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Student nutrition director proposes meal‑price increases to close $1.1M shortfall
Summary
Tammy Welch, director of student nutrition, told the board the program projects a $1.1 million spend‑down this year and proposed raising breakfast and lunch prices to reduce the deficit and preserve meal quality; the board will consider the proposal at the next meeting.
Tammy Welch, director of student nutrition, told the board the department expects to serve about 2,100,000 meals across 21 cafeterias this year and that participation trends have risen since COVID. She said the program is largely self‑sustaining but is forecasting a $1,100,000 shortfall this year because of planned fund‑balance spend‑down, capital investments and revenue loss from makeup days.
To address the shortfall, Welch proposed modest price increases: raise…
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