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Food services report: West Lafayette schools face $150,000 shortfall; board approves 50¢ lunch increase and vendor contracts
Summary
Food service staff outlined program changes, local partnerships and a $150,000 funding shortfall since COVID relief ended. The board approved vendor contracts through the CLIC cooperative and a 50¢ increase to student lunch prices for 2025‑26.
Courtney Fitzsimmons, the district’s food service director and dietitian, told the West Lafayette School Board about menu offerings, local vendor partnerships and mounting financial pressure on the district’s child nutrition program.
Fitzsimmons said the district has lost roughly $80,000 in 2023–24 after the USDA supply chain and reimbursement changes, then another $70,000 this year after federal assistance programs ended — about $150,000 in total financial impact since COVID relief ended. She also said the district lost roughly 12% in…
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