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Board approves 20¢ meal-price increase; child nutrition director and finance staff explain fund and free/reduced process
Summary
The Grand Forks School Board approved a 20¢ increase to several meal prices. Administrators and the child nutrition director described Fund 50 as separate from the general fund, explained why the increase is proposed and reviewed how families can apply for free or reduced-price meals.
The Grand Forks School Board approved a 20¢ increase to elementary breakfast and lunch, secondary breakfast and lunch, and adult breakfast to help preserve the fiscal health of the district’s child nutrition fund (Fund 50).
Administrators presented a packet showing Fund 50 has remained healthy but that meal prices had not been raised since the 2018 school year. Finance staff told the board that because food costs have increased, the district recommends an incremental 20¢ increase for the listed meal categories. The packet also included an annualized impact table showing $17.40 as the approximate annual cost increase for a paying student.
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