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Central A&M board approves $0.10 meal-price increase amid unpaid lunch debt concerns
Summary
The board approved a $0.10 increase to breakfast and lunch prices for 2026–27. Superintendent Sacha Young said unpaid lunch debts prompted the change and that pursuing Community Eligibility Provision relief posed too high a risk for the district.
The Central A&M Board voted to increase breakfast and lunch prices by $0.10 for the 2026–27 school year on May 18, 2026.
The motion was made by Townsend and seconded by Boltz and passed unanimously. Superintendent Sacha Young explained the rationale: unpaid lunch debts led staff to recommend raising prices to comply with State of Illinois recommendations and USDA guidance. Young said she explored relief options but that the district could not pursue the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) because of the attendant risk to the district’s operations.
The minutes record the $0.10 increase and attribute the recommendation to state guidance and the district’s fiscal considerations around unpaid meal debt.
