Board approves contracts for exceptional-programs services after staff explains RFP and compensatory needs

Aug 20, 2026

The board discussed and then approved consent-agenda contracts that together represent a historically typical but sizable set of special-education services (staff said spending reflects projected IEP-driven needs and that compensatory services will be required if contractors have not begun services at the start of school).

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Board members discussed a package of contracts on the consent agenda for exceptional-program services — physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, dyslexia and reading specialists — and staff described how those contracts are driven by individual education program (IEP) referrals and projections rather than a fixed, per-site amount.

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