Bryan ISD school board approves buying more food service equipment instead of returning money to the state

This podcast contains comments from the April 7, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting.For the second consecutive year, the Bryan ISD school district's food service fund has too much money. Instead of return excess funds to the state, BISD school board members agreed at its April 7th meeting to spend $361,000 dollars on new equipment. The district's retired food service director, Sundy Fryrear, said most of the money will go toward replacing equipment at the Johnson elementary kitchen.That includes replacing fire suppression and exhaust systems that are original to when Johnson was built in 1974 and replacing its more than 30 year old serving line.The purchase also includes at Bryan High School, a reach-in freezer and a heated cabinet and at Houston elementary, replacing a food steamer.