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Spencer, a district staff member who presented budget figures, and Elizabeth Martinez, Director of Nutrition Services, told trustees the fund shows roughly $4.6 million in planned expenditures and about $4.2 million in projected revenues. Martinez said the fund has a positive reserve that will cover the projected shortfall and that no general-fund transfer is expected.

The projected deficit matters because the nutrition fund is federally restricted: “We don’t share money with anybody,” Martinez said, explaining that federal reimbursements must remain in the nutrition fund and be spent only on eligible food-service costs.

District finances and what they pay Chartwells
Spencer told the board the largest cost in the fund is personnel — about $2.1 million to $2.2 million budgeted for roughly 44 positions — plus a contract payment to Chartwells that totals about $1.9 million. That Chartwells amount includes a management fee (covering two Chartwells employees dedicated to Carson City) and per-meal charges plus food and consumables.

Spencer: “All of that rolls into that $1,900,000 — food costs and, like, paper products, those types of things.” Martinez added that Chartwells’ regional purchasing power and rebate agreements typically return a few hundred thousand dollars per year in savings to the district.

Other budget lines include about $250,000 for equipment such as industrial ovens and mixers and roughly $250,000 budgeted for commodities expenditures, which are partly offset by about $270,000 in commodity revenue.

Where revenue comes from
Spencer and Martinez said revenue comes mainly from federal reimbursements tied to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, student meal sales and smaller state matching dollars. The district budgeted about $1.0 million for meal sales; federal reimbursements were reported at nearly $2.9 million in the previous year’s audit. State matching funds are modest (about $35,000 in the figures presented).

Martinez: “Each lunch that we make last year cost approximately $3.60 to make,” which she said includes food, paper goods, salaries, benefits and expendables.

She gave the board per-meal reimbursement amounts from the last audited year: paid meals 59¢, reduced-price meals $4.29 and free meals $4.66. Martinez said about $1.60 of the $3.60 per-meal cost is food and paper and roughly $2.00 is salaries and benefits.

Meal pricing, unpaid balances and donations
Board members asked about meal prices and unpaid meal debt. Trustees were told published prices are roughly: elementary lunch $3.50, middle school $3.75 and high school $4.25. Breakfast prices are $1.75 for elementary and middle school and about $2.50–$2.75 at high school, according to a staff speaker who noted one figure was checked later.

Martinez said unpaid meal debt across the district is about $39,000. The district’s policy is to feed any child who requests a meal and record the unpaid balance on their account rather than refuse service.

Martinez also described a district “angel account” funded by donors to cover debts and help families. “I have one person in the community who sends a thousand dollars a month to our angel account,” Martinez said, but she added donations are not keeping pace with growing uncollected balances.

Community Eligibility Provision and program risk
Martinez and Spencer explained how the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) affects reimbursements and why the district’s level of direct certification matters. Under CEP, a school that meets a calculated threshold can serve all students free of charge and claim a set percentage of meals at the free rate; district staff used the federal multiplier (1.6) and direct-certification data in examples.

Martinez warned trustees that local direct-certification rates have been falling, and that the district may not meet CEP thresholds on as many campuses in coming years. She named Bordewick, Empire, Fremont, Mark Twain and Fritsch as the five schools currently operating CEP this year, and said the district will re-evaluate CEP eligibility on a multi-year federal cycle. “It is a very real possibility that no schools in our district will be able to operate CEP,” she said, describing her advocacy trips to Washington, D.C.

Board questions and next steps
Trustees pressed staff about options: raising paid-meal prices, outreach to increase free and reduced-price applications, and continuing donor appeals. Martinez said price increases are governed by federal reimbursement formulas and local policy choices, and cautioned that steep increases risk reducing participation and revenues.

Martinez also said the district will send a parent reminder about applying for free and reduced-price meal status (direct applications can affect eligibility and federal calculations). She and other trustees discussed better outreach and parent engagement to capture eligible applicants.

What the district will do next
District staff said they will continue monitoring meal counts and revenue trends and may adjust budget estimates at the mid-year December revision. Martinez said staff are doing more scratch cooking, student sampling and menu feedback events, and that they will keep the board informed if the CEP outlook or fund balance projections change.

