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Maricopa Unified previews meal-price increases to close child nutrition deficit
Summary
District staff presented a work-study on the child nutrition budget proposing a $0.50 lunch increase (to $4.25) and a new $2 breakfast for paid students to cover a projected $239,895 operational shortfall and produce a modest surplus; board members asked for tiered options and equity safeguards.
Maricopa Unified School District officials on April 8 presented a child nutrition work study proposing modest increases to paid meal prices to address rising food and labor costs.
District finance staff said the child nutrition program is projected to operate at a 104.4% cost-to-revenue ratio under current pricing, producing an estimated net operational deficit of about $239,895 for the coming year. "We're projecting a net operational deficit of about $239,895," said the presenter, Mr. Harmon. To address that…
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