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Nutrition director outlines KIT fund purchases, Universal Meals impact and menu changes
Summary
Nutrition director Charles Douglas reported that Universal Meals increased meal counts districtwide, described two rounds of state KIT (kitchen infrastructure and training) funding (district received about $92,000 in 2021 and nearly $1 million in 2022), and listed equipment, menu and staffing investments funded by those grants.
Charles Douglas, director of nutrition services, presented a multi-part update on the department's finances, Universal Meals implementation and use of state KIT (kitchen infrastructure and training) funds.
Douglas said the department operates on a $7.7 million self-supporting budget, serves 18 sites and contributes indirect cost to the general fund (about $111,075 last year). He said Universal Meals (state policy in 2022) required districts to provide breakfast and lunch at all sites, which increased meal counts and eliminated student meal debt.
On KIT funds, Douglas summarized two funding rounds: a 2021 allocation…
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