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Actions at a glance: May 11 Operations Committee — classroom budget cap and nutrition committee approved; May 18 planning meeting set
Summary
At its May 11 meeting, the Operations Committee recorded a 3-0 recommendation to cap the elementary classroom conversion at $65,000 (pending a second estimate), approved formation of an ad hoc nutrition committee (3-0), and tentatively scheduled a May 18 strategic planning meeting on middle/high school remodels; individual vote names were not specified in the minutes.
Key actions recorded by the Operations Committee on May 11, 2026:
• Classroom conversion: Committee recommended obtaining a second contractor estimate and set a proposed maximum project budget of $65,000 (including contingency) for converting an elementary guide space into a classroom. Vote: 3-0; individual votes not specified in the minutes.
• Nutrition committee: Committee approved formation of an ad hoc nutrition committee to improve food quality, increase student participation in hot lunch programs, and explore more scratchcooked meal options. Vote: 3-0; staff to return with proposed membership and timeline (recommendations due within one year).
• Scheduling: Committee tentatively agreed to meet May 18 for strategic planning discussions on potential middle/high school remodeling and referendum strategy.
Other discussion items (no formal action recorded): potential daycare use of the former KwikTrip building (possible $250,000 WEDC grant and MOU with the city) and interest in negotiating a flexible three-year lease with the owner of the current Options In Education facility. Staff follow-up was requested on those items.
