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Board reviews meal-fee options including 10¢ per lunch scenario to close small deficit
Summary
District finance staff presented meal-fee scenarios for 2026–27: leaving prices unchanged or adding 10¢ per lunch. Staff said a 10¢ increase could move a projected ~$4,000 deficit to a $5,452.99 surplus on the ~ $1,000,000 meal program budget; board requested more data on participation elasticity and reimbursement assumptions.
Jonathan (district staff) walked the board through the proposed student-fee schedule and meal-price options for 2026–27, describing the underlying cost assumptions and two explicit scenarios: no increase or a 10¢ per lunch increase.
"10¢, per meal for lunch," Jonathan said when laying out the board option. He explained the projection used…
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