DCPS about to renew Chartwells contract

[Anonymous]

Wow! This is something. I really hope DCPS is able to find a quality food vendor in time for the school year. Our kids deserve better than what Chartwells was doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Worse possible outcome for DCPS procurement office, they will have to work during the summer. They were ready to confirm Chartwells' contract to avoid this..

BTW, what about my residual credit of $8 on my son's account?

Lol, me too, but I think I have (had, I guess) like $50 bucks on credit.

Wow! Guess we'll we may have to start making our kid's lunch, which is probably for the best anyway.

What about Revolution Foods? Or, would love if my Ward 4 school could contract with Stokes' (I know, I'm dreaming!).

[Anonymous]

Revolution foods is looking at this already

[Anonymous]

I hope it is not Revolution Foods. My daughter hated that company's food when she was at a charter that used them. She much preferred the Chartwell's food at our DCPS.

[Anonymous]

WAMU reported that Chartwell pulled out of the contract! http://wamu.org/news/15/07/14/company_responsible_for_feeding_dc_students_pulls_out_of_contract

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported that Chartwell pulled out of the contract! http://wamu.org/news/15/07/14/company_responsible_for_feeding_dc_students_pulls_out_of_contract

And the Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/embattled-dc-schools-food-vendor-quits-contract-puts-fall-service-in-peril/2015/07/14/82c1de42-2a52-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html

[Anonymous]

I just fired off the below email to the Education Committee. Here are their emails: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], and here is the link to the committee website. http://dccouncil.us/committees/committee-on-education

"Council Members,

My name is _______________, resident of Ward _. I have become aware of the disturbing state of food management in our public schools following a recently published article in the CityPaper.

How is it acceptable in this city, with the costs we pay, not to provide our children great (ideally organic & or local) food from a trusted vendor? As a parent, tax payer, and business person I find it unacceptable to stay the course with Chartwells in the coming year(s).

The parents in this city expect you all to resolve this issue prior to the ensuing school year. Perhaps you could allow each school to select its own food vendor. This way each principal would be held accountable to its parents. They could hire a local caterer, or maybe DC could have a central kitchen that could distribute wholesome food to the schools daily. A clear thing lacking in today's food structure is accountability and transparency. You could address that as well.

For those of you that have taken this issue up and aim to resolve it immediately, I commend and support you. For those of you sitting on the sidelines or are in favor of the status quo, don't forget who you represent, because they won't."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just fired off the below email to the Education Committee. Here are their emails: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], and here is the link to the committee website. http://dccouncil.us/committees/committee-on-education

"Council Members,

My name is _______________, resident of Ward _. I have become aware of the disturbing state of food management in our public schools following a recently published article in the CityPaper.

How is it acceptable in this city, with the costs we pay, not to provide our children great (ideally organic & or local) food from a trusted vendor? As a parent, tax payer, and business person I find it unacceptable to stay the course with Chartwells in the coming year(s).

The parents in this city expect you all to resolve this issue prior to the ensuing school year. Perhaps you could allow each school to select its own food vendor. This way each principal would be held accountable to its parents. They could hire a local caterer, or maybe DC could have a central kitchen that could distribute wholesome food to the schools daily. A clear thing lacking in today's food structure is accountability and transparency. You could address that as well.

For those of you that have taken this issue up and aim to resolve it immediately, I commend and support you. For those of you sitting on the sidelines or are in favor of the status quo, don't forget who you represent, because they won't."

What's the goal here?

[Anonymous]

You definitely want to have principals spending untold hours trying to source, contract with and monitor a vendor. This is pretty harebrained even by DCUM standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jack Evans daughter went to Deal with my daughter or was that Phil?

Mendo.