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Mitch Charter reports new free breakfast and lunch service, restorative‑justice trainings and expanded intervention supports
Summary
Mitch Charter School said a new partnership with TTSD Nutrition Services and local funding allowed the school to begin universal breakfast and lunch this fall; staff also described restorative‑justice work, an expanded intervention team and concerns about low Latino enrollment.
Mitch Charter School leaders reported to the Tigard‑Tualatin School District 23J board that the school has launched a district‑provided breakfast and lunch program, expanded intervention staffing and is implementing restorative justice practices to address discipline disparities.
The program change: Krista Brown, a Mitch parent and school‑board member who helped form the school’s lunch committee, told the board that Mitch began serving district meals on Nov. 13 after arrangements with TTSD Nutrition Services and that the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) made universal meals feasible. Brown said participation spikes on popular menu days: “On Mondays, chicken tender day, we have 80–87% of our kiddos coming — over 200 kids,” and that average daily participation has been about…
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