4/16/2008 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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4.2 Circuit Breaker { The school is expecting to receive a total of$239,000 in Circuit Breaker-funding. 4.2 Revolving funds Ms. Lugo reviewed the revolving funds account. 4.3 School Lunch Ms. Lugo reviewed the March 2008 lunch program report. There were $47,000 in sales and $38,000 in expenses, leaving 00.00 profit for the month. Mrs. Bradshaw explained that Mr. Scott diverts items. This means taking free items from the government and sending thrn to a processor to be made into something more usable and palatable for our students. For example, government cheese is seat to Land of Lakes. If Mr. Scott purchases cheese from Land o' Lakes it costs a case, but by diverting it costs $22 a case. .2 Medicaid Reimbursement Ms. Lugo stated that so far the school has received approximately $183,000 in reimbursements and everything is on target. Ms. Lugo discussed that the current Medicaid reimbursement contract with UMASS expires on May 31, 2008 and she would like to extend the contract for one year, possibly two years. Mrs. Mills made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bailey to contract out to UMASS for two years. Mrs. Grady stated that she would like to see the contract in writing before a vote at the next meeting. Mrs. Mills rescinded her motion. Mrs. Grady stated that when the school left the Cape Cod Collaborative it was not due to having any problems with thein. Ms. Lugo stated that there are some issues regarding special education transportation that she would like to discuss. She stated that the issues include the aging fleet of vans, rider ship exceeding van capacity, and lack of response in advertising for substitute drivers.She stated that the school has no funds to update the fleet or purchase any transportation software or video monitoring equipment. School Committee Finance Meeting 4/16/08 2