Board moved forward on consent items including PepsiCo contract, auditors and proposed food‑service budget

The Mifflin County School District board reviewed a multi‑item consent agenda and several roll‑call items covering minutes, policy replacements, finance items, personnel and contracts.

Under policies and curriculum the board reviewed draft replacement policies (numbers cited in the packet included policies 103, 104 on discrimination and harassment; 202 on eligibility of nonresident students; 234 on pregnant, parenting and married students; 308 on employment contract and board resolution; 317 on conduct/discipline; and 718 on service animals). The transcript does not record a roll‑call result for each policy but shows the items on the consent agenda for approval.

Finance items on the consent agenda included a request for permission to make necessary budgetary transfers for fiscal 2024–25 with a follow‑up list to be provided to the board, and the proposed three‑year engagement of Dunlopson Brown as auditors for the district. The finance presenter also highlighted the district’s preliminary June statements and noted the October 31 annual financial report deadline.

Personnel items included approval to carry over unused vacation days from 2024–25 to be used before Dec. 31, 2025 for specified administrators (including the superintendent and the director of building and grounds), and a proposed increase in the cafeteria substitute rate from $13.00 to $13.25 per hour beginning 2025–26.

On roll‑call item A, the board considered a five‑year PepsiCo beverage sales agreement for the district, retroactive to July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. A board member asked whether outside groups renting facilities would be required to sell Pepsi products; staff said they would review the contract language and report back by email to the board. The transcript records a brief affirmative response during the PepsiCo discussion.

The board also reviewed the food service budget for 2025–26. Staff recommended a 10¢ increase in meal prices for 2025–26 to account for higher food, paper and labor costs; that proposal would increase elementary lunch to $2.95 and secondary lunch to $3.10 if approved. Staff also reported a June 30 negative food service balance of $10,527 and noted recent donations that helped reduce debt.

Ending — Several items were presented for approval or inclusion on future board action lists. Where the transcript records an explicit outcome (PepsiCo contract discussion included an affirmative response), it is noted; for other consent items no explicit roll‑call outcome appears in the provided transcript and are recorded below as “not specified.” Board staff said they would follow up on contract language and circulate documents and transfers as information to board members.