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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Karl Frisch was whining about a “budget shortfall” in his email today.

But suddenly there’s money for free lunch for all?!?

FCPS is so poorly run it is becoming an increasingly pathetic joke.[/quote]

Someone upthread mentioned money is saved in the transaction costs. If everyone gets free lunch, the schools don't have to pay anyone to sort out who gets what.

Would be interested in hearing more about the numbers and getting an actual breakdown though I don't know where to find such info.[/quote]

FCPS has a program budget which includes stuff like food and nutrition and transportation. The last one had Food getting over 36 million in revenue from food sales.  It's self supporting.  CEP- all students get 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch  based on FARMS levels but the threshold used to be 40% of students and changed to 25% in Oct 2023 with NO federal $ for the gap.  How does FCPS pay for the non FARMS meals at the CEP schools?

FCPS under any plan still has to submit per student family income stuff since that's how the cash flows in.  All getting free means a $ supplement.  VA projected it would cost the state 202million in the supplement statewide to provide all free 1 breakfast and 1 lunch, if VA doesn't fund all of it the cost goes to the school division.  https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2024/RD727/PDF

Vermont has state RE property taxes by school district and those rates were proposed to go up $.03 to fund the supplement part for non FARMS.
VA spreadsheets per school for 2025 on CEP % and participation  https://www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-services/school-operations-support-services/school-nutrition/program-statistics-reports
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