Sequim School District No 323 May 15th, 2017 2017-2018 School Meal Prices Sequim School District No 323 May 15th, 2017
2017-2018 School Meal Prices The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that schools “provide…sufficient funds…for meals served to students not eligible for free or reduced price meals.” The intent is to ensure that federal funds are not used to offset the cost of meals for students that are not eligible for free or reduced price meals
2017-2018 School Meal Prices Schools do this in one of two ways: Charge an amount for full price meals adequate to cover the cost of serving full price meals Contribute district resources sufficient to cover the cost of serving full price meals Board Procedure 6700P requires “any meal [price] increase shall occur with approval of the board at the beginning of each year.” The District had a $.10 meal price increase across all categories for this current year (2016-17)
2017-2018 School Meal Prices Local Price Comparison School Breakfast Lunch Port Angeles K-6 $0.00 $2.35 7-12 $1.35 $2.60 Port Townsend K-3 $1.50 $2.75 4-12 $1.75 $3.00 North Kitsap K-5 6-12 Chimacum
2017-2018 School Meal Prices Board Procedure 6700P requires “any meal [price] increase shall occur with approval of the board at the beginning of each year.” Grade/Meal Current Price Proposed Price Difference K-5 Breakfast $1.40 $1.50 $0.10 6-8 Breakfast $1.75 $0.25 9-12 Breakfast $1.60 $0.15 Adult Breakfast $2.35 $3.00 $0.65 K-5 Lunch $2.50 6-8 Lunch $2.55 $2.75 $0.20 9-12 Lunch $2.60 Adult Lunch $3.60 $3.75