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Sunnyside food services posts surplus, plans menu changes and middle-school grill-outs
Summary
District food services reported sustained surpluses and described outreach efforts to boost student participation, including increased menu variety, mobile grill events at middle schools and engagement activities at elementary sites.
John Oakley, representing the district food service department, updated the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board on program performance, menu innovations and plans to increase student cafeteria participation.
Oakley said the department has worked toward sustained positive returns over two decades and closed 2025 with a record non-COVID surplus of just over $3 million. He traced the program's financial trajectory: early-year deficits, growth to multi-million-dollar returns, and spikes during pandemic-driven meal programs. Oakley said current challenges include lower enrollment and post-COVID behavior…
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