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Board presses outreach to boost free/reduced-meal applications; district about 50 households from universal free lunch
Summary
Board members discussed the district's contract with Nutriserve and outreach to raise the free/reduced-meal application rate from 46% to the 50% threshold needed for universal free meals; staff said the application is available electronically and about 50 more eligible families are likely needed.
At a public meeting, board members discussed outreach strategies to increase free-and-reduced-meal applications after staff said the district's eligibility rate stood at about 46 percent, short of the 50 percent threshold that would make all students eligible for free lunch.
The chair raised the Nutriserve contract and asked what the board could do to help increase participation. A staff…
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