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Board authorizes part‑time paraprofessional for Hemingway special education
Summary
Trustees approved adding a part‑time paraprofessional position at Hemingway to provide Medicaid‑reimbursable special education support. The position will be kept below the 20‑hour threshold so it does not trigger the district’s full‑benefit package.
Director Castro told trustees that special education staffing includes multiple funding streams — Medicaid‑reimbursable services, maintenance‑of‑effort, and IDEA grant funds — and that the district must expend certain reimbursements by the fiscal year end. Castro requested board approval to add a part‑time paraprofessional at Hemingway to meet student needs; because of benefit thresholds the position was structured to remain under 20 hours to avoid mandatory full‑benefit packages.
Trustees moved and seconded the request and approved it by voice vote. Castro said the position will be funded from Medicaid‑reimbursable and other special education funds already budgeted and that the district may return with additional requests if part‑time hiring pools prove limited.
