FPS staff report
June 29, 2009
In a marathon school board meeting Friday morning, the Carrollton Board of Education “zipped” through a four-page agenda in a total of 5 minutes!
Beginning this school year (2009-2010), all students district-wide - with the exception of high school students in grades 9-12 - will eat pre-packed lunches and breakfasts.
With only three of the five board members in attendance - which constituted a quorum - the Board voted 3-0 to enter into a contract with Preferred Meal Systems, Inc., based in Berkeley, IL., at a cost of $1.545 for each lunch and .919 cents for each breakfast.
According to school officials, the cost of lunches will receive a minimum of 5 cents credit for Carrollton schools commodities which will be signed over to Preferred Meal Systems. The final credit will be contingent upon what commodities and how many the company can utilize.
According to Carrollton Schools Treasurer Roxanne Mazur, the switch to packaged meals will save the Carrollton Exempted Village School District between $60,000 and $70,000 annually, plus the reduction of six cooks who will be paid July and August of this year.
The packaged meals will be provided to students at Carrollton, Dellroy and Augusta elementary schools and Bell-Herron Middle School. Students in grades 9-12 at Carrollton High School will be fed in the school cafeteria where meals will be prepared by school-employed cooks.
School lunch prices for students will remain at $2.50 and $2.75 for adult lunches.
In other business, the Board:
- ADOPTED fiscal year 2010 appropriations totaling $26,779.284.
- ADOPTED fiscal year 2009 amended appropriations totaling $26,195,567.20
- ACCEPTED a Memorandum of Understanding for Post Secondary Education Option Instruction between the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and Stark State College in which Carrollton schools pays the cost of textbooks and gives up a small portion of its per-pupil state funding.
- APPROVED a request of Sarah E. Stoffer, a third grade teacher at Augusta elementary school, for a leave of absence for the 2009-2010 school year.
- ACCEPTED the resignation of Maria Brothers as a teacher at Carrollton High School who was hired June 12, 2001.
- APPOINTED the following substitutes for the 2009-2010 fiscal year: Florence Furey, Aaron J. Howell, Corwin Koppelman, Jeff Mangun and George E. Sanford, all teachers, and Ronald W. Dyer, classified.
- RENEWED the school district’s fleet, property and liability insurance coverage with Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority effective July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, at a cost of $55,051.
- RENEWED membership in the Ohio School Boards Association Workers’ Compensation Group Rating program for 2010 at a fee of $2,401.
- CONTRACTED with the Tuscarawas-Carroll-Harrison Educational Service Center for the following services: Integrated Technology coach; Gifted Services, Family Medical specialist; Psychological services, Technology services, Occupational Therapy, Preschool, Alternative School, Attendance officer, Drivers Education and TEC Link Distance Learning.
- APPROVED the advance return of $983.99 from the EMIS ‘09 fund to the general fund.
- APPROVED the payment of bills totaling $480,406.86.
- HELD an executive session to evaluate the school treasurer.
- SET the next regular meeting for Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Carrollton High School Performing Arts Multi-Purpose room.
Attending the June 26 Board meeting were Board Members Rose Kienzle, Douglas Frampton and Cory Lutton, School District Treasurer Roxanne Mazur and two media representatives. Absent were Bonnie Little, who arrived at the conclusion of the meeting in time for the executive session, and Dr. Keith Burgett. |
