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Beverly food service director outlines rising participation, 'C district' status and supply challenges
Summary
Director of Food Services Christina Le told the subcommittee Beverly is a 'C district' under community eligibility, breakfast participation is 21%, lunch participation 63.4% (about 3,000 lunches daily), and the program faces rising food costs and supply constraints even as a federal/state-funded revolving account supports equipment purchases.
Christina Le, Beverly Public Schools’ director of food services, told the Finance & Facilities subcommittee on April 29 that the district’s school meals programs participate in federal and state reimbursement programs and that Beverly currently qualifies as a "C district" under the community eligibility provision.
Le said the community eligibility change (thresholds lowered after the pandemic) means all students receive meals without direct charge through 2028 under the district’s current…
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