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Food services expands local sourcing and composting; transportation adds bus swipe tracking and student IDs; Raptor system to roll out districtwide
Summary
District staff outlined new meal nutrition info, a goal of 50% locally sourced meals, expanded composting and salad bars; transportation will require students to swipe on/off buses and introduce student ID badges; the Raptor visitor system will be installed at all schools.
Elizabeth, leading food and nutrition services, told the committee the district launched a new menu platform that allows families to view nutritional information online and set a goal to source 50% of meal ingredients locally by September. The district also plans salad bars at elementary schools, expanded student composting in cafeterias and eight new farm-to-school lesson plans tied to school gardens.
Food services reported it provided 27,451 summer meals (through Aug. 22) under federally funded programs and said the summer-eats program is fully funded with federal dollars; staff noted they are monitoring federal funding changes closely.
Transportation staff said all bus riders will be required to swipe on and off the bus this year to improve safety tracking and attendance. Bus passes and routes were being finalized and families were to be notified before school starts. Salem High School students will receive photo ID badges that will double as bus passes, library cards and lunch passes.
On safety, the district said it will roll out the Raptor visitor management system across the district this year (already in place at Salem High and the central office) to replace pen-and-paper visitor logs and improve knowledge of who is in each building. Staff also said they will continue implementation of the Sandy Hook Promise program districtwide.
