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Board approves interlocal agreement for school resource officer; meal prices to remain unchanged
Summary
The board authorized an interlocal agreement with the Town of Highland to provide a school resource officer for 2026–27 at $109,348.64 and approved keeping student and adult meal prices unchanged for 2026–27 (breakfast $1.75; elementary lunch $2.25; secondary lunch $2.50; adult lunch $3.80).
The School Town of Highland Board of Trustees approved an interlocal agreement with the Town of Highland to fund a school resource officer (SRO) for the 2026–27 school year.
Administration said the interlocal agreement sets the SRO program cost at $109,348.64 and includes a 2% salary increase, a one-time paid premium and a 10% increase in taxes. A board member moved to approve the interlocal agreement and the motion passed by voice vote.
On food service, Britney Luster, the food service director, recommended that student and adult meal prices remain unchanged for the 2026–27 school year. The prices read into the record were: elementary and secondary breakfast $1.75, adult breakfast $2.25; elementary lunch $2.25, secondary lunch $2.50, adult lunch $3.80; milk $0.50. The board approved the recommendation to keep prices static. Board members emphasized outreach to families to complete free-and-reduced lunch applications, noting federal funding levels (Title programs) rely on application data.
