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Trustees debate food-service procurement as students and staff complain about quality; district says state prototype bid required vendor selection by price
Summary
Trustees and public commenters raised longstanding complaints about food quality and staff treatment while district staff explained that state procurement rules require a low-bid award for management contracts and that the district has revised the state prototype to include higher quality and operational standards.
Trustees and members of the public pressed the Mount Vernon board on June 3 over persistent complaints about school food quality and service as district staff explained the procurement process for food-service management.
Several trustees and speakers said complaints about food quality, late lunches and staff turnover remain widespread. Trustee de Grandpre and others said a petition from Denzel Washington School of the Arts asked the district to retain current food staff. One trustee said she was holding roughly 78 letters from students documenting poor food service.
District staff responded that two separate procurement tracks were used: an RFP to hire a food-services consultant and…
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