Evidence and provenance
Topic introduction excerpt: \"Agenda item number 1, roundtable discussion ... Presentation and discussion regarding the nutrition fund in the Carson City School District. Welcome, Spencer and Elizabeth.\" (transcript block starting at 0.32)

Topic finish excerpt: \"Thank you so much for your time.\" (transcript block starting at 4709.515)

Ending
Trustees had no action items on the nutrition fund at the meeting; staff asked the board for feedback and said they would return with updates as revenue and direct-certification data firm up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Carson City - Carson City School Board","oneSentenceSummary","Carson City — The Carson City School District’s nutrition services fund is projected to run about $350,000 short for the coming year, district staff told the board during a workshop and later an informational update.","taxTitle","Carson City, Ormsby County, Nevada","taxId",4609,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458217,"Carson City summer school served fewer students after fees were reinstated; completion rates stayed high",2280,4715000,6995000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715&start=4715&end=6995","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715/thumbnail_4715000.jpg","/articles/6458217/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Carson-City-summer-school-served-fewer-students-after-fees-were-reinstated-completion-rates-stayed-high","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458217-d125db787733b515290e1d6db157407b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776144192&Signature=Kk9tUbBO3ZXYMtn4mv0hl32gVQ9umaBpYwJKbp1AlLpmRlU-P1ZoCrxaWk9lc~O1huh-vV6V3QIDaG7m04PjvsElGbyx0nJ3an1pnlN8pJOiRwfwtX2hJ7I1zWVn1vtmbdP2Msi4vCX79~a4L0dizS1HjINscmLQiZvGGWZLHgWnIpklEEkPT3y~hSsxoZO4qxI8EQnWDMg7FiNWnQYkrM2SE5FYNsbb6nN40fczaRgGLP9VF7OB6Qioz-K0UpNQtIUUg0GzWrhEsYk1YXPL1bxEV2~WuJOjiKo~gJj0d~1IO~EeeNaRibai1m9N~qgi5YPaU65564DScUQqr-JAiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City — Carson City School District officials reported that summer school for 2024–25 served fewer students than in prior years after the district resumed charging fees, but course-completion rates remained high and the program produced several summer graduates.

Shawna Wooldridge, who runs the district summer program, told the board the program had 203 high-school students enrolled this year, with about 503 total course enrollments started and a course-completion rate near 98 percent. Staff said the district allocates about 300 seats for high-school credit recovery and 100 seats for middle-school recovery (50 at each middle school).

Wooldridge said the district shifted to a paid model this year and set the fee at $100 per class with a $200 cap for multiple classes. Reduced-price families pay half ($50 per class, $100 cap). She told trustees the fees led to lower overall enrollment but that many student fees were waived because of qualifying conditions: free/reduced lunch status, McKinney-Vento homelessness designation, English-language-learner status, or individualized-education-plan needs.

Wooldridge: “We had 203 total students from the high school. … We did have 98.2% of our classes finished.”

Who used summer school and why
District staff described the typical summer-school participant as a student who was credit deficient and needed concentrated time to recover one or more half-credit courses. Officials said many students completed one or two classes; a smaller number completed three or more. The program recorded a number of summer graduates: the presenters said 10 high-school students completed requirements and graduated in the summer cohort, with several family members attending the ceremony.

Principals and counselors explained supports used during the school year to reduce reliance on summer school. The high school has expanded an intervention block and added online-credit-recovery options during the school year so students can make progress without waiting for a summer term. Middle schools reported advisory and intervention scheduling to identify gaps earlier and to offer credit-recovery options before students reach the point of retention.

Equity and logistics
Board members pressed staff on equity: whether the fee model bars students who cannot pay, and how the district ensures students who need recovery can attend. Wooldridge said only a small portion of students actually paid; many had fees waived because of economic or programmatic criteria. The district also offers refunds to families who register and do not show; presenters said there were two refunds processed in the summer session described.

Trustees asked about program quality and learning retention after compressed coursework. Administrators said credit-recovery courses include pretests that can waive content units if students demonstrate mastery; most students who completed multiple classes showed “light-bulb” signs of increased engagement that district staff said tends to reduce the need for future credit recovery.

Next steps
District leaders said they plan monthly parent-engagement events, earlier communication about credit and intervention options, and continued expansion of in-school interventions (advisory, intervention blocks and exact-path supports) so fewer students need summer recovery.

