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School committee approves 15¢ increase to student meal prices for 2025–26
Summary
The committee approved a 15¢ across‑the‑board increase to school meal prices for school year 2025–26; administrators said the increase reduces a projected food‑service deficit and that the district has a roughly $236,000 food‑service fund balance.
The South Kingstown School Committee voted to raise school meal prices by 15¢ across the board for school year 2025–26 as part of the district's annual contract renewal with Chartwells, the district's food‑services vendor.
Officials said meal prices had not increased since April 2020 and that the proposed 15¢ increase would shrink a projected food‑service deficit. The administration reported that keeping prices unchanged would produce a projected loss of about $21,000; the…
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