Finance discussion at the meeting included an imprecise ballpark for the 10% holdback. One staff member spoke of a figure “about $700,000,” while another board member suggested a much smaller ballpark (about $70,000); staff did not confirm a final dollar amount during the meeting. Board members requested a clear written figure and clarification on carryover rules and whether the 10% must be maintained in a separate account.
Staff told the board the change should not sharply reduce services the district receives from the AEA. The district will continue to have three AEA staff assigned to work locally; staff said one of those positions will be reduced from four days a week to two days a week because that person’s time will be split with another district.
After discussion, a board member moved to approve the 2025–26 AEA contract and the motion passed.
District staff said they will return with written clarifications on the allowable uses of the 10% holdback, whether the holdback may be carried forward, and a confirmed dollar estimate for the district’s retained portion.
