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Lincoln County schools approve small student lunch price increase, vote to bring food service in-house
Summary
The Lincoln County Board of Education approved a 5-cent increase in student lunch prices, voted to return food service to district (self-operation) after its management contractor sought larger increases, and authorized hiring and staffing changes in the nutrition program.
The Lincoln County Board of Education on June 2 approved a 5-cent increase in student lunch prices and voted to return the district’s food service to self-operation after rejecting a proposed contract increase from the current management company.
The move follows a multi-part presentation from school nutrition staff explaining that federal pandemic-era funds such as ESSER have expired, food and labor costs are rising, and the district must review prices annually under USDA guidance. The board also approved related personnel and procurement steps to support a transition to local operation.
School nutrition staff told the board the USDA’s paid lunch equity tool shows higher recommended prices but said the district has a positive fund…
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