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Dining services reports stable participation, recommends against district-wide CEP this year amid uncertainty over direct certification
Summary
Dining services reported a roughly 59.8% meal-participation rate for 2024-25, described operational improvements after a transition to METS, and recommended against adopting district-wide Community Eligibility Provision this year because current CEP modeling would reduce net revenue and federal direct-certification rules are changing.
District dining-services staff told the finance committee on June 9 that participation in school meals is roughly 59.8% this year and that, after transitioning to a new food-service management company (METS), the program achieved small operational gains and replacement of aging equipment.
Frank Bernd, business manager, and Ashley Kelly of Dining Services summarized a year of operational work: equipment repairs and replacements, new small wares, quarterly student focus groups and planned student tastings to raise participation. Participation was reported at about 59.8%, with a district target of 64%.
On federal meal policy, staff reviewed the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and the district's eligibility…
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