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Board reviews purchasing, nutrition and capital updates; trustees ask for clearer thresholds and scheduling
Summary
Trustees questioned the purchasing report’s preferred-provider charter-bus listings without cost caps and asked for clearer dollar thresholds; nutrition reported USDA reimbursements cover about $4.71 per lunch (40% food, 45% labor) and defended menu variety despite student complaints about daily pizza. Capital projects staff updated timelines for convocation center and demolition recommendations.
During the Nov. 18 meeting, trustees reviewed operational matters including the purchasing report, school nutrition costs and capital projects updates.
Purchasing: Staff presented the purchasing reports (consumables, non-consumables, and contracts) and explained the use of vetted charter-bus vendors on a preferred-provider list used when school buses cannot be scheduled. Several trustees pressed for clearer fiscal thresholds and questioned why the B-report lists vendors without dollar…
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