Evidence and provenance
Topic introduction excerpt: \"Okay. Moving on to agenda item number 9, informational update on the CCSD summer school program for the 20 24, 20 25 school year. And this is for discussion only. And we welcome Shanna Woolridge, Dan Carstens, Gina Hope, and Amy Robinson.\" (transcript block starting at 4715.995)

Topic finish excerpt: \"Thank you so much for your presentation. I know that that you guys put a lot of work into this. We appreciate it.\" (transcript block starting at 6994.405)

Ending
District staff said they will continue to offer fee waivers for qualifying families, expand in-year intervention options to reduce summer demand, and step up parent engagement and outreach.","District staff reported lower summer enrollment after reintroducing fees but high completion rates: nearly all students who started courses finished them. Officials described expanded interventions during the school year to reduce future summer needs and noted equity measures to waive fees for low-income and at-risk students.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458207,"Board reviews proposed staff conduct policy and updates to drug-and-alcohol policy in first reading",828,9491000,10319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715&start=9491&end=10319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715/thumbnail_9491000.jpg","/articles/6458207/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Board-reviews-proposed-staff-conduct-policy-and-updates-to-drug-and-alcohol-policy-in-first-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458207-de7ce88210a15780792584c95165e029/orig.mp4?Expires=1776144192&Signature=ZoZYH01Kw93ztKnxaUGx6RlEPyMs8kLW~irZSZfMN4RDs9maE74bUNvIps4CLTmWyIg-ETgPAZqBDZmDtTtnwIhvxpedwqDVww1uW~EoqlC5HC8AIihaff4oq9Tg0B4KnAe3T0c~8Frn2wjhiBVt9KYe6v5mqDfAJ4FdUEYdV8cUYTB7FI-kURYtPRQnj~b76HimoQSc-vPEUqSip4yK2-qPaY8JmQ4s5mx2cnTIC0KlSeUZTr6xMGS~ErcpeckaK83Z0oKwittVt~EcZu-egRqWqQWvgA6SSQD~3puRmw6cuD~Vi6UCMz6Tg4NDa7NdI0LfbIDNln~nAG2ojy-TtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City — Trustees reviewed proposed revisions to staff conduct and workplace drug-and-alcohol policies in a first reading; no formal action was taken.

Dan Sadler, the district’s chief human-resources officer, presented a draft policy (proposed as Policy 1040) to replace earlier mirrored policies (3-43 and 4-43) that addressed bullying, harassment, intimidation and discrimination for certified and classified staff. Sadler said the goal of consolidating the policy under an “all staff” section is clarity and consistent application across employee groups.

Sadler noted the draft removes the term \"sexual harassment\" from the policy text as a way of directing allegations that meet Title IX definitions into the district’s Title IX grievance procedures rather than the bullying/harassment policy. \"We're not removing protections for sexual harassment,\" he said; \"the process, for filing a grievance is a separate process from harassment, bullying, discrimination and intimidation.\"

Trustees suggested minor wording edits to clarify that the prohibited behaviors affect teachers’ ability to teach and students’ ability to learn.

Sadler also presented a revised drug-and-alcohol policy (Policy 2-25) for first reading. He said the updated language responds to changes since the policy’s last substantial revision (the policy carried a 2008 adoption date) and clarifies testing contexts: pre-employment screening, reasonable-suspicion testing, post-accident testing, and Department of Transportation/safety-sensitive testing where applicable.

Trustee Richard Varner asked whether PoolPac (the district’s policy review group) had recommended random testing; Sadler said the review supported random testing only for DOT/safety-sensitive positions, not district-wide random tests.

Sadler said the district uses local testing providers (Concentra and other clinics) for pre-employment and workplace testing and that post-accident procedures and reasonable-suspicion steps will be included in the implementing regulation.

Next steps
Both policy drafts will return for additional review and formal board action at a later meeting. Sadler said he had notified bargaining groups of the proposed changes and would continue to consult legal counsel and labor representatives as the drafts are finalized.

