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Board approves three-year athletic-trainer contract with Baptist Health Floyd after debate over continuity and cost
Summary
The New Albany-Floyd County board approved a three-year agreement with Baptist Health Floyd to provide two athletic trainers at each high school at no cost to the district; administration said the award saves roughly $170,000 annually versus an alternative bid, and the contract includes a 90-day exit clause.
The New Albany-Floyd County Board of School Trustees voted unanimously on June 8 to approve a three-year contract with Baptist Health Floyd to provide athletic-training services at New Albany and Floyd Central high schools.
Administration told the board it solicited proposals and received competing bids, including a Court LLC proposal with a $230,000 annual cost and a $60,000 annual gift (net $170,000). Baptist Health Floyd proposed placing two athletic trainers at each high school at no cost to the district; administrators and athletic directors recommended Baptist based on references and an implementation plan.
Kit Chapman, athletic-trainer program manager for Baptist Health Floyd, described the provider's model: two full-time athletic trainers assigned predominantly to each high school, 80 hours per week of coverage, PRN staff for backup, assistance arranging physician visits, and a community-benefit rationale for the no-cost bid. Chapman said Baptist will accept all insurances and facilitate rapid follow-up care.
Community speakers and some board members pressed for assurances about continuity of care and the ability of trainers to recommend outside specialty care regardless of insurance or provider affiliation. Andrea Tanner, a nationally certified school nurse, and Jennifer Evans, the Floyd Central health aide, said longtime district trainer Becky Clifton had been embedded in school culture and improved concussion care and follow-up for students.
Administrators said the proposed contract includes a 90-day termination option. After questions about staff assignment, coverage of practices and event ratios, and assurances that Baptist's trainers would recommend appropriate care regardless of insurance, the board approved the contract 7-0.
The contract's initial term, implementation details and assigned staff will be managed by administration in coordination with the contracted provider.
