Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that
school district costs for teachers» health insurance rose at an average annual rate of 4 percent above inflation from 2004 to 2012.
Not exact matches
Instead of helping the country's largest
school district install broadband
for the lowest
cost, from 2002 to 2008, Lanham padded his own pockets.
The recommended upgrade would add an estimated $ 801,720, including $ 351,720 in startup
costs, to the $ 2,133,871 MCSD currently allots
for security, according to Muscogee County
School District security director Scott Thomann.
$ 1,503,270 in AFG funding, which flows to the Saanich
School District annually for routine school maintenance
School District annually
for routine
school maintenance
school maintenance
costs.
$ 3,983,030 in Annual Facilities Grant (AFG) funding, which flows to the Greater Victoria
School District annually for routine school maintenance
School District annually
for routine
school maintenance
school maintenance
costs.
For the Chicago Public
Schools, the empty seats undermine efforts to boost achievement and
cost the
district millions in attendance - based funding.
The National
School Boards Association has been particularly vocal about this point, saying that it will actually cost school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.&
School Boards Association has been particularly vocal about this point, saying that it will actually
cost school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.&
school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call
for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as
for weekly requirements
for «dark green and orange vegetables.»
(
For more on the funding issue, check out school food reformer Dana Woldow «s excellent piece on how the new nutrition requirements will effectively force many districts, especially those in which labor and food costs are high, to start (or continue) dipping into classroom funds to pay for school meal
For more on the funding issue, check out
school food reformer Dana Woldow «s excellent piece on how the new nutrition requirements will effectively force many
districts, especially those in which labor and food
costs are high, to start (or continue) dipping into classroom funds to pay
for school meal
for school meals.)
The new contract spells the end of the
district's short - lived foray into the National
School Lunch Program, which provides federal reimbursements in exchange
for offering healthy free or reduced -
cost meals to low - income students.
Two years ago, the
district decided to participate in the National
School Lunch Program that reimburses school districts for the cost of providing lunch to low - income stu
School Lunch Program that reimburses
school districts for the cost of providing lunch to low - income stu
school districts for the
cost of providing lunch to low - income students.
The Partners
for BIC grant is targeted to help high - need
schools and
districts cover up - front
costs commonly associated with implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom; funds can be used to purchase equipment and supplies, provided some staff support and training, or to procure marketing materials and other related
costs.
If your Texas
school or
district was affected by Harvey, and you're interested in implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom in SY 2017 - 18, the Partners
for BIC can help; if you qualify, our grant can help cover upfront
costs associated with breakfast - in - the - classroom startup and implementation
costs such as equipment, outreach, promotion, and other related expenses.
Schools and
districts in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah can apply NOW
for breakfast - in - the - classroom grant money to cover the upfront
costs often associated with the startup and implementation of breakfast in the classroom and «grab n» go» programs, such as purchasing equipment, outreach efforts to parents, program promotion, and other related expenses.
[21] Similarly, the
School Nutrition Association estimated that the cost of providing a school lunch was $ 2.92 for the 2008 - 2009 school year, which is considerably higher than the average per - meal revenue for paid meals the following year in the 20 largest districts ($ 2.07 in elementary schools and $ 2.41 in high sch
School Nutrition Association estimated that the
cost of providing a
school lunch was $ 2.92 for the 2008 - 2009 school year, which is considerably higher than the average per - meal revenue for paid meals the following year in the 20 largest districts ($ 2.07 in elementary schools and $ 2.41 in high sch
school lunch was $ 2.92
for the 2008 - 2009
school year, which is considerably higher than the average per - meal revenue for paid meals the following year in the 20 largest districts ($ 2.07 in elementary schools and $ 2.41 in high sch
school year, which is considerably higher than the average per - meal revenue
for paid meals the following year in the 20 largest
districts ($ 2.07 in elementary
schools and $ 2.41 in high
schools).
