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Board approves interpreter contract extension request after administration explains capacity gap
Summary
PGCPS explained its interpreting-services contracts were insufficient to meet demand (district spends roughly $135,000/month on interpretation); administrators said the funds are budgeted but the contract rate cap (noted in the transcript as $2.50) prevents a vendor that can meet demand from being retained without board approval; item 15.12 was pulled to general orders and then approved.
The Prince George’s County Board of Education reviewed and adopted its consent agenda on March 27, including the general-item discussion of a contract extension for Metropolitan Interpreting Services (agenda item 15.12).
Administrators explained the request was not for additional budget authority but…
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