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District food service reports staffing gaps, participation dip and equipment plans
Summary
District food service staff reported 22 full-time and 20 part-time employees, recent increases in part-time openings, a decline from last year in free/reduced eligibility percentage, the addition of pre-K students to meal claims this month, and plans for new salad bars and equipment RFPs for dish machines.
A district food service staff member reported staffing levels, meal-participation trends and planned equipment and procurement work during the communications section of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Board of Education meeting.
The presenter said the district currently employed 22 full-time and 20 part-time food service staff but had recent openings: seven part-time positions and one full-time position reported open at the time of the meeting. The presenter described a decline in the district's free and reduced eligibility percentage from a high of about 25.8% last year to a lower level in the current year; staff cited a combination of household application…
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