Description
New Hanover County Schools is seeking proposals for Speech-Language Pathology Services to provide direct and/or consultative services in a school setting with students ages 3 through 22 years old. The services will be provided to individual children or young adults, in smoke-free educational settings, during school employee hours, on school calendar dates, and in accordance with Individualized Education Programs (IEP) for each student and/or federal, state or New Hanover County Schools regulations and procedures. The contract will be for the 2026-2027 school year, with an option to renew for two additional years.
Some key responsibilities of the successful bidder will include:
• Conducting screening and testing, obtaining diagnostic information, analyzing information, and making recommendations regarding programs and services
• Developing individual education plans for each speech-language eligible student in collaboration with the classroom teacher, parent, LEA representative, and other pertinent professionals
• Planning therapy and using appropriate diagnostic tools and therapy techniques to support the curriculum
• Providing consultation to parents, teachers, and other appropriate school personnel
• Maintaining Medicaid billing profiles and therapy notes on all Medicaid eligible students
The successful bidder will be selected based on their technical proposal, which should include firm overview, scope of work, services approach, quality of personnel, background, experience, and capacity, as well as references and additional capabilities.