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Nyssa SD 26 hears food-service review as staff warn of staffing and budget strain
Summary
At a Nov. 3 work session the Nyssa SD 26 board heard a detailed food nutrition briefing: staff described USDA meal rules, rising costs, 67 students with special-diet needs and chronic staffing shortages, and reported the food-service account was about $51,552 "in the red" as of Oct. 31.
Gina, the district's food-service presenter, told the Nyssa SD 26 board on Nov. 3 that the district runs multiple federal- and state-funded meal programs and must meet detailed USDA nutrition and labeling requirements to receive reimbursements.
The board heard that the district participates in a 27-district Treasure Valley bid group to buy in bulk, which staff said has cut item prices substantially; Gina said the group's buying power has likely reduced costs by roughly 40 percent. She described the USDA ordering calendar (major ordering in March) and emphasized districts must set menus and place orders well in advance to secure predictable supplies.
Gina said products need either a product statement or a Child Nutrition (CN) label to qualify and that manufacturers sometimes face high certification costs: "I think it was like $300,000," she said, referring to…
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