Following the termination of these contracts, Point Quest announced it is laying off 166 behavioral aides — 66 from Elk Grove Unified and 100 from Sacramento City Unified.
About the change, Elk Grove Unified said it is "working to expand its reliance on its own employees to meet the needs of students."
"I worry about parents that don't know that they are trying to pull and shift and move supports for our students," said Ferraro. "Stating that they are going to rely on their district employees? Which district employees? Does that mean they are going to hire?"
The district is hosting a hiring event on October 29 to fill hundreds of vacant 1-to-1 instructional aide positions with employees versus contracted ones.
Sacramento City Unified said filling those positions has been a major challenge in recent years.
In the meantime, SCUSD is continuing to contract behavioral aides with two different agencies: Covelo Group and ProCare Therapy. It claims the change will not reduce services to students, and it is continuing other contracts with Point Quest for other services, such as nonpublic Schools, and some other related services, such as speech.
Point Quest told CBS13 that it is in renewal discussions with the districts and is unable to share site- or program-specific details at this time.
"While this has been a difficult decision, our commitment to our mission remains steadfast: to support students with special needs and ensure they receive the high-quality care they deserve in their educational settings."
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