The vendor is required to provide speech and language, occupational and physical therapy, including but not limited to:
• Observing all school system and birth to age 21 policies and procedures as described during the orientation;
• Screening and assessment, including completion of written reports;
• Participating in the development of appropriate IEPs and IFSPs;
• Participating in IEP or IFSP team meetings as necessary;
• Planning and implementing child/student/family services;
• Communicating with families/guardians as agreed upon;
• Providing consultation with teachers, families, and respective service agencies;
• Monitor completion of required services on IEP and IFSP;
• Document response to therapy and consultation using appropriate department forms;
• Submitting completed medical assistance logs to the office of special education by the 10th day of the following month;
• Adhere to state requirements for supervision of assistants and provide documentation of the supervision;
• All billable hours are to be provided in a department facility, private school or infants/toddlers program location (child’s natural environment);
• Billable hours are not to exceed seven (7) hours per day for a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours/five (5) day work week, including travel time between locations is to be documented as billable hours.
• The daily lunch of thirty (30) minutes; and commute travel are not billable.
• With a board provided daily log supporting documentation, the invoice must break out billable hours by both discipline (speech language, occupational therapy and physical therapy) and program (infants and toddlers, preschool, extended IFSP, private school, and school age).
- School psychologist - duties of contractor/service provider
• Observing all school system and birth to 21 policies and procedures as described during the orientation;
• Screening and assessment, including completion of written reports;
• Participating in the development of appropriate IEPS and/or IFSPs;
• Participating in IEP or IFSP team meetings as necessary;
• Providing ongoing therapy or consultation with teachers, families, and respective service agencies;
• Communicating with families/guardians as agreed upon;
• Monitoring completion of required services on IEP and IFSP;
• Documenting response to services and consultation using appropriate department forms; and
• All billable hours are to be provided in a department facility, private school or infants/toddlers program location (child’s natural environment).
• Billable hours are not to exceed seven (7) hours per day for a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours/five (5) day work week, including travel time between locations is to be documented as billable hours.
• The daily lunch of thirty (30) minutes; and commute travel are not billable. - Contracted nursing - duties of contractor/service provider
• Bearing the exclusive responsibility for student’s daily supportive and medical care;
• Performing all tasks agreed upon by the parents and school nurse and IEP team.
• These tasks should be part of the IEP:
o Medication administration;
o Toileting;
o Transporting student to classes;
o Performing certain treatments such as catheterization, suctioning, and tube feeding; and positioning
• Maintaining all equipment used by the student;
• Apprising school personnel of any changes in the student’s health status;
• Accompanying the student at all times;
• Becoming thoroughly familiar with the implementations of the assigned student’s transportation procedures and be prepared to carry out these procedures;
• Being thoroughly familiar with the implementation of the assigned student’s emergency medical procedures and be prepared to carry out these procedures;
• Being thoroughly familiar with the implementation of the assigned student’s fire drill (and other natural disaster) procedures and be prepared to carry out these procedures;
• Participating in the implementation of this student’s academic program and other school activities at the discretion of the principal or designee and the classroom teacher;
• Promoting and protecting the optimal health status of children;
• Providing illness and injury assessments and interventions;
• Identifying, assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating of the assigned student’s health concerns;
• Maintaining regular, on-time attendance;
• Communicating effectively communicate with students, school staff, and families/caregivers;
• All billable hours are to be provided in a department facility, private school or infants/toddlers program location (child’s natural environment);
• Billable hours are not to exceed seven (7) hours per day for a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours/five (5) day work week, including travel time between locations is to be documented as billable hours.
• The daily lunch of thirty (30) minutes; and commute travel are not billable.
- Sign language interpreting – duties of contractor/service provider
• Observing all school system and birth to 21 policies and procedures as described during the orientation;
• Review of teacher lessons;
• Ongoing interpreting services;
• Communicating with families/guardians as agreed upon;
• Providing consultation with teachers, families, and respective service agencies;
• All billable hours are to be provided in a department facility, private school or infants/toddlers program location (child’s natural environment);
• Billable hours are not to exceed seven (7) hours per day for a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours/five (5) day work week, including travel time between locations is to be documented as billable hours.
- Registered behavior technician (RBT) - duties of contractor/service provider
• Observing all school system and birth to 21 policies and procedures as described during the orientation;
• Providing direct behavior support under the supervision of a board-certified behavior analyst (bcba);
• Participating in the development of individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPS);
• Implementing individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPS) and skill acquisition programs;
• Assisting with transitions and social skills development
• Collecting various data to report to the BCBA
• Assisting with transitions and social skills development;
• Collaborating and communicating with teachers
• All billable hours are to be provided in a department facility, private school or infants/toddlers program location (child’s natural environment).
• Billable hours are not to exceed seven (7) hours per day for a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours/five (5) day work week, including travel time between locations is to be documented as billable hours.
- In addition, contractors providing services to the following department programs must include: infants and toddlers program services
• Ability to provide early intervention supports and services to children ages birth to four and them
families;
• Availability to provide year-round services;
• Ability to travel and provide services in natural environments (homes, daycares, communities);
• Focus on family education and training; and
• Flexibility in service hours based upon needs of the infant and toddler program, with capacity to increase and decrease hours of service throughout the contract period based upon the need of department.
- School-based services
• Ability to provide services to students, ages 3-21, including early intervening services and IEP services;
• Support students’ abilities to access, participate and progress in their educational program in the least restrictive environment;
• Availability to travel and provide services in multiple schools; and
• Flexibility to change assignments based upon the needs of department.
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 30, 2025