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Approved the award of $3,500,000 for ESE Contracted Services to 25 vendors providing behavior, speech, and therapy services.
The vote: 5-0
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 8.01 through 10.07).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $3,500,000 from General Fund-ESE Services Department Fund
In plain words
A five-year contract award for special education services, including behavior analysts, speech therapists, interpreters, occupational and physical therapists, and teachers for the visually impaired, to 25 vendors.
What changes The district will use these 25 vendors to provide special education services at various sites throughout the district starting July 1, 2025.
Who and the money $3,500,000 from General Fund-ESE Services Department Fund for services at various sites throughout the district.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Lake County Schools (LCS) Procurement Services Department requests the Board to approve RFP Agreement 25-0124-P-KK923 – ESE Contracted Services with 25 Vendors providing all or some of the necessary ESE services."
Why (staff, quoted) "Lake County Schools (LCS) Procurement Services Department requests the Board to approve RFP Agreement 25-0124-P-KK923 – ESE Contracted Services with 25 Vendors providing all or some of the necessary ESE services."
Paid from General Fund-ESE Services Department Fund
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
RFP #25-0124-P-KK923 ESE Contracted ServicesLake County Schools agenda, Jun 9, 2025, item 8.04. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend the Board approve the award 25-0124-P-KK923 – ESE Contracted Services to the following companies: Vendor Location Lots Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. Columbia, MD 1, 2, 4 BehaviorRx LLC Gilbert, AZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Cirrus St Augustine, FL 3 Collaborative Therapies Winter Park, FL 2, 4 Community Rehab Associates, Inc (CRA) St. Petersburg, FL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Edge Therapies LLC Bradenton, FL 2, 4 Integral Partnerships Haines City , FL 2, 4 Ms. Courtney`s Therapy Services, LLC Weston, FL 2, 4 Orange Tree Staffing, LLC Maitland, FL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Pediatric Developmental Services Pikesville, MD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Pediatric Therapeutic Services LLC (Kelly Services, Inc) Conshohocken, PA 1, 2, 4, 5 PJH Consulting INC. Stuart, FL 2 Positive Behavior Supports Corp Stuart, FL 1 PSI Associates LLC Knoxville, TN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SignTalk, LLC Orlando, FL 3 Special Communications, LLC Gainesville, FL 3 SpeechBuild
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Jun 9, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved renewal of a piggyback agreement to buy milk and dairy products from Dairy Farmers of America for $1,500,000.
- Next item: Approved the 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Facility Inspections for all school board-owned and leased buildings, as required by state law.
- All items from Jun 9, 2025