Note to Wilmington Board of Education:
None
of these item will have an effect on the districts budget. These two items deal with the poverty situation in our area.
1.
Question: Do we really know how many eligible student's families have
not,
due to a lack of awareness or pride,
applied for the free and assisted lunch program?
There
is possible solution to this hungry
student
problem. The Community Eligibility Option offers free meals for all
students, regardless of need, to school districts that qualify for
the program. There is no need for parents or students to apply or request special treatment under this option.
Our
food service provider, Sodexo, oversees the Option program for the
Middletown district. The business manger for that district has said
that they are quite pleased with the first half year results.
In
my opinion we should, at the least, find out if the WCS is eligible.
2.
Many districts take advantage of the state's free summer feeding
program. We are a poor district with many hungry children, (see
poverty rate list) yet we ignore this nutrition program.
Paul Hunter
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