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School Town of Highland board approves 2026–27 vendor contracts, accepts donations and handles routine business
Summary
Trustees approved several operational contracts for the 2026–27 school year (milk, bread, food supply, produce, menu planning, sanitation and snacks), accepted listed donations, approved financial reports and passed a resolution to enable alternate service agreements with private education agencies.
The School Town of Highland Board of Trustees approved multiple vendor contracts, accepted donations and completed routine end-of-school-year business during its meeting.
Administration recommended awarding the district’s food-service and related operational contracts for 2026–27, including milk (Prairie Farms), bread (Alpha Baking Company), general food supplies (Gordon Food Service), menu planning (Hospital Purchasing Services), produce (Piaza) and sanitation and snack vendors. Trustees moved on each recommendation individually and approved the listed vendors; the milk vote was recorded as 3–1, and several other motions were recorded as 4–0 in the meeting minutes.
The board received and approved a list of donations to district schools and programs, including a $100 gift from Richard Novak for boys basketball camp and a $1,000 donation of books from the Highland Education Foundation for an after-school book club. The administration also reported an anonymous donation of $1,856.75 to food-service student accounts and multiple smaller donations to support athletics and summer programs.
In other routine business trustees approved the treasurer’s report and the final voucher docket, adopted the Highland Middle School 2026–27 handbook revisions as presented, accepted a building-and-ground report included in the packet, and approved a resolution permitting the district to secure alternative service plans involving private education agencies after consulting with the superintendent. The resolution package described a 15-day finalization requirement following application.
Why it matters: vendor awards and the alternative-services resolution shape who supplies meals and contracted services to Highland students next year and how the district may partner with private education agencies for specialized services.
Votes at a glance: - Minutes (May 19, 2022): approved (motion passes; recorded dissent noted) — SEG 017–027 - Treasurer’s report: approved — SEG 226–233 - Voucher docket: approved — SEG 234–246 - Donations: approved (detailed list included in packet) — SEG 247–326 - Milk (Prairie Farms): awarded (motion passed 3–1) — SEG 355–382 - Bread (Alpha Baking Company): awarded (motion passed 4–0) — SEG 383–394 - Food supply (Gordon Food Service): awarded (motion passed 4–0) — SEG 395–402 - Menu planning (Hospital Purchasing Services): awarded (motion passed 4–0) — SEG 403–410 - Produce: awarded (motion passed 4–0) — SEG 411–424 - Sanitation: awarded (motion passed 4–0) — SEG 425–433 - Snacks/smart-sacks (commercial food systems): awarded (motion passed) — SEG 434–443 - Alternative services resolution (Indiana Dept. of Education / private agencies): approved — SEG 452–472 - Highland Middle School handbook (2026–27): approved — SEG 473–488
Administration said the recommendations were based on the lowest and best bids received and that the packet includes vendor specifics and contract documents for public review. One trustee asked that the bid items be read and voted on individually; the board followed that procedure.
