Committee approves Emma Regis contract for 1:1 nursing services in special education

The school committee approved a contract with Emma Regis, an agency that supplies one-to-one nursing services (RNs, LPNs, CNAs) for special-education students who require on-site medical support. The attorney present confirmed he had reviewed the agreement prior to the vote.

Legal counsel William J. Connolly Jr. told the committee he had reviewed the contract, and the committee then moved, seconded and approved the agreement by roll call. Committee members clarified the agency will be used specifically for 1:1 nursing care rather than for teaching staff; administration said other agency contracts used for ancillary services (speech, OT) may return for renewal when appropriate.

The motion passed with affirmative roll-call responses from the members present. Administration said the superintendent or an authorized representative would sign the contract and that the district treats these agreements as recurring operational contracts that support students with medical needs.