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Board raises adult school meal price after state audit
Summary
Citing a Tennessee Department of Education school nutrition audit that found the district's adult-meal price insufficient, the board approved raising the adult meal price from $4.00 to $5.25 to meet the department's minimum-calculation requirement of $5.13.
The Hardeman County School Board approved an increase in the adult school meal price after the Tennessee Department of Education's five-year school-nutrition audit found the district's current price did not cover meal costs.
Dr. Smith summarized the audit and relayed the department's calculation that the minimum adult-meal price should be $5.13; she said the district's current adult price was $4.00. The board considered a rounded proposal to raise the price to $5.25 and move the district into compliance with the department's requirement.
Miss Carter made the motion to increase the adult meal price and the motion carried; the transcript records the board's approval but does not include a roll-call vote.
Board members said the change is intended to bring the program into compliance with state rules while leaving visitor pricing unchanged. The district did not provide updated effective dates or a schedule for communicating the new price to staff, visitors and the public during the meeting.
