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Board approves roving 5.5-hour child nutrition assistant to reduce meal-service gaps
Summary
To address frequent absences and substitute shortages in cafeterias, the board approved a 5.5-hour roving child nutrition services assistant position based at Barbara Webster (funded from Child Nutrition Fund 130); trustees discussed whether hiring addresses root attendance issues and asked for follow-up reporting.
The board approved the establishment of one new child nutrition services assistant position (5.5 hours per day, 10-month) to be based at Barbara Webster and deployed as a roving substitute to cover meal-service absences across district sites.
Staff explained the position is fully funded by the Child Nutrition Fund (Fund 130) and will help reduce reliance on short-term substitutes who sometimes are unavailable. Board members expressed concern that hiring may not address the underlying cause of frequent absences among nutrition staff, and they asked staff to analyze recruitment, retention and substitute availability as part of ongoing oversight.
Student trustees described long lunch lines and limited menu availability when staff shortages occur; board members said the position is intended to stabilize daily service and pledged to evaluate its impact. The motion to create the position passed by board vote recorded in the transcript as unanimous.
Implementation: staff will coordinate recruitment with classified HR, review whether the 5.5-hour shift best addresses site needs and report back to the board on staffing and service metrics as requested.
