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District presents 10-cent paid-meal price increase to board; no vote tonight
Summary
Food service staff told the board Lawrence Public Schools will propose a 10¢ increase for paid student meals at the next meeting to reduce a structural shortfall in the food service fund; the presentation explained federal paid lunch equity requirements, current reimbursement levels and alternatives to a price increase.
Julie Henry, director of Nutrition and Wellness, told the board on June 9 that the district will recommend a 10¢ increase in paid meal prices (elementary, middle and high schools, and adult meals) at an upcoming meeting to move the district closer to federal paid lunch equity guidance and to halt an ongoing deficit in the food service fund.
Henry said the USDA’s paid-lunch-equity guidance indicates a weighted average paid lunch price of $4.01 for the coming year; Lawrence’s current weighted average paid price is $3.08. She said the district’s “all-in” cost to produce…
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