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Mehlville school food program reports steady participation; board continues universal free breakfast at four schools
Summary
The district’s director of school food and nutrition reported inspection scores, finances and growth in breakfast participation and the board approved continued universal free breakfast at Beasley, Beerbohm, Porter and Berkeley elementary schools for 2025–26.
The Mehlville R‑IX School District presented an update on school food and nutrition on May 22, reporting strong health inspection scores, steady participation growth and program finances the director described as stable while the department manages rising costs.
Director Katie Gegg told the board that health‑department inspections—conducted twice annually—showed only minor facility issues, not food‑safety problems. The department stores frozen USDA commodity cases off site, maintains a district warehouse and recently added a new walk‑in cooler. Gegg said participation in breakfast has risen, in part because the district has implemented universal free…
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