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District presents first reading to raise secondary lunch price to $3.70 to meet federal requirements
Summary
Food service director reported secondary lunch prices are about $0.20 below recommended benchmarks and proposed a 10¢ increase this year (from $3.60 to $3.70) to maintain federal funding compliance; the board received the first reading.
The board heard a first reading Aug. 19 on proposed student meal-price changes after a district equity review found secondary lunch prices below comparable averages.
Food service director (referred to as Miss Growan in the presentation) told the board the equity tool showed the district’s secondary lunches were about $0.20 below recommended benchmarks. “We are about 20¢ below where we should be,” a presenter said while explaining why the district plans a modest 10¢ increase this year to keep federal funding in alignment. The proposal would raise secondary lunch prices from $3.60 to $3.70; administrators said they expect another 10¢ increase next year.
Staff said students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals will not be affected and that the action is intended to maintain compliance with federal funding and purchasing cooperatives. The item was presented as a first reading and will return for further board action.
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