Food Service Budget and Program Update July 10, 2024 Webster Central School District
Agenda ༝ Financial Update ༝ Participation Updates ༝ Program Adjustments ༝ Budget Adoption
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Thank You Staff! 3
1. Financial Update
Fiscal Year
Fund Balance Beginning
Profit or Loss
Ending Fund Balance
2018-19
$ 499,311
$ (165,063)
$ 334,248
2019-20
$ 334,991
$ (641,630)
$ (306,639)
2020-21
$ (56,639)
$ 759,391
$ 702,752
2021-22
$ 702,752
$ 1,677,141
$ 2,379,893
2022-23
$ 2,379,893
$ 454,188
$ 2,834,081
2023-24*
$ 2,834,081
$ (599,594)
$ 2,234,487
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2. Data Dive
Meal Count Comparison
One Month Comparison October Level
2011-12
2020-21
2021-221
2022-23
2023-24
Elementary
32,464
48,109
31,205
20,887
29,886
Middle
23,926
6,600*
21,036
16,611
17,085
High School
29,546
6,906*
22,228
16,995
20,976
Total
85,936
61,615
74,469
54,493
67,947
*Half the students, only 4 days a week 1 Free Meals Program
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3. Program Changes
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Looking towards next year ༝
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State Audit ○ Required to spend down fund balance on: ■ Equipment, Promotional Materials, Meal Pricing, Employee Programs ■ Have not been able to spend fast enough ● Long wait times on equipment span multiple fiscal years ■ This will be a multi-year issue Pricing Menu Focus ○ Catering ○ Concessions & Snack Items Expand marketing of new menu items Increase focus on higher quality Adding more locally sourced food
Work to Do…. ༝ ༝ ༝ ༝
Free and Reduced Participation Current rate is 27.58% That is a total of 2,218 students who qualify Took a look at breakfast data for the year ○ 89,538 breakfasts served for those qualifying ○ That is only 24.79% of the eligible students accessing free breakfast ○ Want to make this a priority for next year ○ Needs are increasing based on data ○ Looking at solutions to get more students participating!
4. Budget Adoption
Thanks! Any questions?
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