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La Porte ISD nutrition director highlights free-meal program expansion, local sourcing and hydroponics classroom
Summary
Director Ralph Wilkins said the district serves free meals under CEP, emphasized locally sourced menu items and described a hydroponics classroom and other outreach programs.
La Porte ISD’s school nutrition director described expanded free-meal access, menu innovations and outreach programs Monday evening, telling trustees the district’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) status is helping remove barriers to student meals.
Ralph Wilkins, the district’s school nutrition director, said the district serves about 5,000 lunches and about 2,100 breakfasts daily and that CEP provides free meals to all enrolled students for a four-year cycle. Wilkins said the program…
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