Cuts $3,500,000 from The Stepping Stones Group's special education contract, lowering its cap to $3,500,000

This amendment lowers the most the district can spend with The Stepping Stones Group from $7,500,000 to $4,000,000, a cut of $3,500,000. The contract covers special education services required by a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), under a nonpublic school/agency contract. The period stays July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. Reviewed Oct 3, 2026

Corrected Oct 3, 2026: The new contract limit was corrected from the printed $3,500,000 to $4,000,000, the figure on the attached amendment.

Discrepancy from the official text. The official text's numbers don't add up: $7,500,000 minus $3,500,000 is $4,000,000, but it states a new total of $3,500,000. The attached amendment lists $4,000,000. (Confirmed by a reviewer.)

Notes on the official text

A second reading of the official text found a new total of $3,500,000.

Vendor / partner: The Stepping Stones Group · San Jose, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: Special education
Sub-category: Nonpublic schools & agencies
Term: Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $3,500,000
Previous total: $7,500,000
New total: $4,000,000
Funding: Special Education
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-0102 · agenda O.-20
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 11, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School/Agency Master Contract 2025/26 by and between the District and The Stepping Stones Group, San Jose, CA, for the latter to provide Special Education services, stated in Agreement, required by a student’s Individualized Education Program, by decreasing the amount by $3,500,000.00, reducing the not to exceed amount of the Agreement from $7,500,000.00 to $3,500,000.00, for the unchanged period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

History

Feb 11, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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