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Child Nutrition review: meals back in‑house, EPAR review, menu changes and new secondary offerings
Summary
Child Nutrition staff reported that the district brought meal service back in‑house, completed an EPAR (program review), increased meal participation, and is rolling out new options such as a coffee kiosk and salad bars while preparing to remove certain food dyes by 2027 per USDA guidance.
Child Nutrition leaders told the board on April 10 that the division’s decision to move meal service back in‑house has produced operational changes, higher participation and corrective work identified in an EPAR (review) that the department is addressing.
Participation and menu changes: Staff reported a 17% increase in breakfast participation and a 6% increase in lunch sales compared with the prior year. Secondary schools have restored salad bars and pilot kiosks (Smithville…
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