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Board reviews short-run data on suspended student meal fees; annualized cost could be roughly $180,000
Summary
After the board temporarily suspended parent-paid meal fees, the district tracked Nov. 5–25 meal participation and found an additional cost of $14,859 for 14 school days; staff and trustees asked for scenarios showing both the current-year fiscal impact and next-year budget options that would cover the parent portion and analyze grant/reimbursement effects.
The Exeter School District reported short-run data on the recent suspension of parent-paid student meal fees and asked district staff to prepare financial scenarios for the next board meeting.
Dahlia, the district's food-service director (name appears variously in the record), told trustees staff tracked program participation from Nov. 5 through Nov. 25 and calculated an added district cost of $14,859 for the 14-school-day period. "We tracked the cost to the district, which is a total of $14,859 to cover the cost of the meals that were taken by our students," the director said. Board members and administrators annualized that…
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