Families will be paying more for school lunches this year because of a new federal rule- part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The rule is intended to make the price for school lunches better reflect costs of preparing that meal and to reduce the amount of federal money for free and reduced price lunches that supplements the cost of full price meals. This rule gives schools five years to get their lunch prices up to the level that the federal government reimburses schools for students that receive free school lunches.
Bancroft-Rosalie raised the price of school lunches 25 cents across the board for 2011-12. The increased cost of food has caused the school food program to lose money each of the last two years.
Lunch prices-
Adults $3.00
Grades 7-12 - $2.25
Grades P-6 - $2.00
Ala Carte Lunch - $1.00
extra milk and juice $.50
Breakfast prices did not change and are the following:
Adults - $2.00
Grades Pre-12 - $1.25
Ala Carte Breakfast $.50
The 25 cent increase will cost a student an addition $45 per year to eat school lunches.
