Schools › School Board meeting of Aug 25, 2025
Approved out-of-state temporary duty leave for Linda Milliken and Nicholas Blackshaw to attend the 2025 HPS Committee Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for $200.00.
The vote: 5-0
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 9.01 through 11.05).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $200.00 from Food and Nutrition Services Funds.
In plain words
A request to send two district food service staff members to an out-of-state meeting of the HPS Committee, a group purchasing organization for school food.
What changes The two staff members are authorized to travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the meeting on October 21-22, 2025.
Who and the money Linda Milliken and Nicholas Blackshaw; $200.00 from Food and Nutrition Services Funds, with HPS covering all additional costs.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "It is our objective to reduce education costs and improve quality of service and products purchased."
Where Grand Rapids, Michigan
Why (staff, quoted) "Representing as Chairperson for the Florida & Georgia School Food Purchasing Advisory Committee, Lake County has the responsibility to advise HPS staff on matters of group purchasing activities and related educational issues."
Paid from Food and Nutrition Services Funds
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
Out-of-State Temporary Duty Leave Request for Linda Milliken, Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Nicholas Blackshaw, Supervisor of Food and Nutrition SLake County Schools agenda, Aug 25, 2025, item 11.02. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend that the School Board approve the out-of-state temporary duty leave request for Linda Milliken, Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Nicholas Blackshaw, Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services to attend the 2025 HPS Committee Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 21-22, 2025.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Aug 25, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the 2025-2026 School Improvement Plan for Eustis Heights Elementary School, including $904,000.00 in Unified School Improvement Grant funds.
- Next item: Approved the removal of fixed assets costing $1000.00 or more from school inventories for surplus, auction, or e-waste recycling.
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