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School board approves milk contract, calendar tweaks and league membership; several policy votes unanimous
Summary
The Bemidji Public School District board unanimously approved a series of motions during its May 19 meeting, including acceptance of two donations, awarding the milk contract to the incumbent distributor, approving calendar adjustments and voting to remain a member of the Minnesota State High School League.
The Bemidji Public School District board unanimously approved a series of motions during its May 19 meeting, including acceptance of two donations, awarding a two‑year milk contract to the incumbent distributor, approving revisions to the 2025–26 school calendar and voting to retain membership in the Minnesota State High School League.
The board accepted an anonymous $1,000 donation to the VHS debate team and an $806 gift to the Bemidji Middle School choir from Compass Rose LLC. The board approved the donations by voice vote; the motions carried unanimously.
On procurement, the board accepted a recommendation to award the district’s fiscal‑year 2026–27 milk contract to Performance Food Service rather than the lower bidder, 10 Fins Creamery. Administration told the board that 10 Fins’ bid was approximately $66,000 lower based on the quantities in the solicitation, but reference checks uncovered packaging, cleanliness and delivery‑reliability issues at other…
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