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Sycamore child nutrition reports record meal participation and financial self‑sufficiency
Summary
Child nutrition director Liz Helmbrite told the board the department served record increases in breakfasts and lunches last year, is 99% staffed, remains self‑sustaining with a modest net margin, and plans reinvestments and menu innovations to maintain participation.
Liz Helmbrite, Sycamore’s child nutrition director, told the board that the department served tens of thousands more meals in 2024–25 and is operating as a self‑sustaining program while expanding participation.
Helmbrite said the program served about 36,000 more meals than the previous year and more than 450,000 lunches in the 2024–25 school year, averaging roughly 2,700 lunches per day and reaching around 47 percent participation district‑wide. Breakfast participation was reported at about 11.74 percent, which Helmbrite described as a…
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