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School board also discusses audit

The Mancos Times
Also Monday night, the Mancos School Board of Education discussed the annual audit.
Outside auditor Chris Majors presented his annual report to the board and said that everything looked good, except for the school lunch fund.
“The lunch fund lost $8,956,” Majors said. “If I did have any concerns, it would be the lunch fund.”
Majors said the loss was most likely because of the rising costs of food and milk.
In addition, the district is being tasked to make meals healthier.
“You have a double whammy. Increased costs, and I don’t know if the kids are that interested in eating the food that is healthier for them, so you get increased costs and decreased demands.”
School Board President Monty Guiles said the board will have to look closer at the issue.
Board member Boe Hawkins announced that the Masonic scholarships this year will go from $27,000 to $40,000. This scholarship has typically been awarded to Mancos students.
In addition, board members discussed meeting elsewhere. The music room, they said, is problematic because equipment has to be moved and put back for each meeting.
Homecoming week is Oct. 13-18 in Mancos, as reported by the student council representatives with a theme of Comic Con.
Board members also discussed that the district is only eight percentage points away from being “accredited with distinction,” an honor reserved for the top percentage of schools in the state.
“That is out goal for the upcoming year,” said Superintendent Brian Hanson.
Board members recognized the new staff in the district Monday night and honored Alexander Mykytiuk for earning a 100 percent on his third-grade math TCAP score last school year.
“We are very, very proud of you,” said principal Cathy Epps.