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Lakeland staff: summer food service ends next year after eligibility change; district adding bulk pickup option
Summary
District staff told trustees the Summer Food Service Program will end for the district after this year due to eligibility changes; to respond to low participation at some sites, the district will pilot a bulk distribution pickup at Alba Elementary next summer.
District staff informed the board that this will be the final year the Lakeland District can operate the Summer Food Service Program because it no longer meets federal census-based eligibility requirements for the program.
Staff reviewed participation patterns and costs. One-time spikes in participation — for example, during wrestling camp weeks and summer-school weeks at Timberlake High School — inflated meal counts;…
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