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District approved for CEP; summer meals and food-service staffing updated
Summary
Superintendent Tim Crider updated the board that the district's Summer Food Service Program will continue and the district was approved for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), enabling free school breakfast and lunch for all students next year; staff retirements and hiring needs in food service were also discussed.
District leaders told the board the Summer Food Service Program will provide free weekly meals to enrolled children throughout the summer and that the district has been approved for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). According to the staff update, CEP approval will allow all students to receive free breakfast and lunch during the upcoming school year; staff also reviewed plans for the CACFP supper program.
Superintendent Tim Crider and food-service staff noted four longtime food-service employees are retiring and discussed ongoing hiring efforts to fill those positions before the new school year. The board recognized the retirees and received an update on recruitment plans to maintain meal service continuity.
