Finding Text
Criteria:
Schools are required to charge a minimum price for lunches. This minimum price is calculated annually using the Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Tool provided by the USDA. School that choose to contribute non-Federal sources to the non-profit school food service account in lieu of raising paid lunch prices must calculate the appropriate amount to contribute.
Condition:
The District charged $2.50 for lunch at the high school and junior high campus and $2.00 at the lower grade campuses. The PLE minimum price per meal was $2.95. The District did not charge the minimum lunch price.
Cause:
The staff of the District were not properly trained on the requirement, and no administrative level staff person was assigned the responsibility to oversee this compliance.
Effect:
The estimated required contribution from the general fund to the food service fund is $25,000 based on approximately 50,000 meals served without a price increase.