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Franklin Lakes Board approves out‑of‑district special‑education placements, record lists high tuition amounts
Summary
The board approved multiple out‑of‑district placements for Extended School Year and the 2025–26 school year, including Bleshman Regional Day School placements at $81,117 each and an Allegro School placement listing $107,820 tuition plus $40,500 in extraordinary services.
The Franklin Lakes Board of Education on Aug. 26, 2025 approved out‑of‑district placements for both 2025 Extended School Year (ESY) and the 2025–26 school year, as recommended by the superintendent.
ESY approvals include two Windsor Bergen Academy placements billed at $10,654.50 each. For the 2025–26 year, the board approved multiple placements at Bleshman Regional Day School at $81,117 per student (four students listed), two Windsor Bergen Academy placements at $64,992.45 each, a placement at The Community School for $68,914.80 and a placement at Allegro School for student #3542 with tuition listed at $107,820 and additional extraordinary services totaling $40,500. The listed line items in the minutes for these specific placements sum to approximately $692,997 when combined with the ESY entries recorded in the meeting materials.
Board action followed the superintendent’s recommendation. The resolutions provide dates for placements (for example, Allegro: Sept. 4, 2025–June 24, 2026) and list tuition and service amounts for each student placement. The board also approved $7,000 in extra therapies for students attending Bleshman Regional Day School for the year.
Families of students in special education rely on these contracts and placements to secure services not available in-district; the board’s formal approvals move several contracted services into the procurement and scheduling phase for the coming school year.
