Whitley County Consolidated Schools board appoints library candidate and approves food contracts, meal-price increase and FFA grant

The Whitley County Consolidated Schools Board of Trustees unanimously approved several routine items and one appointment at its June 15 meeting.

The board confirmed Payan Dody to fill the remainder of Mrs. Bowers’ term on the public library board after board members said Dody was the lone applicant and had previously been interviewed in February. Board discussion noted the application period had been posted on the district website and closed earlier that week. A motion to appoint Dody was moved and seconded and passed by unanimous voice/raised-hand vote.

On administrative matters, the board approved renewal of the Food to School purchasing cooperative contracts for the 2026–27 school year. Board members posed no questions during the meeting and moved to approve the contract awards; the motion passed unanimously.

The board also approved a modest recommended increase in full-pay lunch prices for the 2026–27 school year. During discussion a board member praised the district’s food-service team for maintaining relatively low meal prices despite higher food costs and noted the district includes a free-breakfast program. The motion to adopt the recommended meal price increase passed unanimously.

Finally, the board accepted a Deco Foundation grant to support an FFA field trip. The item was presented as a formal grant approval (the board also described the award in the meeting materials as equivalent to a donation). The motion to accept the grant was moved, seconded and passed unanimously.

The board handled the consent agenda without questions and approved it by unanimous vote. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript; the minutes record the motions passing by unanimous assent during the meeting.