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Dorchester 02 policy meeting updates food‑service rules, staff compensation notices and calendar guidance
Summary
At its Sept. 22 policy meeting, Dorchester 02 reviewed updates to its food-service policy to reflect CEP status (free breakfasts and lunches), aligned staff-compensation language with the Educator Assistance Act, and discussed school‑year calendar timing; no formal votes were taken.
Dorchester 02 policy staff presented a package of procedural updates at the Sept. 22 policy meeting that would revise how the district describes student meals, staff-pay notifications and calendar timing.
Miss Grama, a district staff member, told the board the first change was to policy EF and its accompanying regulation to reflect the district's transition to Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) status. "Student lunches, breakfast and lunches will be free," she said, and the policies remove the prior rules about meal payments and acquisition.
The change to the related regulation will also address charge accounts and unpaid balances. "Students will not be permitted to charge any food item, given that they get free breakfast and…
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