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Facts about the School Nutrition Program 2008-2009

Food Safety
Employed 170 people
Served 2,208,461 lunches and 922,229 breakfasts.
84% of our students ate school lunch and 36% ate school breakfast.
58% of our students qualify for free or reduced meal benefits.
We spent $3,082,826 on food purchases.
$3,099,962 was spent for salaries and benefits.
The value of USDA commodities received was $427,304
Our income is received from the following sources: 62% -- Federal Funds, 26% -- Student & Adult Income, 5% -- State Funds, 6% -- USDA Funds, 1% -- Other.
Employees participated in twelve (12) hours of staff development and new employees attended a 30 hour orientation course. Managers with less than three (3) years experience completed 90 hours of course work this summer.
All managers are ServSafe certified. ServSafe is a nationally recognized food safety course by the National Restaurant Association. To be certified, one must pass a test.
School lunches are analyzed nutritionally and must meet the requirements for calories, protein, fat, sat. fat, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, fiber, vitamins A & C.