Manchester Schools Sets Prices For 2007-08 Lunches, Books
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Jen Gibson-jgibson@timesuniononline.com
NORTH MANCHESTER - Prices for school lunches at Manchester Community Schools will rise in the 2007-08 school year.
Tuesday night at its regular meeting, the Manchester School Board approved a motion to raise the price of school lunches by 10 cents each for regular school lunches. The price for free and reduced lunches will not change.
Lunch prices have been the same at Manchester for the past three years.
The increase is necessary to cover the costs of rising fuel and supply costs as well as salary and insurance increases.School lunches now will cost $1.90 at the junior high and $1.80 at the elementary school. Breakfast wil increase to $1.45 at the junior high and $1.30 at the elementary school level. Milk will rise to 35 cents.
The board also approved textbook rental fees for grades K-8. Textbook rental prices for the high school vary with classes.
In other business, the board:
n Approved handbook changes proposed over the past two meetings. The changes will be refelcted in this year's handbooks.
n Approved raises for classified staff and bus drivers. Classified staff will receive raises of 3 percent and bus driver's raises will depend on experience, miles driven and hours.
n Received copies of the proposed 2009-10 school calendar for review. The calendars will be voted on at the July 10 meeting.
n Accepted the 2007-08 Title I grant funds in the amount of $177,774.29.
n Approved the hiring of Patricia Shoemaker, kindergarten educational assistant at Manchester Elementary School; Jody Rockwell, second grade teacher at MES; Jody Sarber, senior high math teacher at Manchester Junior-Senior High School; Alyssa Mobley, volunteer cheer sponsor at MJSHS; Carol Miller, head cook at MES; and Kyle Weiland as athletic driector at MJSHS.
n Accepted the resignation of Kyle Wieland as math teacher, student council advisor, girls golf coach, and volunteer assistant boys golf coach at MJSHS.
Manchester School Board members are Sally Krouse, president; Jan Fahs; Brian Schilling; Steve Lambert; Kent Terrill; Steve Flack; and Todd Speicher. Superintentdent is Dr. Diana Showalter. Speicher was absent from Tuesday's meeting.
