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Board asks staff to model cost of hiring full‑time BCBA rather than contracting services
Summary
Board members asked staff to present a pro forma showing the fiscal impact of hiring a full‑time board‑certified behavior analyst (BCBA) instead of contracting services; staff estimated a range and said it could increase the budget by roughly $60K–$125K depending on scope.
A board member asked staff to prepare a budget showing what it would look like to hire a full‑time board‑certified behavior analyst (BCBA) instead of continuing to contract that work. Staff said contracting and evaluation expenses are driving an increase in the contracted‑services line and that a full‑time BCBA could be used districtwide to reduce some contracted costs.
Staff said a full‑time BCBA could be in the $60,000–$125,000 range depending on scope; one board member estimated a $100,000 delta and noted that such an addition would move the overall increase from about 3.81% to roughly 4% in a simple scenario. The board asked staff to provide a specific costed proposal to show the exact FY27 impact.
