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Board approves wellness-policy rewrite, Aramark renewal and four new buses; stop-arm cameras and parent bus app discussed
Summary
The Poquoson school board approved a revised local wellness policy, renewed its food-service contract with Aramark for one year (with a 5¢ meal price increase), and authorized the purchase of four buses. The operations update also covered a clean USDA audit, GPS training for bus tracking and a city-led ordinance effort to permit stop-arm cameras.
The Poquoson City Public Schools board on April 15 approved several operations items aimed at student safety and continuity of services: a revised local wellness policy, a one-year renewal of the Aramark food-service contract (which includes a proposed 5¢ increase in breakfast and lunch prices), and the purchase of four new school buses, including a special-needs vehicle.
Miss Courtney Purdy and operations staff presented recognitions and routine updates; operations matters and safety initiatives were presented by Mr. Roberts (operations staff). Roberts told the board the division completed a U.S. Department of Agriculture audit last month with no findings and praised Aramark staff for the successful review. He said the proposed Aramark contract would continue an existing partnership and carry a modest 5¢ per meal increase for paid meals only; reduced-price meals would be excluded from the increase.
Nut graf: The approvals secure near-term services (food service and buses) and formalize wellness-policy language that the division says reflects practices already in…
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