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Food services running positive monthly income but faces overdue state reimbursements and unpaid student meal debt
Summary
The finance committee heard that school food services reported net income but is owed over $1 million in state reimbursements and faces $50,000–$100,000 in unpaid meal balances; staff discussed collection limits and possible use of fund balance to cover shortfalls.
Jan. 27 — Stratford School District’s food services program reported a positive monthly net income but staff warned that delayed state reimbursements and unpaid student meal balances leave unresolved risks for the district.
District finance staff told the finance committee that the food service monthly net income through November was $211,316 and that the district was owed “a little over $1,000,000” in state reimbursements. Miss Mangini, who presented the report, said Sodexo (the district’s food-service contractor) is planning to apply for a state grant to support menu and…
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