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DeForest board hears food-service report as secondary meal participation lags and program shows deficit
Summary
Food-service supervisor Becky Terry told the DeForest Area School District board that elementary participation remains strong while middle- and high-school participation trails, contributing to a year-to-date program deficit; the board pressed for follow-up data on meal debt and cost-per-meal calculations.
At its regular meeting, the De Forest Area School District Board of Education heard a detailed update on school food service from Becky Terry, the district’s food-service supervisor, who said elementary participation is strong but middle- and high-school participation remains low and is driving a program deficit.
Terry told the board the district’s overall lunch participation rate is roughly 46 percent and that Harvest Elementary’s participation is about 58 percent, while high‑school meal participation was reported at about 31 percent. She said federal reimbursement for a reimbursable meal is $4.69 and estimated per‑meal costs run “around $5.00–$5.05,”…
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