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Food services: 38 schools provide universal free meals under CEP; division served 8.8 million meals last year
Summary
Director Rachel Amato told the board 38 schools qualified for the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), that over 21,600 students are being served no‑cost meals under CEP and that the division served more than 8.8 million student meals last year.
Chef Rachel Amato, director of food services, briefed the school board on Sept. 9 about meal programs, kitchen upgrades and nutrition efforts. Amato said the division operates the federally subsidized National School Breakfast and Lunch programs under U.S. Department of Agriculture rules and that meal prices for paid students are $1.60 for breakfast and $3.05 for lunch.
"Children learn better when they aren't hungry," Amato said, summarizing research the…
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