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Board approves athletic trainer and nursing contracts; superintendent admonishes community to stop berating staff
Summary
Board approved a GoFor athletic trainer contract (not to exceed $70,000) and contracts with nonpublic agencies for nursing services totaling $742,434.50; Superintendent Dr. Nicholas admonished members of the public to stop hostile calls to low-level staff.
The board approved two items intended to strengthen student health services. Trustees approved a contract with GoFor for athletic trainer services during the 2026–27 school year not to exceed $70,000 for roughly 732 hours (about a 20-hour weekly average), with staff clarifying unused hours can be rolled over. Trustee questions focused on coverage for injuries occurring outside scheduled hours and how staff would handle extended needs; staff said coaches and emergency responders remain the immediate adults in charge and the trainer increases on-site triage capacity.
The board also approved contracts with nonpublic agencies (ProCare Therapy; The Stepping Stones Group) to provide seven licensed vocational nurses and one registered nurse for 2026–27 at a total cost of $742,434.50. Superintendent Dr. Nicholas prefaced the student‑services discussion with a rebuke aimed at a small number of community members who had harassed staff: "They need to chill out... low level staff are off limits," he said, urging civility.
Trustees expressed support for increased health staffing and thanked staff for arranging services that protect student athletes and medically fragile students; motions passed with five ayes.
