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Child nutrition director reports meal increases, Farm Fresh awards and potential CEP eligibility change
Summary
The district served more meals than last year, received a Farm Fresh 'cream of the crop' award, plans a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at Live Oak, and was warned that potential federal changes to CEP eligibility could affect free meals in future cycles.
Valerie Fountain, Child Nutrition director, told the Rockport‑Fulton Independent School District board Thursday the department served more meals in 2024–25 than the prior year, is running multiple summer feeding sites and won state recognition for local sourcing.
Fountain reported the district served 192,182 breakfasts and 374,364 lunches during 2024–25, an increase of 7,161 total meals from the previous year. She said the high school’s second‑chance breakfast averaged 147 students per day. Summer feeding was operating Monday through Thursday with a Thursday lunch…
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