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Board approves school nutrition positions; director outlines reimbursements and CEP considerations
Summary
The board approved new school nutrition job descriptions and 1.5 additional positions (to be reviewed in December). Nutrition director Katie Rogers reported reimbursement totals for the first eight days of school and discussed Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program rollout and Community Eligibility Program implications.
The Minidoka County School District board approved new job descriptions for the School Nutrition Director and a motion to add 1.5 new school nutrition positions at its Sept. 16 meeting, with a condition that the staffing will be reviewed in December if revenue has not increased.
According to the nutrition report included in the packet, Director Katie Rogers reported that during the first eight days of the school year the program served 5,455 breakfasts and 17,909 lunches, bringing in $72,666.89 in reimbursement. Rogers also described plans to begin the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP) at Rupert, West and East schools and efforts to apply for CACFP to expand daycare feeding programs. She said staffing adjustments had been necessary because a manager retired and another left prior to school startup.
Rogers outlined how the district’s Identified Student Percentage (ISP) affects eligibility and finances for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The packet notes the district ISP increased to 35.48% districtwide with school-level variations (Minco 28.76%, Mt. Harrison 57.02%). Rogers explained that, though the district crosses an ISP threshold, the financial consequence of moving to CEP could reduce revenue — last year’s analysis showed a potential revenue decrease of roughly $150,000 compared with the current claiming method — so the district will not automatically pursue CEP without further analysis.
The board motion approving the new job description and the 1.5 positions was recorded with Trustee Perez moving and Trustee Claridge seconding; the minutes state the motion carried. The positions are budgeted with a review point in December as a revenue-contingent decision.
