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Petersburg highlights revamped school nutrition program as participation and menu options rise
Summary
The district’s new school nutrition administrator told the board participation is up, menus have been diversified through a partnership with Tahir Inc., and new initiatives (faculty meals, themed days, salad bars and a high-school pizza station) and a pilot hot-breakfast rollout are planned.
PETERSBURG — Petersburg City Public Schools’ new school nutrition administrator presented an update Oct. 1 saying meal participation has increased and the district is expanding menu options and student engagement activities.
Tali Smart, introduced by the superintendent as the program administrator for school nutrition, told the board that participation rose 1% across the first nine days of the school year and that September participation was 10% higher than the same time last year. She said the high school alone was up 36% and that the district served about 1,800 additional meals in the first 14 days of service compared with last…
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