Child nutrition program shortfall flagged as direct‑certified share falls to ~44%
District officials told the joint April 29 meeting that the share of students directly certified for free meals dropped from about 51.4% to roughly 44%, reducing federal reimbursement and depleting a previously allocated $130,000 cushion; staff warned the program could be unsustainable without additional local support.
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District child‑nutrition staff told the joint Gates County meeting on April 29 that the percentage of students directly identified for free meals (direct certification) declined from about 51.4% last year to roughly 44% on the April 1 snapshot. That change reduces federal reimbursement rates and creates a local funding gap.
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