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Business manager: summer food program exceeds target; audit obligation falls
Summary
Heather, the district business manager, reported the summer food program exceeded its target (from a 60-student goal to 75 enrolled) and that the district avoided a federal single audit this year because prior grants that raised federal expenditures are no longer active. Heather noted federal meal-pattern rules apply for reimbursement.
Heather, the district business manager, told the board the summer food program "met our mark of 60 and have exceeded it" and that "We're now at 75" children signed up for summer meals.
She explained there is no current enrollment cap but the district may impose a first-come, first-served limit if demand exceeds capacity. Heather noted meals must meet federal meal-pattern guidelines to qualify for federal reimbursement. She also reported the district declined into fiscal territory below the federal single-audit threshold because prior literacy and ESSER grants that had pushed federal expenditures toward the $750,000 limit were no longer in effect, creating a modest savings in audit costs.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the logistics of sign-in/out for students from other districts and the potential need to cap enrollment if the program expands further. The report closed with general board appreciation for the program's uptake.