[15] Concerns also have been raised about the use of
school food revenues to pay
school districts for indirect
costs.
And as I sat through this
district's presentation,
school food professionals in the audience were eagerly asking
for more details about all of it: the
cost of the coffee cups, whether the lid and cardboard sleeve were included in the price, which extra-brightly-colored Trix were used in the treats shown above (apparently Trix Swirls is the more eye - catching choice).
For those who aren't familiar, BOCES is a shared - service provider that helps
schools control
costs by providing programs and services
districts can't afford on their own, including nutrition services.
And if you're a layperson like me, I also recommend taking a look at the slides
for this 2012
School Nutrition Association presentation by two food service directors, just to get a taste of the struggles
districts face in handling this delicate issue and the
costs they incur both in lost meal charges in trying to collect on delinquent accounts.
In approving the Nitti subdivision, a planned development of 56 new homes to be built on the site of the former Elmhurst Hospital site on Berteau, Elmhurst city council members also approved substantial increases in impact fees that will add $ 10,100 to the
cost of a house in the subdivision and generate $ 470,000
for Elmhurst
schools and $ 95,000
for the Park
District.
Under the Buffalo Grove Park
District program at her local
school, her
cost would drop to $ 52.50 a week per child
for morning and after -
school care.
When I asked CPS
for comment, I was told by a spokesperson that «CPS has a
school lunch program that provides healthy, nutritious lunches at no
cost to students throughout the
district.
According to those officials present, despite the fact that Houston is the seventh largest
school district in the country and therefore a major consumer of milk, the profit margins
for dairies supplying
schools (as opposed to private entities) is extremely low and would be wiped out by the manufacturing
costs associated with making such changes.
Recent
cost estimates
for the room provided by the
school district approached $ 800,000.
The city, in return, would redevelop
school park property near that patch of land, add a walking track, improve the
school district's soccer field and add a new baseball and softball field
for a
cost of up to $ 180,000.
Four months after getting the private Latin
School to stop building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents has filed a new lawsuit seeking to keep the Chicago Park District from reimbursing the school for its construction
School to stop building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents has filed a new lawsuit seeking to keep the Chicago Park
District from reimbursing the
school for its construction
school for its construction
costs.
The proposed
school site could
cost up to $ 4 million with the Illinois Capital Development Board reimbursing the
district for 60 percent of the
cost, or about $ 2.4 million.
The
school board decided to demolish Cherry Hill School at 2800 Washington St. and build a new kindergarten center for the district after calculating renovation and drainage
school board decided to demolish Cherry Hill
School at 2800 Washington St. and build a new kindergarten center for the district after calculating renovation and drainage
School at 2800 Washington St. and build a new kindergarten center
for the
district after calculating renovation and drainage
costs.
Sandburg and Willow Grove High
Schools have gotten the go - ahead to become part of Orland Park, giving the village a
school it had been seeking and cutting some costs for Consolidated High School Distric
school it had been seeking and cutting some
costs for Consolidated High
School Distric
School District 230.
Todd Drafall, the
district's business manager, said the
schools are open to providing healthy food options but are limited by finances, which were further strained by a slight increase in the past few years of students qualifying
for free and reduced -
cost lunches.
If the Park
District receives a grant to help pay the expected $ 1 million cost of grading the land for soccer, baseball and softball fields, the governmental agreement would allow both the school district and park to use the
District receives a grant to help pay the expected $ 1 million
cost of grading the land
for soccer, baseball and softball fields, the governmental agreement would allow both the
school district and park to use the
district and park to use the fields.
«It didn't
cost me more to use the real deal chicken when you were here,» said Jeanne Reilly, Director of
School Nutrition for RSU 14, a district I'm consulting with as they make incredible strides in school foodservice excel
School Nutrition
for RSU 14, a
district I'm consulting with as they make incredible strides in
school foodservice excel
school foodservice excellence.
