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Portage board approves $293,424 nursing-services contract with HealthBar LLC
Summary
The board approved a one-year nursing-services contract with Health Bar LLC for $293,424 for the 2024–25 school year and discussed the district's three-nurse model to serve medically fragile students across buildings.
The Portage Public Schools Board of Education approved a contract with Health Bar LLC for nursing services for the 2024–25 school year in the amount of $293,424, with funding cited from the account referenced in the motion.
A trustee moved the contract and the board approved the renewal by voice vote. Brad described the arrangement as a straightforward renewal — the district is in its third year working with Health Bar — and said the vendor has streamlined nursing services across buildings. He said the district currently operates a three–full-time-nurse model and that staff have discussed the possible future need to add services as medically fragile student needs grow.
The board did not record a roll-call tally; the motion passed by voice vote.
