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Parents and staff urge board to delay $50,000 consultant contract over 'Child Find' language; trustees leave item on consent
Summary
Two public commenters asked trustees to pull a $50,000 Cortez LLC contract from the consent agenda, arguing its language did not explicitly cover Child Find activities; trustees voted to keep the item on consent and adopt the full consent agenda.
Two members of the public urged the Clark County School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 12 to delay approval of a proposed $50,000 consulting contract with Cortez LLC, saying the draft did not explicitly include work on Child Find, the federally required process for identifying students with disabilities.
Todd Young, a school mental-health professional at Harney Middle School, told trustees he had discussed the item with Special Services Division…
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