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Lodi Unified officials present plan to invest meal-fund surplus, add staff to sustain universal meals
Summary
District nutrition leaders proposed using Fund 13 surplus to create new positions, extend calendars and prevent returning funds to the state after implementation of California's AB 130. Presenters cited a $7.8 million compliance gap and estimated a $2.8 million annual structural impact.
Lodi — District nutrition leaders on Tuesday outlined a proposal to use excess money in the district’s nutrition fund to staff and expand meal programs created under California’s AB 130, which made universal school meals permanent.
Doctor Betty Crocker, introduced by Miss Holbert, told the board the plan is intended to ‘‘prevent return of any of the funding’’ and to build career pathways for nutrition staff. ‘‘Currently, we’re out of compliance by $7,800,000,’’ Crocker said, describing the district’s Fund 13 position and the urgency to invest…
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