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Grand Forks board approves 20-cent meal price increase to maintain school nutrition fund
Summary
The Grand Forks School Board voted unanimously to raise several student meal prices by 20 cents to preserve the financial health of the district's child nutrition (Fund 50) program; board members and the child nutrition director discussed fund management and free/reduced eligibility during the meeting.
The Grand Forks School Board voted 9-0 to raise meal prices by 20 cents for elementary breakfast and lunch, secondary breakfast and lunch, and adult breakfast to support the financial health of the district's child nutrition program.
The increase applies to meals paid from Fund 50, the district's separate child nutrition fund administered under the USDA National School Lunch program. “It's completely separate from the general operations,” district finance staff member Jay Baumbach told the board, noting Fund 50 must be managed…
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