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District proposes 25¢ meal-price increase and operational changes to stabilize food-services budget
Summary
Derby administrators proposed raising student and adult meal prices by 25 cents and other menu and operational changes to close a food-service budget gap. The changes were presented for discussion; no board action was taken May 27.
Food-service leaders presented a package of revenue and cost-saving proposals May 27 to restore the school nutrition fund to fiscal health without cutting meal quality. The proposed steps include raising breakfast and lunch prices by 25 cents across elementary, middle and high school lines; expanding a la carte sales (testing an a la carte pilot for nine weeks); resuming sales of bottled juice in secondary lunch lines; reviewing labor and menu choices such as…
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