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Silver Falls plans in-house food service to reduce long-running deficit, keep free-meal program
Summary
District will bring food services in-house to address a $300,000–$400,000 annual nutrition-services deficit, maintain the community eligibility free-meal program and aim to improve meal quality and local purchasing.
Silver Falls School District announced plans to transition food services from a contracted provider to an in-house operation beginning in the 2025–26 school year, with administrators saying the change is intended to reduce the long-running annual deficit and improve program quality.
Administrators said the district’s nutrition program has operated at an annual loss of $300,000 to $400,000 for many years, despite the community eligibility provision that provides free meals to qualifying schools. To address the deficit and improve service, the proposed budget includes funds to hire an in-house director of student wellness and achievement and support start-up costs for the district-run food service. District staff told the committee the program served roughly 325,000 meals in the current year and that bringing…
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