Audit finds after‑school meal program was targeted; Glendale pauses program and files corrective action
Feb 20, 2025
A food‑service audit found the district’s after‑school meals were structured as a targeted extension of athletics rather than an open community program; the district filed corrective action, stopped the program as structured and said there was no fiscal penalty this year.
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Board members questioned findings from a recent food‑service audit that reviewed the district’s after‑school meals program. The superintendent explained the program had been set up prior to the current administration as an extension of athletics and included homework time for athletes. Auditors said the program should have been open to the whole community rather than targeted to athletes, and they flagged attendance‑taking and staff‑training issues.
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