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Universal free meals increase daily breakfast and lunch counts in first 11 school days
Summary
District officials reported meaningful upticks in daily meal participation after rolling out free breakfast and lunch to all students under the Community Eligibility Provision; staff are using alternative surveys to gather Title I data because CEP limits some household reporting.
School administrators told the Local School Board that universal free breakfast and lunch for all students produced higher participation in the opening days of the school year.
Nutrition staff reported that, across all buildings during the first 11 school days in August, daily breakfasts were up by 257 per day and lunches were up by 304 per day…
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