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The room was almost overflowing at the August 15 Mountain View School Board meeting. Hot topics of discussion included transportation matters and a certain coaching position. The meeting ran roughly three hours, and even then it was not closed but recessed until the following week.

Corinna Kinney asked about the bus contracts. Rumors were circulating she said, regarding bus 10's route and an addition onto it which would bring it onto 547 and into Harford. She stated that she was concerned that this would add a half an hour to that bus route, based on her past driving experience. The bus, she feared, might begin its run prior to people getting notified during bad weather, and that the situation would be worse at the end of the day. Sometimes, she said, the buses did not leave the school until twenty after three, and with a longer route the last child might feasibly not get home until quarter to five. There were rumors circulating in March and April about routes not being continued, she said, and she felt that they should have been notified earlier. Also, she questioned if only two routes were being replaced, of four that were retired. Mr. Zick said that the business office had been working on this. Mr. Mirabelli addressed her concerns, acknowledging that the longer run was an option but clarifying that the main criteria would be the length of time added to the route. He told her that the district did not pursue quick fixes, and would do the right thing. He clarified that while the necessary contracts were to be filled that evening, the bus 10 route would not be acted upon. Reassignment of buses could happen after the vote. One bus route was to be absorbed, and one covered by the vo-tech driver.

It seems like every year about this time, Blue Ridge Food Service Director Linda Cole-Koloski comes to the school board reporting even better results than the year before. At the meeting on August 18, she handed Board President Alan Hall a check for $50,000, the other half of the cost of renovating the cafeteria serving area that was completed a year ago. That project was the culmination of an effort to completely refurbish the food-service facility that started with new kitchen equipment, and continued with all-new tables and chairs in the dining room. She said that food service at Blue Ridge is “financially sound,” ending the 2010-2011 school year with just $36 in uncollected debt.

All of this from lunch money. And all without an increase in meal prices, which will continue for yet another year. Not to mention the free breakfasts that have been provided to all elementary students for 4 years now. Ms. Cole-Koloski said that her operation again served 50,000 free breakfasts during the school year just past. It also served 350 free breakfasts to Middle and High School students to give them a boost on testing days.

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