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Guilford County Board of Education
Regular Meeting
October 22, 2009

To:	Members, Board of Education
From:	Maurice O. Green, Superintendent Gwen Willis, Interim Chief Student Services Officer
Date:	October 16, 2009
RE:	Approval of School Health Nursing Services Contract

The Guilford County Department of Public Health and Guilford County Schools have maintained a contractual agreement for school nursing services. The contract is inclusive of providing nursing services to the elementary, middle, and high schools as well as compensation for salaries of five school nurses. The contract is renewed yearly and the 2009-10 contract requests payment in the amount of $286,961.

RECOMMENDATION: The administration recommends that the board approve the contractual agreement with The Guilford County Department of Public Health to provide nursing services as well as compensation for salaries for five school nurses in the amount of $286,961.

Attachment - Contract and Memorandum of Agreement

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