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Board reviews special-education contracts, proposed reserves for special education and curriculum
Summary
Board packet included multiple recommended services agreements for 2025–26 (Leader Services IEPWriter subscription at $12,111; Allegheny IU comprehensive services; Pressley Ridge addendum raising per-semester fees) and a staff recommendation to create assigned reserves of $700,000 for special education and $400,000 for curriculum, instruction and technology using 2023–24 funds.
District staff presented several recommended agreements and a proposal to set aside assigned fund balances to shore up special-education services and curriculum needs.
The agenda includes a recommendation to approve Leader Services for IEPWriter.com/Progress Monitoring Module/504 Module/SIS Bridge at a cost of $12,111; a comprehensive service agreement with Allegheny Intermediate Unit for 2025–26; and an addendum to Pressley Ridge that would increase semester fees by $1,000 and ESY fees by $100. Staff also recommended service agreements with New Story and The Day School at the Children's Institute for the 2025–26 school year. The agenda lists these items as recommended approvals; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote adopting them during the work session.
To stabilize funds for mandated services, staff recommended creating assigned fund balances using 2023–24 funds: $700,000 for special education and $400,000 for curriculum, instruction and technology. The record shows the board reviewed these recommendations as part of the business agenda.
