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District operational departments report staffing cuts, aging equipment and rising costs
Summary
Child nutrition, technology, facilities and finance directors reported staffing reductions, end‑of‑life equipment and higher operating costs during a district operations update.
District leaders presented a bundled update Wednesday on operational departments that keep schools running — child nutrition, instructional technology, facilities and finance — and described concurrent pressures from staff turnover, aging capital equipment and rising consumable costs.
Shannon Quinn, Child Nutrition director, said the department has shrunk from roughly 30 employees to about 25 and that food costs and supply formulation changes are squeezing budgets. "Kids can't do school while they're hungry," Quinn said, explaining why…
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