The Board of Education recommended to the Public School System to look into finances for second servings of meals for students during their last board meeting in the BOE office on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n
The BOE members noted during their previous board meeting that costs associated with second servings for students were too steep. PSS, on the other hand, promised that they would be looking at cutting costs for second servings for PSS meals <\/p>\n
\u201cMy biggest concern here is a student has to pay $3.50\u2026for seconds,\u201d said BOE Rota representative Herman Atalig. \u201cI agree to students paying [for] second servings but [at] $3.50, that is too much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
PSS federal programs officer Tim Thornburg noted that the nutritional proportions PSS serves are sufficient per age, however, he told the board that action would be taken on the issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf [students] want a second serving, that is [actually] the price of a second meal,\u201d he said. \u201cI will see what we can do, but we really want every student eating meals,\u201d he continued, adding that vendors prepare \u201cjust enough\u201d daily.<\/p>\n
Then BOE member Herman Guerrero noted that it was something that should definitely be discussed. He added that the number of students that availed of second servings should be noted and that not too many avail of second servings, for Saipan at least, Atalig emphasized.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot on Rota, sir,\u201d said Atalig. \u201c\u202630 percent to 40 percent of students [avail of second servings],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to recommend that it is included in the budget,\u201d Guerrero said addressing Education Commissioner Glenn Mu\u00f1a, suggesting that the state education agency shoulder the second servings for students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe might not be able to do it with federal grants, but I think we can let the local government absorb the costs,\u201d he said, respecting then BOE chair Marylou Ada by first seeking her approval. Guerrero added that PSS in the past had been appropriated funds to cover the cost for feeding hungry students. <\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026Even if it [costs] $10,000 [or] $20,000, let\u2019s help these kids. Because if they are hungry, we are defeating the whole purpose [of education],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The board did not vote on it specifically, however Guerrero noted that the recommendation was something that the BOE could look for in the future during fiscal year 2020 budget discussions for PSS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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