Board approves consent agenda; nutrition price changes, treasurer's report and 2025–26 budget also approved

The Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education approved its consent agenda, accepted the treasurer’s report and voted to adopt the district’s 2025–26 budget during the meeting.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: moved and seconded; board vote recorded as unanimous (Kate Douglas: Yes; Dylan: Yes; Tim Riley: Yes; Dr. Gay Washington: Yes; Dr. Marshall Baker: Yes). - Treasurer's report (item 5a): motion and second carried unanimously (same recorded board votes). - 2025–26 budget (item 5b): motion and second carried unanimously (same recorded board votes). - Adjournment: motion and second carried unanimously.

Child nutrition discussion and price changes Before the consent vote, the board discussed item 4d, a proposed meal-price increase for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Nutrition staff (identified in the meeting as Miss Veil) explained federal reimbursement and program constraints: - Federal reimbursement for a full-pay breakfast is $0.42, which the nutrition director said does not cover actual food costs (examples cited: a 2-ounce cereal serving at secondary schools costs $0.59; elementary 1-ounce cereal costs $0.36; milk costs $0.41). A quoted example put the food cost of a ‘‘pizza breakfast’’ with two fruits and milk at $1.96. - The district proposed modest increases rather than matching the full federal reimbursement benchmark of $2.84 for a full-pay breakfast. The nutrition director said a proposed 30¢–35¢ breakfast increase would generate roughly $23,768 a year if participation remained steady. - Federal rules limit how lunch reimbursements and charge structures operate; a 10¢ mandated increase in lunch prices was estimated to yield about $29,000 over a school year. - Three district schools remain on the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Highland Park, Skyline and Will Rogers; prices and eligibility for students at those schools would not change.

Treasurer’s report highlights Treasurer Tawny Christie reported cash fund balances as of May 31, 2025. Key points she provided: - A district ‘‘savings’’ figure (referred to in the meeting as the district piggy bank) was reported at about $1,479,000 after slight drawdowns tied to payroll adjustments and personnel items. - Ad valorem tax receipts were about $600,000 higher than the prior month and approximately $2.2 million above the auditor’s estimate, which Christie said improves fund balance positioning. - Building fund receipts were also higher than the auditor’s projection (about $87,000 higher that month, totaling $320,000 more than that estimate over time). Christie said the district paid its penultimate kicker payment in May and the final kicker building payment would be paid in June.

Budget approval Christie presented the 2025–26 budget and asked the board to approve it so the district could begin the new fiscal year with an adopted budget by July 1. The board approved the budget by unanimous vote.

The meeting record shows motions and unanimous roll-call-style voting for each action item listed above. No recorded votes in the transcript were negative or abstentions.