Board agrees to fund two school nutrition positions and adopts FY27 nutrition budget

During the meeting the nutrition department asked the board to fund two positions to address a shortfall caused by the district salary schedule increase and current program allocations. A department representative said program revenues were insufficient to cover the increased personnel costs and outlined a series of cost-control and participation strategies including menu adjustments, targeted marketing ("Tri Tuesdays"), inventory tracking, increased presence at school open houses, offering breakfast in the cafeteria rather than grab-and-go at some schools, and adding shelf-stable options for planned virtual days or weather events.

A board member moved to supplement the nutrition department's request for two positions; the motion was seconded and approved by a show-of-hands vote. The board then considered the FY27 school nutrition budget, which the presenter summarized as projecting expenses and revenues with program- and school-level breakdowns in the packet. A motion to approve the school nutrition budget for fiscal year 2027 was moved, seconded and approved by show of hands.

The motions were recorded in the public meeting as approved by voice/hand vote; specific mover/second names and roll-call tallies were not provided in the public transcript.