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Alma School District board approves meal price changes, hires science teacher
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Alma School District Board approved recommended changes to student and adult meal prices and voted to hire Carly Brasher as a science teacher. Board members also approved an amendment to the May minutes and moved into and back from an executive session on personnel.
The Alma School District Board of Education approved recommended changes to student and adult school meal prices and voted to employ Carly Brasher as a science teacher during a regular board meeting.
Board members approved the student-meal price changes based on a required lunch-price-equity model and carried a separate motion to accept adult meal price adjustments. A district staff member told the board the moves respond to the end of one-time COVID-era food-service grants and rising food and supply costs. The state is continuing a program providing free breakfast to students under the statute referenced by the presenter, and reduced-price families are being classified as free for reimbursement purposes, the presenter said. Specific dollar amounts for the new meal prices were not stated in the meeting record.
The board also voted to employ Carly Brasher as a science teacher for the Alma School District; the board moved and seconded the recommendation and the motion carried. The meeting record shows motions and seconds and the oral affirmation “All in favor. Aye.” but does not include numerical roll-call tallies for these votes.
Other administrative business included approval to amend the May minutes to show a board member’s physical presence at that meeting and a motion to enter and return from executive session for personnel matters. The board adjourned after approving the personnel recommendation and the minutes amendment.
Votes at a glance - Student meal price changes: Motion approved (vote tally not specified in record). Motion moved and seconded; chair called for “All in favor,” and the motion carried. - Adult meal price changes: Motion approved (vote tally not specified). Motion moved and seconded; chair called for “All in favor,” and the motion carried. - Employment recommendation — Carly Brasher, science teacher (Alma School District): Motion approved (vote tally not specified). Motion moved and seconded; motion carried. - Amendment to May minutes to reflect physical presence of a board member: Motion approved (vote tally not specified).
Board members and staff did not provide numeric vote counts in the transcript; the minutes should be consulted for certified tallies.
Ending The board closed by approving the personnel recommendations and adjourning. Several routine and forward-looking administrative items were placed on future agendas, including model policy updates from the Arizona School Boards Association for 30-day review and further discussion of long-term food-service viability.
