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Board approves several out-of-district special-education placements totaling hundreds of thousands in tuition and paraprofessional costs
Summary
The board approved multiple Child Study Team placements for the 2025–2026 school year with stated costs including $86,777, $78,108, $78,108, $64,800 and an accepted incoming student at $21,972; placements begin in early September and run through June 2026.
The Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board on July 22 approved several Child Study Team recommended placements for the 2025–2026 school year and the associated tuition and paraprofessional costs.
Approved placements and costs recorded in the minutes include student #2526003 to Northern Hills at $86,777.00 (tuition $56,401; paraprofessional $30,376), student #2526004 to Northern Hills at $78,108.00 (tuition $62,920; paraprofessional $15,188), student #2526011 to Northern Hills at $78,108.00 (tuition $62,920; paraprofessional $15,188), and student #2526012 to Lakeland Andover School at $64,800.00. The board also approved accepting student #2526013 from Vernon Township at a cost of $21,972 for placement in the general education program. The placements are scheduled to begin Sept. 2–4, 2025 and end in June 2026.
These actions were approved as part of the Finance Committee items and were adopted in a unanimous roll call vote as recorded in the minutes. The minutes list specific dollar amounts for each placement and specify program start and end months; they do not provide individual student diagnoses or additional educational-need details.
The superintendent and the Child Study Team recommended the placements; the board’s approval authorizes the district to contract or enroll these students in the named programs and to allocate the stated tuition and paraprofessional costs in its fiscal records.
Next steps: placement agreements, invoicing and related paraprofessional assignments will be coordinated by district special-education staff and the Business Administrator; the minutes do not specify when contracts or invoices will be finalized.
