Colonial School District approves special-education contracts, including $19,473.30 tuition placement

The Colonial School District board on the evening of the meeting approved several educational services agreements to support students with specialized needs. The contracts include a tuition placement to Purdue Hope Academy for one student at $19,473.30 beginning March 15, 2026, plus contracted behavioral supports: registered behavior technician (RBT) services at $46.80 per hour, a part-time board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) at $110.92 per hour and a full-time BCBA at $105.47 per hour.

Board members indicated these agreements had been discussed in the executive session prior to the public meeting. The motion to approve the educational-services agreements was made, seconded and approved in open session; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the names of the mover and seconder.

Separately, the board approved four settlement-and-release agreements related to student matters; the motion record notes they were discussed in executive session for reasons of student confidentiality. No additional financial details for those settlements were disclosed in the public record excerpt.

The board also approved routine financial and personnel reports earlier in the meeting. The transcript does not include detailed debate about alternatives or documented dissent on the special-education contracts. Next steps indicated in the meeting materials are contract implementation and services start dates as listed in the agreements.