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School committee approves lunch price increase and two staffing contracts
Summary
The committee voted to raise student meal prices by 15¢ for 2025–26 and approved two personnel contracts: an interim chief financial officer and a digital literacy/communications and transportation specialist.
The South Kingstown School Committee approved a 15¢ increase in meal prices for school year 2025–26 and authorized two personnel contracts during the meeting.
Meal prices: The committee voted to raise meal prices across the board by 15¢ as part of the district’s one‑year renewal with Chartwells, the district’s food‑service operator. Administration presented an analysis showing that maintaining current prices would produce an estimated food‑service deficit of about $21,000; the 15¢ increase was projected to reduce that to roughly $4,800. The administration…
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