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Shippensburg board weighs expanding free-meal program to two more schools
Summary
District officials proposed adding Nancy Grayson Elementary and the intermediate school to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), citing rising lunch debt and simplified meal administration; food-service contractor Chartwells projected a conservative $66,000 deficit but said break-even is possible.
Shippensburg Area School District administrators told the budget and finance committee on April 13 that they want to expand the federal Community Eligibility Provision — which allows qualifying high-poverty schools to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students — to Nancy Grayson Elementary and the district's intermediate school beginning in 2026'27.
Mr. Barwin, who presented the proposal, said the district piloted CEP at James Bird Elementary in 2024'25 and that Chartwells, the district's food-service manager, recommends adding the two…
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