Adult lunch price rises to $8.00 for 2026-27

What happened

The September 1, 2026 board agenda proposes increasing the adult lunch price at all school levels from $7.00 to $8.00 for the 2026-27 school year, while student meals remain free/unchanged.

Why it matters to families

This is a family-facing operating-policy change affecting the cost adults (including staff and visitors) pay for meals district-wide, driven by a federal requirement that adult meals be self-funded.

The evidence

Agenda Item 6-I states: 'it is recommended that the lunch meal price for adults increase from $7.00 to $8.00' and the meal price table shows Adult Elementary/Intermediate/High School lunch increasing from $7.00 to $8.00 for 2026-27, with no changes to student meal prices.

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