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Board hears food-service deficit and rising lunch debts; district subsidized meals with a roughly $801,000 transfer
Summary
Administrators told the board the food-service fund operated at a deficit and required an $801,000 transfer from the general fund last year; board members discussed large student lunch-account arrears, notification improvements and policy options to reduce unpaid balances.
Administrators told the Washington Township School District board that the food-service fund runs like a separate business but was supported by the general fund, including a transfer of about $801,000 last year to cover operations.
Janine said the food-service financials can look misleading midyear because salaries are encumbered early; after transfers the fund had a net operating deficit of roughly $479,000 absent the general-fund…
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