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District warns universal free lunch cannot continue at 37 schools as food-service fund balance declines
Summary
Officials told the board that a $26 million food-service fund balance created during COVID reimbursements has been spent down and that, to meet federal operating-reserve guidance, 37 schools will need to return to application-based free/reduced lunch next year; universal breakfast will continue districtwide.
District finance and food‑service officials told the Duval County School Board on Thursday that a large food‑service fund balance accumulated during the COVID period has been intentionally spent down and that the district can no longer continue universal free lunch at 37 schools without reducing reserves below federal guidance.
Finance staff reported the district’s food‑service fund balance peaked around $26 million after higher federal reimbursements during COVID; under current projections the ending fund balance for the year will be about $14 million—near the three‑month operating…
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