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Board praises food-service turnaround, adopts budget amendment and approves SRO agreement and routine items
Summary
Business manager reported a marked improvement in food-service finances after introducing bonuses; the board adopted a FY2025 budget amendment, approved a three-year MOU to continue two school resource officers, approved lunch-price adjustments and adopted a crisis handbook and early-graduation request.
Business Manager Mr. Smith told trustees the district finished the fiscal year in a positive cash position and highlighted a financial turnaround in the food-service program after the district implemented a bonus program for food-service staff. "In 2025 we transferred $53,461.39 from the general fund to our food-service program. The year before it was $185,989.79," Smith said, adding that the district paid roughly $40,000 in bonus payments while still reducing the general-fund subsidy by about $135,000 compared with the prior year.
Trustees moved and approved a set of actions during the meeting. The board adopted the FY2025 budget amendment as presented (a voice vote recorded with at least one opposition vocalized in the transcript). The board approved a three-year memorandum of understanding with the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office to continue two school resource officers, with some clarifying discussion about policy language that references weapons and vehicle definitions.
On food-service and nutrition pricing, trustees approved 2025–26 lunch prices as presented. Mr. Smith noted there would be no increase to elementary lunch prices and a modest increase for secondary lunches (25 cents per lunch) but cautioned that international tariffs and food-price volatility could require future adjustments. The board also approved the 2025–26 crisis handbook and an early-graduation request for a student.
Where the transcript records a vocalized objection during roll-call responses, the meeting record does not provide a full roll-call tally; the board's actions were taken by voice vote on the motions noted. The board agreed to follow up on implementation details and any necessary policy clarifications brought up during discussion.
