Queen Anne's County schools expand mobile summer meals while officials weigh food‑service fund drawdown

Julie Hickey, coordinator of food services for Queen Anne's County Public Schools, told the board on June 18 that the district served nearly 725,000 school meals in the 2024–25 school year and will launch four mobile summer meal sites Monday, June 23, continuing through Aug. 14 to reach students who rely on school meals during the summer. "These mobile sites are new this year, and we'll really get a lot of meals to the students who are dependent on school meals during the school year," Hickey said.

The board approved the FY26 food‑service budget by voice vote after an extended discussion about the program's fund balance and projected shortfalls. Rob Watkins, the district's supervisor of finance, said the food‑service fund balance stood at $1,945,000 as of June 30 and that the district is…