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Valdez City School District board flags $46,000 in student lunch debt, plans policy review
Summary
Superintendent Jason Weber and finance director Susan Love told the board the district has $46,000 in unpaid student meal charges (about $23,000 from this school year). Staff will work with the policy committee on changes and a communication plan to families.
The Valdez City School District board heard on Monday that unpaid student meal charges have grown to $46,000, with roughly $23,000 accumulated during the current school year.
Superintendent Jason Weber told the board the district must address the debt as part of its audit and that he will work with the school board policy committee on proposed changes. “What we really need at the end of the day is for families to pay their student lunch debts or fill out the free and reduced lunch form,” Weber said.
Susan Love, the district's director of business services, told the board the budget currently sits at about 73% of the fiscal-year spending and that technology and facilities line items appear in the red because approved projects remain in reserve accounts. Love said she is preparing a budget amendment for the next meeting and will present a communication plan describing how the district will inform families about free-and-reduced eligibility and the timing of any collection actions.
Love said the board can expect recommendations aimed at resolving the balance and improving outreach, and she emphasized coordinating building secretaries and other staff to assist families in completing applications.
The board did not take a formal vote on policy changes during the meeting; members asked staff to return with recommended options and estimated fiscal impacts.
