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Board approves two-day weekly speech-therapy contract at $115/hour
Summary
The Dakota CUSD 201 board unanimously approved a contract with Lighthouse Speech Therapy for two days per week at $115 per hour. The motion passed 7–0 during new business on Jan. 20, 2026.
The Dakota CUSD 201 Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 20 to contract with Lighthouse Speech Therapy for two days per week at $115 per hour.
Jeremy Bradt moved to approve the contract and Mike Alexander seconded. The board recorded the vote as Yea: 7, Nay: 0. The motion was listed in the New Business portion of the agenda as “Motion to approve a contract with Lighthouse Speech Therapy for 2 days a week at $115/hour.”
Board materials and the meeting transcript do not provide further details on the contract term or the number of students served; those specifics were not specified in the public record for this meeting. The item was treated as a routine personnel/service contract and included no amendment or dissent during discussion.
The contract approval appears intended to expand speech services within the district; additional implementation details and vendor paperwork were not included in the public segment of the meeting and would be available in the district’s contract files or at a future board meeting if further action is required.
