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Board reviews First Connections lease; member notes program housed at district at Department of Education request
Summary
The board discussed renewing a lease for the First Connections program and clarified the program’s relationship with state agencies; a board member said the program office is housed in district space at the Department of Education’s request and noted a past arrangement with DHS.
The board reviewed a lease renewal for the First Connections program that places program staff in district office space. The superintendent described the arrangement as a carryover from previous years and said the Department of Education pays public schools to house the program as it separated from DHS.
A board member responded to a question by saying the person working for First Connections is his wife, and that her office was moved from DHS to the Department of Education. The board member clarified that the lease exists because the Department of Education requested district office space to separate the function from DHS, and he said he did not have concerns about the arrangement.
Board members noted that the district had previously housed more than one such program and is currently holding space for one. The transcript does not show a recorded vote or vote tally on the lease renewal.
