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BY PAT FARNELLI<\/strong>
\n Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mountain View school board and administrators discussed proposed
\nbudgets for the 2016-17 school year Monday, hearing from food service
\nmanagement and the principals of the elementary and high school.
\nMelissa Hatala presented a pie chart showing percentages of expenses versus revenue.
\nAs the district relies heavily on the USDA subsidy, now approximately $208,000 but expected to rise to more than $210,000
\nnext year, Hatala said that the nutrition\/food service management
\nneeds to follow the regulations.
\n“The cost per meal would have been $3
\nfor everyone, without the subsidy,” she said.
\nThe district is now fully implementing the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, started under the Obama administration, and this involves mandatory whole grains, more fruits and vegetables, and low fat dairy products.
\nElementary school lunches are now $1.85, and may be going up to $1.95 or $2 next year, she said. High school lunches are $2.10 and may go up
\nto $2.20.
\nFood is still prepared at the high school and then transported across
\nthe road to the elementary school cafeteria.
\nHatala said that three of five food items must be chosen for a
\nstudent’s lunch, and that milk does not have to be taken. One of the
\nitems has to be a fruit or vegetable.
\nDr. Christine Plonski-Sezer objected to the requirement for lowfat
\nmilk. \u201cI am a diabetic, and that is not healthy. The fat is removed,
\nbut the carbohydrates are added,” she said. “The carbohydrates then
\nturn into sugar.”
\n“We do need to follow the regulations,” Hatala said.
\nHigh School Principal Robert Presley showed power point slides of his
\nproposed high school budget. “This budget is only about $5,000 over
\nlast year’s budget,” he said. “The textbooks are a major expense, but
\nsome of this can be taken out or spread over more than one year.”
\nPresley said that updating curriculum is a major expense, and that if all of the language arts textbooks for grades 6 to 8 are changed, as
\nwell as replacing English grammar texts that have been in use for
\nseveral generations of students, the cost would be $47,000.
\nSome of the $13,000 to replace the high school math textbooks should come out of the 2015-16 year’s budget.
\nHe noted that Susquehanna County Career and Technology costs, charter schools, and other programs eat up much of the funding.
\nThe grant total for next school year is $1,226,110, he said.
\nSome equipment upgrades include a database for the library, tables for consumer science, the library and other instructional areas, and replacement equipment for the weight room, including a treadmill, elliptical, and bicycle.
\nElementary school principal Christine Kelly spoke of the school’s
\nbudget, particularly for professional contracted services. A Triumph
\nLearning online program for grades 3-6 was discussed, along with
\nartist in residency programs.
\nShe said that the physical education budget will focus on replacing or adding playground equipment, which has not been done in years.
\nAn increased amount for general science supplies is budgeted.
\nDr. Christopher Lake spoke about the new kindergarten to grade five online program, budgeted at $78,000, and said that it is time for a
\ncurriculum upgrade for the elementary school, which is scheduled every
\nsix years. He is excited about the MacGraw-Hill “Wonders” and “Wonder
\nWorks” literacy programs.
\nIn other business, the board approved an extended school year program to run July 11 to Aug. 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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