2023-002 Child Nutrition Cluster Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Action Taken: The district has in FY24 allocated much of the funds in excess from the child nutrition cluster to ...
2023-002 Child Nutrition Cluster Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Action Taken: The district has in FY24 allocated much of the funds in excess from the child nutrition cluster to invest in equipment. We have to date, spent the funds down on Freezers, cafeteria tables, coolers, and other such equipment as is allowable for the funds. After speaking with food and nutrition services at DESE, we understand that this surplus comes from the state reimbursements being higher during COVID than what they are post covid. Meaning the rate we were getting reimbursed for free/reduced was higher than the cost, which built the surplus. We are confident that this excess is going to continue being dwindled down, now that our reimbursements are less than the cost of the 3rd party vendors charges to us. However, we are not allowed to use it on unpaid lunch balances, so we have to continue running that surplus for at least another year. This excess is going to start coming down on its own through necessary investments in infrastructure. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Sincerely, Caleb Petet, Superintendent Marshall Public Schools