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Board authorizes competitive bids for food service management after cafeteria funding shortfall
Summary
The school board approved soliciting bids for a food service management company after analysis showed the district cannot sustain its free breakfast/free lunch program (CEP) alone; officials emphasized protecting staff employment and program access.
The Franklin County Community School Corporation board voted April 13 to open a mandatory competitive bidding process for a food service management company after district staff concluded the cafeteria program is not sustainable in its current form.
Superintendent Dustin Garring said a district review found it “is not realistic that we could sustain CEP on our own,” referring to the district’s free breakfast and lunch program, and that at least one vendor has proposed a model…
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