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Crosby ISD nutrition director outlines options to curb rising unpaid meal debt
Summary
Nutrition director Theresa Edmonds told the board that unpaid meal charges and 'courtesy meals' have risen sharply since the district increased the meal‑charge limit in 2022 and laid out two policy options: reinstate lower charge limits with discreet alternative meals, or continue full-meal access and accept fiscal impacts to the general fund.
Theresa Edmonds, Crosby ISD director of nutrition services, told the board the district’s nutrition operation is self-funded — supported by meal sales and federal reimbursements — and that unpaid meal charges have risen substantially since 2022, when the board increased the allowable charge limit.
“While compassionate, [the change] has resulted in higher unpaid balances and more debt,” Edmonds said, and reported that the department served roughly 73,000 meal equivalents from Aug. 1 through Oct. 1. Edmonds also said courtesy‑meal costs escalated…
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