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Nutrition director: free breakfast expanded, federal rules changing — more funding needed

Riverside Local Board of Education · March 12, 2026
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Summary

District nutrition director reported three state reviews, described a spend‑down plan that funds free breakfast at elementary schools, and warned that proposed dietary guideline changes would strain local budgets without additional federal funding.

The district’s nutrition director told the board that state reviewers completed administrative, resource‑management and procurement audits and that the department is using a federal ‘‘spend‑down’’ plan to invest available federal money in student nutrition programs.

Under the spend‑down the district is providing free breakfast at all elementary schools this year and…

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