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Northvale approves high-cost special-education tuition contracts and mental health assessment rates
Summary
Board approved tuition contracts for special-education placements (EPIC $144,515.70; The Forum School $98,010) and renewed Region III mental-health assessment agreements with per-assessment rates of $240 and $425 depending on provider type.
The Northvale Board approved several special-education tuition contracts and clinical service contracts as part of its finance agenda. The board approved a tuition contract for a special-education student at EPIC for $144,515.70 for July 6, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and a tuition contract at The Forum School for $98,010 for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
In related approvals the board authorized the Region III agreement with West Bergen Mental Healthcare for mental health assessments and school clearances at a rate of $240 per assessment performed by a LSW/LCSW/LAC/LPC or psychologist and $425 per assessment performed by an Advanced Practice Nurse or psychiatrist (F-39). These contracts were approved as part of the F-1 to F-39 package on a unanimous roll call vote.
