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Trustees hear how Seamless Summer Option and CEP affect food-service revenue and equipment replacement
Summary
Staff said the district used the USDA Seamless Summer Option this summer while transitioning to Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the school year; trustees thanked food-service staff and raised concerns about equipment and surplus funds.
Trustees discussed how recent changes to the district's meal-program model affect food-service revenue and the ability to fund kitchen equipment replacements.
Miss Davis (district food-service staff) explained the district used the National School Lunch Program's Seamless Summer Option (SSO) over the summer to continue feeding students and to help offset revenue declines associated with transitioning to Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the school year. She told trustees efforts over the summer aimed to make up some of the money the district lost while switching to CEP.
A trustee thanked staff for the meals and community impact: "Thank you for whoever was involved in that program and the lunches during the school year," the trustee said. Trustees asked whether the program transition would reduce available surplus for replacing older kitchen equipment; staff said this year is a transition year but they are working to minimize impacts and pursue other funding sources, including bond funds where appropriate.
Board members asked staff to monitor surplus and equipment-replacement needs as the district completes the CEP transition and summer meal work.
