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Urbana SD 116 board approves consent items, Quest food contract extension, SRO continuation and a Handle‑With‑Care pilot with Urbana Police
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and separate votes to extend Quest Food Services for 2025–26, renew the CU transit contract, continue School Resource Officers at multiple schools, accept donations, and greenlight a one‑year Lifting Up LLC 'Handle With Care' pilot with Urbana Police to notify schools when students experience trauma.
The board moved and approved a consent agenda that included bills, personnel items and the appointment of the external auditor. After pulling several items for separate consideration, the board amended minutes to reflect corrected attendance and approved them by roll call.
On contracts: the board approved a CU transit district contract renewal for student transportation and extended the Quest Food Management contract for the 2025–26 year after Quest representatives described corrective steps taken following prior health inspections — retraining for staff, third‑party Steritech audits, weekly internal audits and development of a new family‑facing website to launch in the fall. Quest representatives Emily Lane and Marissa Trout told the board they have passed recent reinspections and are working to improve menu access and special‑diet information.
Safety and student supports: the board voted to continue School Resource Officers at Urbana High School, the middle school and the sixth‑grade center; a middle‑school dean’s supportive email was read into the record. The board also approved a one‑year professional services agreement with Lifting Up LLC to pilot a Handle With Care notification system in partnership with Urbana Police; the system would securely notify designated school staff via a student‑ID code when law‑enforcement activity or trauma occurred at a student’s home so staff can offer supports. Community partners (United Way and a local coalition) will fund the pilot year.
Other votes included approving the district calendar for 2026–27 and awarding a one‑year cleaning contract for the sixth‑grade center to ESS Clean, Inc. by competitive bid. The board scheduled a special meeting on student discipline and adjourned.
