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Sodexo and district report 152,000‑meal increase after community‑eligibility rollout; board approves contract renewal
Summary
District and Sodexo staff reported a jump from about 415,000 to 505,152 meals after implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP); the board voted to approve the Sodexo contract renewal for 2025–26 and heard plans for a Bright Bites program in the fall.
District nutrition staff and Sodexo representatives told the board the district served about 505,152 meals this year, up from roughly 415,000 the prior year — an increase of approximately 90,000–100,000 meals in the data presented — and credited implementation of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the rise in school meal participation.
Jeff Ralston (Sodexo) and Director Michael Spoon explained that CEP broadened free‑meal access and eliminated the need for…
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