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Board approves 2025‑26 food service budget and CEP participation; district plans free breakfasts and lunches starting September
Summary
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on June 16 unanimously adopted the 2025‑26 food service budget and authorized participation in the National School Lunch Program and the Community Eligibility Provision to provide free reimbursable breakfasts and lunches beginning in September.
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on June 16 unanimously adopted the district’s 2025‑26 food service budget and authorized participation in the National School Lunch Program, including an application under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for free breakfasts and lunches beginning in September.
Miss Dainty and Food Service Director Matthew Flusser presented the budget. They said the district’s CEP application to New York State was pending when the presentation was prepared and has since been approved; federal and state reimbursements will cover the cost of meals under CEP. “This program is not Governor Hochul’s free meals as presented in her budget,” the presentation said, distinguishing the district’s CEP approach from other statewide proposals.
The presentation listed operational changes and…
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