The Tri-County R-7 Board of Education approved an increase in meal prices during a meeting on Thursday, July 9.
According to information provided by Superintendent David Probasco, meal prices were increased by 10 cents following the recommendation from the USDA. The 2020-21 meal prices are $1 for breakfast and $1.95 for lunch, grades kindergarten through four; $1.25 for breakfast and $2.20 for lunch, grades five through 12; and $1.75 for breakfast and $2.50 for lunch, adults. Reduced student meal prices are 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch.
Approval was given to bids from Graves Foods for bread, Hiland Dairy for milk products and Landes Oil and MFA for fuel. The board approved the employee and student handbooks for next year and voted to request bids for a $150,000 certificate of deposit that matures in August.
There was discussion regarding the 2020-21 budget, with no action taken. The board set the annual tax rate hearing for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20.
The next meeting of the board will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 in the superintendent’s office at the school in Jamesport.
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