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Food-service staff expand summer feeding; high-school breakfast participation climbs to 44%

3813280 · June 13, 2025
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Summary

Food-service leaders described a successful summer feeding kickoff and reported steps to raise breakfast participation at the middle and high schools; the high-school breakfast rate rose to 44% from 37% after menu and service changes.

Rockcastle County food-service staff told the board they piloted an expanded summer feeding distribution and pushed initiatives during the school year to increase breakfast participation, especially at the high school.

Why it matters: Increasing meal participation both supports child nutrition and brings additional federal reimbursement that helps cover food-service operations and equipment costs.

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