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Board approves six-month ESS addendum to cover nurse vacancies
Summary
The board approved an addendum to the ESS contract to permit temporary nurse coverage when a nurse resigns. Staff said the addendum will follow the main ESS contract term (six months); it does not require current nurses to go through the substitute process unless a resignation occurs.
The School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees voted to approve an addendum to the district’s ESS contract to provide temporary nurse coverage when a nurse resigns.
Trustee Taylor moved to approve the addendum and Trustee Rodriguez seconded. Board members sought clarity on the length of the main ESS contract and whether the addendum would follow that term; a district representative confirmed the main contract and the addendum are expected to be for six months. Trustees asked whether substitutes or current nurses would be affected; staff clarified the addendum applies when a nurse resigns and a temporary fill is needed — it does not change the status of currently employed nurses.
A roll call recorded Yes votes from Trustees Rodriguez, Taylor and President Gibson King and a No recorded for Trustee Gomez. The board approved the addendum as presented.
