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District staff proposes steps to reduce student meal negative balances
Summary
Staff recommended using social workers to help families complete free-and-reduced meal applications and noted the district's food-service negative balances have exceeded $8,500 in recent months; the proposal is part of a revision to Board Policy 8500.
Staff proposed changes to the district's food-service charging policy to help families complete free-and-reduced meal applications and reduce negative lunch balances.
Staff member (S2) said the current negative balance exposure is "over $8,500" and proposes deploying social workers and other staff as "boots on the ground" to assist families with forms that can be challenging to complete. The proposed revision is part of Board Policy 8500 and seeks to catch problems early before balances grow large.
