Bottom line

The board will be asked to increase student meal prices for 2003-2004. Elementary and secondary students will see a 5-cent price increase each for lunch ($1.65, $1.90) and breakfast ($1, $1.15). Reduced and adult prices for lunch and breakfast will not change.

Background

The school district’s food service is self-supporting and is continuously hit with price increases of its own. State and federal reimbursements have not kept up with the costs of production and are inadequate to maintain nutrition standards established by law.

Other business

• Convene an executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss with the board’s attorney a matter protected by attorney-client privilege.
• Approval of the consent agenda.
• Report of board president Austin Turney.
• Report of Supt. Randy Weseman.
• Board commentary.
• Consider for approval increases in student meal prices.
• Consider purchase of band and orchestra instruments from National Education Music Co. for $16,664 and from Manning Music for $11,072.
• Consider approval of letter of agreement with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, to provide two types of services: mental health services at the Douglas County Youth Services at the Detention Center and therapeutic services to the school district.
• Consider purchase of computer workstation replacements. Approval will allow the district to buy 619 computers from Microtech Computers Inc. for $540,387.
• Consider purchase of occupational education materials from DEPCO for $19,650.
• Board policy first readings on substitute teaching and communicable diseases.
• Board policy second readings on child abuse, job descriptions, political activities and enrollment.
• A general overview presentation of the 2003-2004 budget.