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Board discusses therapy-service costs, Medicaid/state reimbursement, and food-service budgeting
Summary
Board members reviewed a higher-than-usual therapy-services bill and confirmed the district serves roughly 40–50 students receiving PT/OT; funding comes from the 011 account, with partial Medicaid and state reimbursement (discussed rates around 27–34%). Food-service spending is on track and the board discussed expanding scratch-made offerings and potential salad bars.
Board members flagged a spike in February charges for physical and occupational therapy and sought clarification on caseload and funding. S2 reported the district currently provides PT/OT to "40 to 50 kids" each month and said knowing that caseload made the expense understandable.
Administrators explained therapy services are funded out of the district’s 011 account and receive partial Medicaid and state reimbursement. S7 and S4 discussed reimbursement rates; speakers cited roughly 34% in some years and lower historical rates near 27% to 32%, with program specifics affecting collections.
On food service, S4 reported fund 50 expenditures are tracking close to prior years (about 73.87% expended through March), indicating the food-service program remains fiscally on track. The board discussed possible five-day-a-week salad bars next year; S4 said kitchen staffing and equipment (including small purchases such as fans for safety) would be addressed in budget planning.
The board asked finance and operations committees to incorporate potential food-service changes into the preliminary budget schedule and to report back at the June finance committee meeting.
Next steps: administrators to return reimbursement detail as part of the finance committee work and include food-service budget scenarios for committee review.
