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Board approves $1.53M transfer to cover contracted special-education services
Summary
The board approved a $1,531,494.38 transfer from open/vacant salary lines into special-education contracted services to pay invoices while acknowledging a remaining projected $2M shortfall for the year; trustees debated hiring in-house staff but noted lack of applicants.
The director of special education asked the board to transfer $1,531,494.38 from salaries for open and vacant positions into contracted special-education services. She said the move would exhaust the funds available in open salary lines for the year and still leave a projected $2,000,000 deficit in special-education expenses for FY26.
Board members discussed trade-offs: several trustees voiced a preference for expanding in‑house hiring to reduce contracted-service costs, but staff said postings for these positions had yielded no applicants. Trustees also noted contracted vendors sometimes offer benefits and higher hourly rates that make contracting competitive with district salaries.
Motion and vote: Jack moved to approve the transfer and Shauna seconded. After discussion and a roll-call-style call for votes, the board approved the transfer (transcript records the motion, second and a call for votes; explicit per-person tallies were not recorded in the public transcript). The director said the transfer will allow the district to pay invoices as they arrive while staff continue to pursue longer-term strategies to attract in-house hires and renegotiate contract terms.
Next steps: Staff will use the transferred funds to encumber current contracted-service invoices and return with updated projections and hiring/contracting options for the board’s review.
