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Meeting Date:
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6/4/2014 - 7:30 PM
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Category:
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Untitled
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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18.5 (Item #8) Increase purchase order with Speech Pathology Group.
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Professional Learning
Professional Development Focused on Special Populations Goal 2.7-2.10 Professional Development Focused on Special Populations Goal 2.7-2.10
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Enclosure
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Contract and insurance
Job fair list
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Mt. Diablo Unified School District utilizes Independent Service Contractors to provide services established through the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process. Speech Pathology Group (SPG) provides speech and language pathologists (SLP) for vacant SLP positions in the district, independent speech evaluations, and speech services to Non-Public Schools. The Personnel Services Department and Special Education have worked diligently to find district staff to cover these positions. Together, they have presented at job fairs at colleges and professional organization conferences for speech pathologists. These efforts led to multiple applications, interviews and offers of employment with the district.
At the end of last year, MDUSD had over twenty vacant SLP positions. Five additional district speech pathologists either retired or left the district. Another SLP took a leave of absence for the 2013-2014 school year. MDUSD had hoped to replace the vacancies with new district hires, but was unable to find quality applicants. The attached document lists the District’s recruitment attempts during the 2013-2014 school year.
At the June 24, 2013 board meeting, a contract was approved with SPG based on the number of vacancies (18) at that time. With the additional six vacancies, the contract with SPG needs to be increased to cover the services needed by students with IEPs. In addition to the district employees, another contracting agency was unable to replace a SLP that had been working in the district, decreasing their contract but adding to this increase in SPGs. At the January 29, 2014 Board Meeting, an additional $700,000 was authorized to cover these vacant positions. That amount represented the available funds from staff vacancies. As positions have remained unfilled, additional funds are required to cover the vacancies for the remainder of the school year.
The final projected contract amount for SPG is $2,089,843.19, requiring an increase at this time of $253,043.19.
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Funding:
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General Purpose/Special Education Program Code 1219. Program Code 3140. Program Code 1661.
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Fiscal Impact
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The new projected contract amount for SPG is $2,089,843.19 and is already budgeted for the 2013-14 school year
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Recommendation:
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Approve the contract/purchase order increase with Speech Pathology Group.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Christian Patz - Administrator
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Signed By:
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Kerri Mills - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Bryan Richards - Chief Financial Officer
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Signed By:
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Larry Schoenke - Legal Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| New Motion | | Member Lynne Dennler Moved, Member Linda Mayo seconded to approve the New motion 'Approve the contract/purchase order increase with Speech Pathology Group.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 1. | | The motion Carried 4 - 1 | | | | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Lynne Dennler | Yes | | Cheryl Hansen | Yes | | Brian Lawrence | No | | Barbara Oaks | Yes | |
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