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Board votes to discontinue district summer lunch program this year amid $48,000 shortfall

HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · May 3, 2024
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Summary

Board members voted to discontinue the district’s summer lunch program for this year after staff reported the lunch fund was $48,000 negative and serving summer meals would add a projected $22,000 deficit; staff said about 100 daily meals are required to break even.

Houston Public School District staff told the board the district’s lunch fund showed a roughly $48,000 deficit as of February and that providing summer meals this year would add a projected $22,000 shortfall. The board discussed eligibility rules, staffing costs and service variability, and then voted to…

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