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Board approves out-of-district special-education placements and one-on-one aide contracts
Summary
The Maywood board approved home/hospital instruction and multiple out‑of‑district tuition and transportation placements for 2024–25, listing dozens of placements and tuition rates (examples: $85,095; $115,959.60). The board also approved several 1:1 out‑of‑district aide placements and evaluation services.
At its Aug. 21 meeting, the Maywood Board of Education approved a series of special‑education placements, transportation arrangements and related service contracts for the 2024–25 school year.
The board approved a hospital‑instruction contract with Bergen County Special Services School District (BCSS) for students confined during school hours at a rate of $65 per hour, not to exceed 10 hours per week.
Under agenda item A.69 the board approved multiple out‑of‑district tuition placements and transportation plans. The minutes list many placements and tuition amounts; examples include $85,095 for placement at BCSS Washington South (Paramus), $83,790 for BCSS Jr./Sr. Program (Midland Park), $115,959.60 to REED Academy (Oakland), and multiple placements served by Region V or parent‑provided transportation. The minutes present dates for service (typically starting Sept. 3–5, 2024 through late June 2025) and specify when Region V or parents provide transportation.
Under A.70 the board approved 1:1 out‑of‑district aides for specific students for the 2024–25 school year with listed costs (examples include $51,984; $45,000; $41,580) and approved an evaluation service for a student at a total cost of $1,310 (speech & language evaluation provider fee plus meeting and travel time). The resolutions as recorded do not include discussion notes or separate roll‑call tallies for individual placements; these items were part of the board’s consent/block motion approved at the meeting.
The approvals affect district special‑education programming and budget lines for tuition and contracted services. The minutes do not present a summed total for all tuition and aide costs; amounts are listed per placement in the agenda attachments recorded in the minutes.
