Plymouth Public Schools Lunch Program Update January 26, 2015

12 Schools Feeding 7,173 plus students Breakfast and Lunch Free and Reduced Lunch: 33.46% 630,000 lunches and 150,000 Breakfasts per year 68 Total Employees 1 Secretary / Bookkeeper 2 Van Drivers 4 Managers 8 Team Leaders 51 Cafeteria Worker Food Service Director and Assistant

Summer Food Service Serving Lunch ~ 4 Sites (15,000 meals) Camp Clark Boys and Girls Club PCIS Hedge School Council on Aging (pilot program) 2 days per week Intergenerational Program

Lunch Options Elementary Schools  Hot Meal  Assorted Sandwiches  Soups Secondary Schools The Bistro  Salads ~ Sandwiches ~ Premade or made to order The Worlds Fair  Hot Meal of the Day The Grille  Burgers ~ Chicken Sandwiches ~ Hot Dogs

Unfunded Mandate IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF THE NUTRITION BILL More than 1.5 million fewer students are choosing to eat lunch daily * Nationwide only 18% of school districts will break even * 12,000 districts nationwide (92%) believe they will operate at a deficit * Declining participation experienced across the 49 states, cuts revenues for school districts already grappling with higher food and labor costs, the USDA estimates the regulations will force schools to absorb $1.2 billion in new food and labor costs this fiscal year. * * According to Food Management Magazine December 4, 2014

So here’s how we look Student participation continues to decline FY 11 ~ 4,711 FY 12 ~ 4,144 FY 13 ~ 3,869 FY 14 ~ 3,767 FY 15 ~ 3,484 Ala carte Sales continue to decrease FY 11 ~ 204,000 FY 12 ~ $187,000 FY13 ~ $109,000 FY14 ~ $ 95,000 FY 15 ~ $ 70,000

Expenses Food $1.2 Million Labor $1.1 Million Fixed Cost: Health Insurance $308,000 Other Expenses $150,000  Equipment Repairs  Equipment Replacement  Fuel  Meals Tax  License Renewals  POS System

Examples of Some Expenses Milk – Increase 27% FY 14 ~ $168,000 FY15 ~ $210,000 (Anticipated) Pizza Increase $10,000 this year

Regulation Fallout Member South Shore Purchasing Collaborative Restrictive BID Specifications 1 Bidder for Groceries 1 Bidder Milk No Competition = Higher Prices

Action Plan Surveys Free Lunch Entire District Food Sampling Partnerships with Beth Israel Deaconess Fuel Up and Play ( increase Breakfast Participation) Veggie ~ Fruit of the Month Back Pack to Home ~ (IBES) Sandwich Experiment at NHS Committee to Strategize Possible Committee (Food Service Administration, Central Office Administration, Café personnel, School Committee Member)

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