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Proviso 209 trims holiday tournament costs and pursues USDA Farm-to-School grant
Summary
Board members were told the district cut the holiday tournament budget from $117,193 last year to $52,290 this year by shifting staffing to administrators and students and bringing in food vendors. Separately, staff described a proposed USDA Farm-to-School partnership with the Real Food Collective to launch mobile markets and student learning labs.
Proviso Township High School District 209 officials told the board that the district has substantially reduced the budget for its December holiday tournament and is pursuing a USDA Farm-to-School grant to expand fresh-food access and student learning.
Unidentified Speaker 6, presenting the finance packet, said the district spent $117,193 on the tournament last year and is "proposing this year to spend $52,290," calling the roughly $62,000 reduction the result of shifting staffing to administrators and students, bringing in food vendors and moving from printed tickets to wristbands. "We're looking…
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