Provenance
Topic introduction excerpt: \"Agenda item number 11 discussion on proposed changes to CCSD policy 3 4 3, prohibited conduct, employee bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination, which includes renumbering the policy to, 1,040 in section 1,000, all staff. This is for first reading and for discussion only. Welcome, mister Dan Settler.\" (transcript block starting at 9491.09)

Topic finish excerpt: \"Thank you very much. And, again, this is the first reading. So thank you.\" (transcript block starting at 10318.835)

Ending
Trustees took no vote; both items remain under review and will come back as formal action items after regulatory and bargaining review where applicable.","At first reading trustees reviewed a consolidated harassment and bullying policy to replace mirrored certified/classified policies and a revised drug-and-alcohol workplace policy that updates testing language and clarifies that federally funded district employees must follow federal law on controlled substances.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458211,"Carson City School Board adopts restorative discipline plan; policy emphasizes plans over punitive contracts",1735,7757000,9492000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715&start=7757&end=9492","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823198-e2da8bc4bc87cb541bf6d9a1866da715/thumbnail_7757000.jpg","/articles/6458211/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Carson-City-School-Board-adopts-restorative-discipline-plan-policy-emphasizes-plans-over-punitive-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458211-1ff93b9358489ada5fa8ffd6aabda185/orig.mp4?Expires=1776144192&Signature=nct4XROZ2sa0UP4YNBQYBoDCcHm0But4ZCutvoi8j0Sog1AHUSxzoP4kf6pgybTzGOf~XdYhHqMVKSjwlz6T5BZX2fi3DdLv3A4oqckz5ZQ1-KfM0Qgguq00p5cvLpLnKYUXeTC77kHdyz~cK6NBOy5RyDpsVB1wC458u55Y161jdIgTs44bLpg8VFP5Hq~jjQP2qu9vJAKWFajrZqpvVjyEZ6CK-6nmVjpGh6BojXAc2InB4oQf0Up3pgNQbXq-TdskADF3YhJeXPYeitb~-cEzVMdjEp2t4hcjGkeFuTXjd6r9h2zuDke7hUWE7W4c2h0-IxvfjmHqZib7ecPvnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City — The Carson City School Board voted to adopt the district’s restorative discipline plan for the 2025–26 school year, a required annual review under state law that the board approved after a presentation and discussion.

Christy Perkins, who presented the plan, said it aligns the district’s response to student behavior with a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) and restorative practices. Perkins described the plan as focused on teaching pro-social behavior, layering interventions and building supports rather than relying on punitive “contracts.”

Perkins: “The switch to a plan is really layering on more supports... rather than just signing a contract.”

The board voted on a motion to accept the plan; Trustee Mike Walker moved the motion and Trustee Richard Varner seconded it. President Brenda Ramirez called for the vote; the motion carried.

Key elements and school-level review
Perkins outlined the plan’s components: a tiered menu of universal (Tier 1), targeted (Tier 2) and intensive (Tier 3) supports; documentation and coding standards in the district’s Infinite Campus system; timelines and reporting expectations for bullying investigations; and the requirement that sites assemble restorative-plan review teams each year (administrators, teachers, classified staff and recommended parent or community members).

Perkins said the plan must be posted on the district website and at each school site after board approval. She also said the district’s intervention assistance team is available to help sites implement restorative plans and collect data on effectiveness.

Changes from last year
Perkins told the board the plan’s most notable change from the prior iteration is replacing the term “contract” with “plan.” She said research and practice favor a layered-plan approach that can be adjusted and augmented rather than a signed contract that simply lists prohibitions.

Trustee and public questions
Trustees asked about parental involvement on review teams, the role of student members and the district’s SafeVoice reporting system. Perkins said principals had invited parents to serve where possible; one high-school review team included a student member at the school’s request. Perkins also explained how SafeVoice tips route to district staff and local law enforcement when appropriate.

Vote and next steps
Motion: Accept the restorative discipline plan for 2025–26. Motion by Trustee Mike Walker; second by Trustee Richard Varner.
Outcome: Approved (President Ramirez: “All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries.”)

Perkins said the district will publish the plan and support sites as they implement and report back as needed.

Provenance
Topic introduction excerpt: \"Agenda item number 10. Presentation and possible action to adopt the CCSD restorative discipline plan for the 20 25, 20 26 school year as required by NRS 3 09/1944, and this is for possible action. Welcome, Christy Perkins.\" (transcript block starting at 7757.705)

Topic finish excerpt: \"All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Christie, thank you again so much for all your work on this.\" (transcript block starting at 9481.01)

Ending
Perkins said the district will post the approved plan and continue to assist schools with implementation and data collection. The board took no additional action beyond adopting the plan.","The board approved the districtwide restorative discipline plan required by Nevada law, replacing \"contracts\" with layered restorative plans and affirming MTSS-based prevention and supports. The motion passed without recorded dissent.","actionData","errors"]

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