Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board approves 10¢ student meal price increase for 2025–26 and plans stakeholder team to close funding gap
Summary
The Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education approved a 10¢ increase to paid meal prices for 2025–26, citing a conservative approach below the paid meal equity tool's 75¢ recommendation and planning a process action team to study how to close the funding gap.
The Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education voted to raise paid student meal prices by 10 cents for the 2025–26 school year and to form a stakeholder Process Action Team (PRAT) this fall to plan how to close a larger funding gap identified by the district.
During discussion, a board member said the administration could have raised prices by up to 75 cents under the paid meal equity tool but chose a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
