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Child Nutrition reports rising participation, central kitchen deliveries and concerns about federal verification changes
Summary
Child Nutrition Director Gaye Anderson reported higher breakfast and lunch participation, expansion of centrally prepared hot meals delivered to elementary schools, and flagged potential burdens from upcoming federal verification and SNAP changes affecting free and reduced meal eligibility.
Gaye Anderson, director of Child Nutrition for Sioux Falls School District 49‑5, told the board that breakfast and lunch participation are up so far this year and described changes intended to improve meal quality and reduce waste.
Anderson said breakfast participation was up about 3.85% compared with the prior school year, serving roughly 4,700 breakfasts per day at the time of the report, and that lunches were up about 1.8% with approximately 15,237 lunches served daily. She said the district is preparing between 10,000 and 11,000 hot meals a day in central facilities and delivering freshly prepared hot food to partner schools in order to improve temperature and quality for students. “When you're doing between 10 and 11,000 hot meals a day…
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