In accordance with state and federal law, and under the advisement of Food Services Director Lisa Marsh, Trigg County’s Board of Education Thursday night approved price increases for adult breakfast and lunch meals at the Trigg County Schools Cafeteria.
Breakfast will be moving from $2.75 per meal to $3.25, a jump of 50 cents, while lunch moves from $4.84 to an even $5, which Marsh said would actually be much easier on potential customers and cashiers.
Asked about the current policy and parent visitors for breakfast and lunch, Marsh noted that the cafeteria simply remains packed with school children at all meal times — making it difficult to accommodate visitors.
Marsh also noted the remodel of the cafeteria is complete, and ready for Gala of Tables and the start of the 2024-25 academic year.
In other school news:
— Dr. Erin Graves, veterinarian and owner of Trigg County Veterinary Clinic in Cadiz, voiced a growing concern for her child. Her young son, Jack, is looking to join his friends at Trigg County Primary this fall, but the family lives just over the county line.
Graves told the board she didn’t expect school choice to be such a difficult conversation, but currently, Jack doesn’t have a seat within the school — despite having spent his developing years at Cadiz Baptist Church Christian Academy.
Graves did say Jack would join Christian County Public Schools if need be, but enrollment at Trigg County would be much easier for business administration and workflow.
According to Director of Pupil Personnel James Mangels, online enrollment for the district is already at 70% of current capacity, and campus leaders remain slightly concerned about a swell and influx of students before classes begin in early August.
Mangels, as well as board member Charlene Sheehan, did call this “a good problem to have,” considering enrollment and average daily attendance have been serious concerns in previous years.
— Rory Fundora, the schools’ chief information officer, presented the district’s cyber security policy, noting educational foundations have become “number one” for data hacks and breaches, particularly DDOS attacks and file scraping.
She also confirmed that Trigg County Schools did not go unscathed in the most recent AT&T breach, in which some phones were affected.
— Board members closed with executive session, but without action, regarding the possible selling or purchasing of property for the district.
