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Board renews Chartwells contract; employees and parents press company, district on wages and staffing
Summary
The school board unanimously approved a five-year, annually renewable contract with Chartwells to manage district food services on May 27 while public commenters urged the company and the district to address low starting wages and high turnover among cafeteria workers.
The Lyon County School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 27 to renew Chartwells as the district’s nutritional services management company under a five-year contract that will be renewed annually or terminated by the board. District staff and Chartwells representatives told trustees the vendor has helped the district expand meal participation and sustain community eligibility (CEP) at all schools.
Why it matters: The contract covers provision of breakfast and lunch across Lyon County schools, which the district said now serves approximately 1.6 million meals annually, up from about 1.1 million five years ago. With CEP in place districtwide, every student is eligible for free breakfast and lunch. Food-service operations, reimbursements…
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