Plymouth Public Plymouth Public Schools Lunch Program Schools Lunch Program

UpdateUpdate

January 26, 2015

• 12 Schools• Feeding 7,173 plus students Breakfast and Lunch

• Free and Reduced Lunch: 33.46%• 630,000 lunches and 150,000 Breakfasts per year

• 68 Total Employees• 1 Secretary / Bookkeeper

• 2 Van Drivers • 4 Managers

• 8 Team Leaders• 51 Cafeteria Worker

• Food Service Director and Assistant

Summer Food ServiceSummer Food Service

• Serving Lunch ~ 4 Sites (15,000 meals)• Camp Clark

• Boys and Girls Club• PCIS

• Hedge School

•Council on Aging (pilot program)• 2 days per week • Intergenerational Program

Lunch OptionsLunch Options

Elementary Schools Hot Meal Assorted Sandwiches Soups

Secondary Schools The Bistro

Salads ~ Sandwiches ~ Premade or made to order

The Worlds Fair Hot Meal of the Day

The Grille Burgers ~ Chicken Sandwiches ~ Hot Dogs

Unfunded MandateUnfunded Mandate

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF THE NUTRITION BILL

More than 1.5 million fewer students are choosing to eat lunch daily *

Nationwide only 18% of school districts will break even *

12,000 districts nationwide (92%) believe they will operate at a deficit *

Declining participation experienced across the 49 states, cuts revenues for school districts already grappling with higher food and labor costs, the USDA estimates the regulations will force schools to

absorb $1.2 billion in new food and labor costs this fiscal year. *

* According to Food Management Magazine December 4, 2014

So here’s how we look So here’s how we look

• Student participation continues to decline

• FY 11 ~ 4,711• FY 12 ~ 4,144• FY 13 ~ 3,869• FY 14 ~ 3,767• FY 15 ~ 3,484

•Ala carte Sales continue to decrease • FY 11 ~ 204,000• FY 12 ~ $187,000 • FY13 ~ $109,000• FY14 ~ $ 95,000• FY 15 ~ $ 70,000

ExpensesExpenses

Food $1.2 MillionLabor $1.1 Million

Fixed Cost: Health Insurance $308,000Other Expenses $150,000

Equipment Repairs Equipment Replacement

Fuel Meals Tax

License Renewals POS System

Examples of Some ExpensesExamples of Some Expenses

Milk – Increase 27% FY 14 ~ $168,000

FY15 ~ $210,000 (Anticipated)

Pizza Increase $10,000 this year

Regulation FalloutRegulation Fallout

Member South Shore Purchasing Collaborative

Restrictive BID Specifications

1 Bidder for Groceries1 Bidder Milk

No Competition = Higher Prices

Action PlanAction Plan

SurveysFree Lunch Entire District

Food SamplingPartnerships with Beth Israel Deaconess

Fuel Up and Play ( increase Breakfast Participation)Veggie ~ Fruit of the MonthBack Pack to Home ~ (IBES)Sandwich Experiment at NHS

Committee to Strategize Possible Committee (Food Service Administration, Central Office

Administration, Café personnel, School Committee Member)

Questions???Questions???