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School board adopts National School Lunch Program, sets meal prices and ordering rules
Summary
The Long Hill Township School District board adopted the National School Lunch Program and approved implementation details including online ordering, pricing (elementary $4.75, middle $5, staff $5.50), extra-lunch procedures and a webinar for families ahead of the September launch.
The Long Hill Township School District board adopted the National School Lunch Program and voted to implement a paid, online ordering system with set prices for the coming school year.
Committee member Karen, speaking during the finance report, said the lunch pricing had been set "at elementary, $4.75. Middle school, $5. Adult ... $5.50," and that milk or juice would cost 75¢. The district will use an online platform ("my food days") and provide a full month'long menu 10 days in advance; families can order day-by-day up to 48 hours before service.
The district will begin some lease payments earlier than initially planned to manage costs related to food service equipment and a food service staff position has been advertised, board members said. Karen also told the board the vendor will absorb refunds for missed lunches in many cases; when a student is absent, the account will be refunded and the prepared meal will become an "extra lunch."
Business administrator Missus Bomer and others clarified operational details: extra lunches will be kept at the nurse's office and the vendor will absorb refunds to parents' accounts in standard cases. "Vendor's gonna absorb it," a board member stated when asked who covers refunded meals.
The board asked administrators to host a public webinar at the end of the month explaining the platform and menus; superintendent Justin / Mr. Lehi and Robin were scheduled to run a virtual meeting on Aug. 27 at 7:00 p.m. to answer family questions ahead of the September rollout.
The board also discussed practical points: pizza will be offered on Wednesdays as part of a complete national lunch (with drink and fruit or vegetable), second slices must be purchased as a full second lunch, and the district will keep a small number of extra meals at each school so no child goes hungry if parents forget to order.
The adoption of the lunch program was included among resolutions approved by roll call during the meeting.
