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Rockdale schools highlight local-food pilot, student awards and outreach; district reports finances for August
Summary
District staff highlighted a local-food pilot that delivered locally sourced produce to Rockdale cafeterias, recognized student awards and scholarships, and presented August financials showing revenues and expenditures year to date.
Rockdale County Public Schools highlighted several district programs and student recognitions during the board meeting, including participation in a local-food pilot program, student awards and scholarships, and the district’s August financial report.
Why it matters: The topics touch school nutrition, student achievement and college access initiatives that affect thousands of students and local farmers who supplied produce to district cafeterias during a two-year pilot.
Local food pilot: Cindy Ball, the district’s chief of community impact, presented information about the Georgia Acre Collective local food incentive pilot, led by the Common Market Southeast. Ball said the pilot, launched in 2023, funneled nearly $128,000 into Georgia’s local food economy, connected 37 small-scale farms with…
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