Yep we have something to say

Not only is it BS that Pioneer has contended with morale and staffing this year but the previous  year as well.It seems that since Miller has come here we continue to lose employees and herself and others in her office get raises. Why is that? Also, why is it that this program owes so much money and why is it we have not heard the answers to that ? How can a program that you have to pay for to eat or is subsidized by the state for free lunches be this deep in debt? Again people lost their jobs to fix a problem that should of never gotten this far outta control.

Example.
Miller- Her income went up -639.00
Plus expenses -total 5000.00
Asst Superintendent-Healy went up -11,150.00 WHAT THE HELL IS THAT
ADMIN Asst to Superintendent- went up 4,210.00
Oh theirs more but lets move on
Bacon salary went up 3.070.00
VP salary  went up -54,946.00 WHAT!
oh and more
653,457.00 WAS SAVED BY REMOVING TEACHERS! Seriously! You give yourselves and admin raises and trash the teachers!
Read yourselves here, flipping unbelievable.. look at what went up and what went down. .
FY18 Budget
Miller I have to hand it to you , your history doesn't change.

Now how about you and Healy tell us how this school lunch program got so bad ? This you can't blame on Dayle Dorion. So who are these two jackasses  gonna throw under the bus now?

 Sadly more people are without an income and will struggle while our administration gets raises and acts like nothing happen. I'm sorry but Gail Healy deserves no respect or recognition when it comes off the backs of those who need jobs. PERIOD. 

 Also what was not mentioned was lunch was going up .10 cents.

Pioneer Valley Regional School, which has had to contend with some fiscal, morale and staffing difficulties this past year, seems to have ended the year with some success.
Changes in staffing in the food service operation will start cutting into its $220,000 deficit, discovered unexpectedly this year. The changes are expected to save the district $46,248 in its first year and $77,076 in the second year.
According to Assistant Superintendent Gail Healy, who is also the district’s food service director, the savings comes primarily from staff reductions. Bernardston Elementary School’s cafeteria manager was laid off, and Northfield Elementary School’s assistant cafeteria manager retired. We are sure it was a difficult move for Healy to make, but it’s her job to make her program live within its means.
This plan came after parents and others objected to an earlier plan to consolidate food preparation at Pioneer Valley Regional School. By not filling the two positions and shifting roles of those who remain, Healy said the new plan will actually save the district more money than an earlier one proposed in April.
The main goal is to reduce the school lunch fund deficit, which topped $201,000 last year and startled the auditors, who said such a deficit for a district the size of Pioneer is enormous. Since then, the figure has continued to grow to about $220,000.

By additional consolidation before the 2018-2019 school year, Healy expects to save an additional $30,829 the second year.
When Pioneer Cafeteria Manager Sue Wood retires after next school year, her position will be eliminated. Instead, the district will seek a district-wide cafeteria manager who will be responsible for tasks like food bidding, filing state reports and ordering food through the Department of Defense’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
“We’re trying to save money by cutting down who does all these things,” Healy said.
Next school year, one Pioneer cafeteria helper, who assists with food preparation, serving and cleanup, will instead split her time between Northfield Elementary School and Bernardston Elementary School, working the same number of hours, Healy said. The helper, she said, already practiced the rotation before the school year ended.
Additionally, Pioneer’s two cashiers will each work two hours per day instead of three. With the helper working at the elementary school, Pioneer will have five food service staff instead of six.
Healy said between managers and helpers, staff will always have assistance.
While some of the changes won’t be welcome by everyone — especially those directly affected — they were tough but necessary changes to start the process of returning the food service to fiscal health at a cost taxpayer’s can afford. Healy and her team should be commended for their effort