Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 8/13/2018 - 7:00 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 13.12 (Item #12) Contract Between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Therapy Travelers for Speech and Language Pathologist Services for the 2018-2019 School Year
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure Therapy Travelers Contract and Insurance
File Attachment:
18-19 Therapy Travelers Contract and Ins.pdf
Summary: Therapy Travelers is a non-public agency (NPA) that provides Speech and Language Pathology Services for school based services that are identified on Individual Education Plans (IEP's). When the district (MDUSD) is not able to fill all open positions with district employees, the use of contract agencies is necessary to ensure that we are in compliance with state and federal law that govern special education. Therapy Travelers is a company that will be utilized to provide Speech Services to ensure that all of our needed Speech Services are covered for the 2018-2019 school year. This past school year the department had four SLPs retire and another four move onto other school districts, creating further openings. Therapy Travelers has found one SLP to assist in these openings. MDUSD Personnel Department and Special Education continues to recruit and hire district employees.
Funding: Special Education Department Program Code 1219 Speech / Audiology
Fiscal Impact The contracted amount between MDUSD and is Therapy Travelers for $100,000 and is already included in the approved budget for the 2018-2019 school year.
Recommendation: Approve the contract between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Therapy Travelers for speech and language Pathologist services for the 2018-2019 school year.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Amy Sudrla - Special Education Administrator
Signed By:
Wendi Aghily - Chief, Pupil Services and Special Education
Signed By:
Deborah Cooksey - Associate General Counsel
Signed By:
Nance Juner - Director of Fiscal Services
Signed By:
Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Brian Lawrence Moved, Member Linda Mayo seconded to approve the Original motion 'Approve the contract between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Therapy Travelers for speech and language Pathologist services for the 2018-2019 school year.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 5 - 0
   
Linda Mayo     Yes
Joanne Durkee     Yes
Cheryl Hansen     Yes
Brian Lawrence     Yes
Debra Mason     Yes