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Northeast ISD to raise meal prices; school-nutrition fund rebalanced after pandemic-era changes
Summary
District officials recommended modest student meal price increases and reported school-nutrition funds moving from a pandemic-era surplus toward break-even; staff also described an employee discount and a USDA waiver to support students fasting for Ramadan.
NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ' Finance and nutrition staff told the Board of Trustees that school-nutrition operations are moving back to a normalized, standalone program and recommended modest increases to student meal prices to rebalance the fund.
Sharon Glosson, executive director of School Nutrition Services, and Susie Lockhorn explained that pandemic-era federal changes temporarily combined summer-feeding and regular lunch programs and produced unusually high fund balances; the district has separated the programs again and now projects a smaller, near break-even fund balance for school nutrition.
Why it matters: The nutrition fund supports daily student meals and changes to pricing or service levels affect students, families and campus operations. The district said increases will primarily affect students…
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