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Cheshire officials urge state to widen free-meal eligibility, suggest ALICE-based gap funding
Summary
Board members and Representative Linehan discussed federal meal-eligibility thresholds, rising unpaid meal balances in Cheshire, and a proposed state-local split to use ALICE (United Way) metrics to expand free/reduced meal coverage.
Cheshire board members told Representative Linehan that federal income thresholds for free and reduced-price school meals exclude many families who still struggle with the local cost of living and that unpaid meal balances in the district have risen sharply.
Board members said federal thresholds for a family of four — described during the meeting as roughly $40,560 for free meals and $57,720 for reduced-price status — leave many…
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