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Board signs off on multiple out-of-district special-education placements and related contracts
Summary
The board approved a range of out-of-district tuition placements and service contracts for special-education students, with several placements carrying six-figure annual tuition amounts and other contracts for aides and related services.
The Rochelle Park Board approved multiple out-of-district special-education placements, provider contracts and extraordinary aide services for the 2024–25 school year.
The board listed approved providers and per-service costs (examples: Dr. Batul Ladak $750; Dr. Hugh Bases $750; Dr. Esther Fridman $700) and approved multiple Extended School Year and full-year tuition placements. Several full-year placements carry substantial annual tuition amounts documented in the minutes: Reed Academy $116,931.60, Alpine Learning Group $113,940.00, Fusion Academy up to $82,555, and several BCSS placements with tuition figures ranging from approximately $66,744 to $85,095 depending on program.
The board also approved extraordinary aide contracts (Forum School aide services not to exceed $47,700 for specified CST students), a 1:1 paraprofessional contract with Bergen County Special Services at $51,210.83 (CST #0789), and other related-service agreements (hospital instruction, BCSS therapeutic services) with specified not-to-exceed amounts listed in the resolutions.
Some tuition amounts were listed as TBD or noted "to be updated upon receipt of contracts." The board approved these personnel and contract resolutions as part of the consent agenda on a 5–0 roll call.
