The St. Bernard Parish School Board approved multiple food‑service bid tabulations and a revised 2024–25 budget during its April 8 meeting.

The board approved bid tabulations for bread (item 5.1), milk (5.2) and the broader food products category (5.3) covering the contract period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Staff said the district selected the lowest responsive bids for each line item. The board voted to approve those tabulations; each motion passed on a recorded voice vote of 10 in favor and zero opposed.

Nut graf: Purchasing these items under annual bids locks in vendor prices for one year; fresh fruits and vegetables will be solicited monthly because market prices vary, staff said.

Item 5.4 authorized staff to solicit quotes monthly for fresh fruits and vegetables for the same July 2025–June 2026 period; the board approved the monthly solicitation, and staff said the process allows better price control in a fluctuating market.

On finance item 5.5, the board approved revisions to the district's 2024–25 general fund and special revenue fund budgets. Staff said adjustments reflect slightly higher local sales tax and ad valorem trends, a finalized Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) allocation for the year, and the addition of state allocations for high‑dosage tutoring and childcare (birth–age 3) flow‑through funds. Salary and benefits categories were adjusted to reflect projected actual expenditures; group insurance premiums increased midyear by roughly 4 percent, staff said. The board approved the revised budget by voice vote, 10–0.

Votes at a glance: motions to approve the letters of assurance mailing, food bid tabulations (bread, milk, food products), solicitation for fresh produce, and the revised budget each passed on recorded votes of 10 in favor and none opposed.

Ending: Staff advised the district will pursue renewal of the maintenance and repair millage before it expires next year and will finalize next year’s budget in coming months; fresh produce quotes will continue to be solicited on a monthly schedule to account for market fluctuations.