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Board to curb retroactive hiring after transportation gaps threatened special-education access
Summary
District staff reported retroactive hirings this year covered additional vans and bus runs largely used for special-education placements; board members agreed to tighten retro-hire practice after staff estimated those gaps could have resulted in thousands of missed student-days and potential FAPE complaints.
During 'other business' the board discussed retroactive hiring practices after a review identified previous patterns of retroactive approvals, particularly for auxiliary or event staff. HR and transportation staff explained why retroactive approvals are sometimes requested and where they are essential — most notably when a bus or van driver is unavailable at the start of school and students, including special-education students, would otherwise miss transportation to placements.
Transportation staff described the operational consequences if retroactive approvals had not been granted in…
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