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Board approves modest student meal price increases to meet USDA formula
Summary
Il Valley Central USD 321 approved small increases to breakfast and lunch prices for 2026-27, which administrators said are required by the USDApaid lunch equity formula; the board also approved routine business items during the May meeting.
The Il Valley Central USD 321 school board approved modest increases to student meal prices for the 2026-27 school year during its May meeting.
Administrators told the board the adjustments reflect the USDApaid lunch equity process. The transcript lists student breakfast rising to $2.05 and adult breakfast to $2.35; student lunch was listed at $2.65 and adult lunch at $3.20. A motion to approve the price changes was made and seconded and proceeded with no further discussion recorded in the meeting transcript.
Board members placed the change in the context of federal compliance. The board packet and administrators also included regular financial updates at the same meeting, including county facility sales tax receipts for February of $72,573 and a year-to-date figure read for the record.
The vote approved the price adjustments as presented; no roll-call vote or individual tallies are reported in the transcript. The changes were presented as part of the districtbudget-setting process; the board did not discuss an implementation date beyond identifying the 2026-27 school year.
The meeting also included routine business such as approval of insurance renewal and a personnel report.
