At the June 7, 2016 regular School Board meeting, Item #1776, an agreement between Hernando County Schools and Samford University, was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion. In November 2015, Samford University’s College of Health and Sciences approached Hernando County Schools with a request to work toward training students to be certified in Nutrition and Dietetics. The initial year’s program was to begin on 01/4/16, and could be renewed for two more years without another contract. The contract was not signed by the college until 04/21/16. According to Lori Drenth, Director of Food and Nutrition Services, the delay was caused by the need to clarify the language of the contract, and because there were no participants for the program. Now that the contract has been signed by the college, the program can be set up for the following year once the HCSB approves the contract. The Board approved this agenda item unanimously and the contract will be signed.