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Food‑service director proposes 'Feed It Forward' feature to reduce student meal debt

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The district’s food‑service presenter told the board Aug. 5 that enabling a Feed It Forward option in the district’s payment software would let parents donate positive account balances and allow the district to reallocate unclaimed funds to outstanding meal debt; the district’s negative meal balance at the time was reported at about $54,215.

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — At the Londonderry School Board meeting on Aug. 5 the district’s food‑service presenter described a built‑in option in the district’s payment software called “Feed It Forward” that would allow parents to donate positive meal‑account balances to cover outstanding negative balances.

The presenter said the district was still actively collecting negative meal debt and that, as of the meeting, the district’s negative balance totaled $54,214.82. Staff said current collection actions include weekly emailed balance notices, postal letters, monthly phone calls and negotiated…

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