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Board signs multiple high‑cost special‑education tuition contracts for 2026–27
Summary
The board approved a lengthy list of out-of-district special-education contracts, including ESY and school-year placements. Several contracts recorded six-figure line items, with individual placements and program totals noted in the agenda.
The Springfield Board of Education on June 29 approved tuition contracts and related-service agreements for students requiring specialized placements for the 2026–27 school year. The agenda and meeting minutes list multiple vendors and placements with substantial contract values: Academy 360 (Upper and Lower School) and related aides show a combined line in the agenda of $414,091.80; Bancroft placements and aides totaled $688,900.80 in the document; other named placements include Newmark, Deron School of New Jersey and Pillar Care Continuum with contract amounts recorded on the agenda.
The approvals covered both ESY (extended school year) and regular school-year tuition and aides, and the administration presented the contracts as required education services for students with individualized plans. The board approved the professional services contracts to secure related therapies and medical services (occupational therapy, speech, BCBA/ABA supports, nursing and psychiatric evaluations) to accompany placements. These contracts are funded from special-revenue grants and line items identified in the agenda and were approved as part of the School Administration and Academic Programs consent agenda. The item passed as presented.
