Board approves year-end finance actions, food-service contract and several capital and software purchases
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The board approved year-end closing actions, a food-service management contract and other capital and software expenditures including an electrical switch replacement, PowerSchool support and workers' compensation renewal.
The Mill Creek Township School District board approved a block of finance and operations items that included year-end closing authority, a food-service management contract, an electrical switch upgrade, PowerSchool consultant hours and a workers' compensation insurance renewal.
Under the year-end closing authorization, the board approved closing the 2024–25 fiscal year books in June, authorized payment of bills that arrive before the next regular meeting in August, and directed administration to transfer funds necessary to complete budgeted expenditures. "Actions of the administration be reported at the next regularly scheduled board meeting in August," Mister O'Toole said during the presentation.
The board approved a one-year food-service management contract with The Nutrition Group for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The proposed food-service budget lists revenues of $4,178,975.07 and expenses of $3,960,165.30. Recommended student meal prices will not change from the prior year; adult meal prices were increased (adult breakfast $3, adult lunch $4) to maintain compliance with adult-student price comparisons.
Capital and contractual approvals included an electrical switch-gear replacement at Tracy Elementary School at a posted cost of $97,550 to address original equipment reliability issues. The board also approved two PowerSchool-related items: a mandatory software upgrade with mentoring and a 116-hour consulting purchase to support HR and accounting software use and troubleshooting; the mentoring and consulting quotes were listed at $22,756.50 and $23,664, respectively. The board approved the workers' compensation insurance renewal for 2025–26 at $135,427 (an increase of about $2,000 over the prior year).
Members approved the bundled items by voice vote after discussion and questions about specific line items. Administration said additional details on some programs (for example, child-development registration and year-end forecasts) would be reported at the next meeting.
These approvals set the district's financial operations for the upcoming fiscal year and authorized staff to complete routine closing and contract tasks ahead of the August reporting cycle.