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Germantown board approves mileage rate, budget adjustments, travel requests, sets open-enrollment seats at zero and signs administrative contracts
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Germantown School District board approved a set of routine and substantive items: a 2026 mileage rate of 72.5 cents per mile and GSA meal per diems, budget adjustments for 2025-26, several overnight student trips, and a motion to set zero open-enrollment seats for 2026-27; the board also approved multiple administrative contracts after a closed session.
The Germantown School District Board of Education on Jan. 20 approved a series of motions advancing routine administration and several substantive decisions.
Votes at a glance
- Mileage and meals: The board moved to forward to the full board (finance committee recommendation) and approved a 2026 mileage reimbursement rate of 72.5 cents per mile and adoption of the U.S. General Services Administration meal per diem rates for January 2026 (Breakfast $16, Lunch $19, Dinner $28). Motion carried by voice vote after clarifying the cents/decimal format.
- Budget adjustments: The board approved a set of six 2025-26 budget adjustments (Title III change, increased library aid, capital…
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