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Quabbin to trial serving lunch on half days after new state requirement
Summary
Superintendent told the committee the district must serve lunch on half days beginning next year and will run a trial in June to test timing and logistics.
Superintendent (name not specified in the transcript) told the school committee on May 8 that the district is required by state policy to serve lunch on school half days beginning next year and that the district will run a trial in June to test timing and logistics.
The superintendent said the district’s food and nutrition director, Olivia, has met with middle‑high school staff and the administration will hold a meeting with elementary staff to finalize timing. The district will try a trial run before the end of the school year to evaluate timing for dismissal and meal lines.
Officials noted several operational questions remain, including whether lunch service will begin as early as 9:30 a.m. on some schedules; the superintendent said the trial will determine appropriate serving times and how to separate breakfast service from lunch. The administration stressed the trial is intended to identify timing, staffing and logistical strategies before the state requirement takes effect next year.
The committee asked for results of the trial after June so towns and staff can plan for schedules and supervision during half‑day dismissals.
