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Elizabeth Public Schools feeds about 30,000 lunches a day, interim food director says
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Interim director Phil Salvatore told the Board the district operates 48 meal sites, serves roughly 30,000 lunches daily and runs multiple USDA-funded programs; board members praised staff and asked for better parent communication and coordination on equipment replacement.
The Elizabeth Public Schools' interim director of food and nutrition told the school board on March 26 that the district runs an extensive nutrition operation serving students across 48 operating sites and multiple programs and that the department strives to comply with state and federal nutrition standards.
"We do probably 30,000 [lunches] a day," Phil Salvatore said, describing the district's meal counts, staffing and programs. Salvatore said the division operates 25 preK–8 facilities, three early childhood centers and seven annex buildings in addition to the main high schools, with roughly 48 operating sites in total. He listed staff as including…
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