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Meeting Date:
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Category:
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Type:
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Subject:
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Approval of Organic Life, LLC Food Service Management Contract Renewal |
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Vision 2026:
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Operational Excellence Strategies 2 Maintain strong fiscal health of the organization.
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Background:
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Organic Life, LLC is under contract with the district for management of K-12 food services under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The District will be completing the first year of a five-year contract renewal option, which expires on June 30, 2025. |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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As part of the renewal process, the Board of Education can annually approve the contract renewal up to the full five-year length of the contract.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), we are allowed by the USDA to negotiate rates for the 2025-2026 school year and approve based on mutual agreement. The price increase must not exceed the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Consumers – All, which has been set at 2.9% for December 2024. Organic Life has proposed an increase of 2.9% |
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Funding:
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2025-2026 Budget:
Education Fund -Contract Services (319) - $3,100,000 |
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4:60 Purchases and Contracts |
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Recommendation
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It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the renewal of the contract for K-12 food service management with Organic Life, LLC as presented for the 2025-2026 school year. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Lisa Maher - Dir of Business Services |
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Signed By: |
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Brian O'Keeffe - Asst Superintendent Business Services |
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Signed By: |
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Jeff Schuler - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member John Rutledge Moved, Member Dave Long seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the renewal of the contract for K-12 food service management with Organic Life, LLC as presented for the 2025-2026 school year.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Dave Long | Yes | | Angela Blatner | Yes | | Julie Kulovits | Yes | | Erik Hjerpe | Yes | | John Rutledge | Yes | | Katy Ebbesen | Yes | |
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