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South Bend board votes to end Chartwells contract, plans to insource management and invest savings in staff raises
Summary
The South Bend Community School Corp board voted unanimously April 13 to terminate its Chartwells food‑service management contract and to insource management functions while bidding procurement for food supplies; staff estimated about $1.3 million in savings to be reinvested in employee pay, and the board concurrently ratified several Teamsters agreements raising hourly minimums to $20.
The South Bend Community School Corporation board voted unanimously April 13 to authorize termination of its food‑service management contract with Chartwells, a move district officials said would bring management back under district control while retaining external procurement for food supplies.
Superintendent Reid said the Chartwells contract runs through June 30 and that terminating it within the contract’s notice window would allow the district time to bring management duties in‑house and to bid a separate procurement contract for food. "This gives us enough time to make sure that we have the resources to bring back all the services in‑house," a district administrator told the board during the discussion.
District staff…
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