The village would issue general obligation bonds and turn over the funds to the Park
District, while the school district would repay the village for the cost of t
District, while the
school district would repay the village for the cost of t
district would repay the village
for the
cost of the park.
The Community Eligibility Program (CEP) is a meal service option
for schools and
school districts in low - income areas — allowing the nation's highest poverty
schools and
districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no
cost to all enrolled students without the burden of collecting household applications.
School nurses can help increase student nutritional intake through school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school
School nurses can help increase student nutritional intake through
school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school
school breakfast participation by encouraging their
school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school
school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no
cost to all students, particularly in
schools or
school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school
school districts with high concentrations of students certified
for free and reduced - price
school school meals.
The Park
District and
School District 200 jointly applied
for a federal highway safety grant that raked in 80 percent of the project's
cost, up to $ 871,000.
Village officials said Tuesday that they have talked with developers about the proposed impact fees
for the
school district and, though developers are concerned because home costs will increase, they agree that there is no other way to secure needed revenue for Distr
district and, though developers are concerned because home
costs will increase, they agree that there is no other way to secure needed revenue
for DistrictDistrict 140.
The competition showcases the hard work and creativity of Middle
School teams across the
district as they are challenged to plan a reimbursable lunch menu that includes the appropriate meal components (meat / meat alternate, grain, milk, fruit and vegetable), follows the USDA National
School Lunch guidelines, and
costs no more than $ 1.20
for the entire meal.
Schools and
districts often struggle to find money
for additional
costs like equipment.
The panel acknowledged that its recommendations would increase
costs and called
for a higher federal reimbursement to
school districts, capital investments and money to train cafeteria workers to make the changes.
For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitchen
For example, in Willis Independent
School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitc
School District in Texas,
school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitc
school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only
for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitchen
for supervision, security, and cleanup
costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a
school kitc
school kitchen.22
And, after accounting
for things like labor and kitchen equipment
costs, only about half of that is spent on actual food, according to the
school district for Bridgeport, Connecticut.
They believe CEP unfairly subsidizes the meals of kids who could afford to pay full price, at enormous
cost to taxpayers, and have advocated
for a 60 - percent threshold to determine a
school or
district's eligibility.
The board directed staff to draw up two sets of plans,
for a $ 68,000 playground and $ 98,000 playground, to present to the
District 54
school board in hopes that
school officials will agree to share the
cost of the larger project.
As labor accounts
for about the same amount as the typical
school district pays
for food (about 44 % of the budget
for the program), it is impossible to determine if other
schools or other
districts could try to do a similar program with a local restaurant, or even just with their own chef and cooking facilities, unless they know the labor
costs.
Furthermore, many public
schools lack the facilities
for cooking and food storage that Chef Boundas has at his disposal, and while I didn't find out exactly what Chef Boundas pays his labor, it may well be less than labor
costs would be in a highly unionized
district.
This area gets even trickier because not every student on «paid» status actually does pay — some
school districts allow student with no free or reduced eligibility and no money to pay
for their lunch, to «charge» the
cost of the meal, and then try later to collect these unpaid charges from the family, often with mixed success.
Labor
costs often amount to as much as half of the budget
for a
school nutrition department, but salary
for cafeteria workers varies greatly, with some
districts paying close to minimum wage
for entry level workers, while others may pay closer to $ 15 - 20 per hour even
for those workers still at first step.
One
school or
district may have a partnership with a large corporation, like Whole Foods, allowing them to source some healthier food items
for a favorable price; if your
school district can't get the same deal, then this will affect whether you can offer the same kind of meal
for the same price as a
district which does have a low
cost source
for better food.
The bottom line facts you need to know: under the new
school food law passed last year,
school districts must bring the price
for a paid lunch (that is, a lunch purchased by a student who does not qualify
for free or reduced price meals) into line with what the meal actually
costs, eventually charging an average of $ 2.46 per lunch.
How much would it
cost for 812
school districts (not
schools) to hire an attorney to write a protective policy?