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Groton policy committee hears that unpaid student meal balances top $55,200, discusses policy and budget options
Summary
District food-services director reported unpaid meal balances of $55,200 across three schools; the committee discussed collection tools, limits on using nonprofit funds, legislative advocacy for universal meals, and potential policy/budget actions to reduce the burden on food-service staff.
The Groton Board of Education policy committee spent a large portion of its April 21 meeting on the district's food-services charging policy and rising unpaid meal balances. Ernie Goshminder, who led the presentation for food services, told the committee that unpaid student meal balances reached $55,200 for three schools and could rise further by the end of the school year.
"As of today, it was 55,200," Goshminder said, explaining that the figure covers two elementary schools and a high school. He described repeated collection attempts and the operational burden on the food-services team, calling the trend "a big problem" as staff still…
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