Cranberry School Board members reviewed food shortages and cyber education costs at the panel’s meeting Monday.
Kim Daugherty, the district’s food services director, reported that consistent with the school food shortage nationwide, Cranberry is unable to get food from some of its regular distributors.
“We too are experiencing shortages… with the labor shortage, transportation shortage, all down the line,” said Daugherty. She added that the district has gotten creative to keep the students fed.
“Students have been very understanding,” Daugherty added, even though they have missed some of their favorite foods such as chicken patties.
Daugherty said the situation has given students some insight into the supply chain.
In another matter, Cranberry High School principal Ritt Smith said school officials have been talking about putting in an outdoor classroom, and funds are available.
And district business manager Henry Karg said there were 55 Cranberry students in cyber-schooling last year. The school paid $11,965 tuition for each student and $28,003 tuition for special education students for a total of $621,522.
The projected number of Cranberry students in cyber education is down this year to 29, including five special education students, said Karg. He said the number will likely fluctuate over the year, but he expects that the school will pay close to $450,000 this year.
