Board approves $67,000 contract for 1‑to‑1 nurse; staff presented HVAC, technology and easement items for upcoming vote

The Rockdale County Board of Education approved a contract for individualized nursing services and reviewed several action items to be placed on the consent agenda.

During the work session, Chief Student Support official Doctor Smith Dixon asked the board to approve a contract with Supplemental Health Care to provide a trained 1‑to‑1 nurse for a student with intensive medical needs for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year. The superintendent’s recommendation described the contract total as $67,000 and said the cost will be paid from available general funds prioritized within the department.

Board members asked detailed questions about the staffing model, continuity and who would be the employer. Smith Dixon said the district is contracting with an agency that will supply the nurse; the nurse would be a contractor employed by Supplemental Health Care rather than a Rockdale County employee. Smith Dixon said the agency model provides staffing…