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Clearview Board approves out-of-district special-education placement at $81,500 per student
Summary
The Clearview Board approved several special-education contracts, including a Phoenix Learning Center placement at a tuition rate of $81,500 per student per year and $7,500 for extended school-year services, and a $62,125 intervention-services agreement with Spectrum Inspires.
The Clearview Board of Education on Aug. 11 approved multiple special-education contracts and related transportation and service agreements for the 2025–2026 school year.
Under Resolution 2025-120 the board approved an agreement with Phoenix Learning Center, LLC, for provision of special-education and related services beginning Aug. 20, 2025, at a base tuition cost of $81,500.00 per student per year and $7,500.00 per student for extended school-year services. The same resolution approved a special-education agreement with Ombudsman Educational Services, Inc. and an intervention-services contract with Spectrum Inspires for Aug. 18, 2025–May 28, 2026 in the amount of $62,125.00; the board also approved a special-education transportation agreement with Spectrum Inspires for the 2025–2026 school year not to exceed 175 days (Aug. 18, 2025–May 31, 2026).
The motion to approve these vendor and placement agreements was moved by Miss. Echko and seconded by Mrs. Sutton; the board voted unanimously in favor (Yeas: Mr. Koziura, Mr. Post, Miss. Echko, Mrs. Love, and Mrs. Sutton).
Why it matters: these contracts affect both the district budget and where students with specialized needs are placed and transported. The Phoenix tuition figure represents the district's per-student cost for out-of-district placement; Spectrum Inspires' contract covers local intervention services and a separately authorized transportation agreement limited to 175 days.
What remains unspecified in the record: the transcript does not list the number of students affected by the Phoenix Learning Center placement, any per-student breakdown for Ombudsman services, or the total expected annual transportation cost under the Spectrum Inspires agreement. Those quantities are recorded in the vendor agreements themselves but are "not specified" in the meeting record.
Next steps: Contracts take effect on the dates listed in the agreements; the board did not attach conditions or further action items in the public minutes.
