The Board approved or expanded numerous contracts for special education services, including therapy staffing, evaluations, and legal support. Vendors such as RO Health, Sea Change Therapy, Vital Healthcare, SpeechCom, Sunbelt Staffing, Ascend Rehab, Autism Spectrum Therapies, Autism Diagnostic and Intervention Connections, Dynamic Education Services, Helping Hands/Thrive Care, and legal firm Fagen, Friedman, and Fulfrost received new agreements, addenda, or additional funds, with several contracts in the 100,000–805,000 range for 2025-26 and 2026-27. These moves indicate rising service demand and reliance on contracted providers for speech, OT/PT, nursing, behavioral support, and independent educational evaluations. For special education service companies, this both identifies incumbents and signals continuing growth in outsourced services, suggesting future opportunities for overflow capacity, niche evaluations, or competing on quality and cost when renewals or addenda are next considered.
Total special education contractual spend approved or adjusted in this meeting is several million do...
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