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Board approves contracts for school psychology services and fire-safety inspections
Summary
The Minersville Area School District board approved contracts for contracted school psychologist services (Apple Tree Educational Associates; Acorns to Oaks) and ratified a $7,500 contract with Berkshire Systems Group for fire alarm and sprinkler inspections for 2023–24.
The Minersville Area School District Board of Education on Aug. 23 authorized contracts to secure outside school psychology services and to carry out required fire‑safety inspections.
On a roll call vote the board approved a contract with Apple Tree Educational Associates, LLC for contracted school psychologist services for the 2023–2024 school year, covering IDEA evaluations, re‑evaluations and gifted written reports at a listed rate of $1,000 and records review at $550. The board separately approved a contract with Acorns to Oaks Consulting, LLC to contract Ms. Jocelyn Oakill for school psychologist services from Sept. 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; the contract lists service rates ranging from $70 per hour to $1,750 for a bilingual evaluation. Superintendent Dr. Carl G. McBreen told the board the district is advertising for an internal psychologist position as well.
The board also ratified the superintendent's signature on a Berkshire Systems Group contract for fire alarm, sprinkler tests and inspections at the high school and elementary center for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 at a cost of $7,500. On the question, Dr. McBreen explained the contract covers "yearly inspections at each site and any maintenance needed." The motions carried on roll call or voice votes as recorded.
The approvals aim to ensure special-education evaluation capacity and compliance with fire‑safety inspection requirements while the district continues recruitment for in‑house staff.
