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District shapes up for state inspection
By: Kamala Kelkar
Examiner Staff Writer
11/04/09 12:47 PM PST
The school district is preparing for an inspection that will determine whether it gets federal reimbursements for feeding their students.
The California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division took away the district’s funds after inspections revealed it was not following federal guidelines. For instance it was not accurately identifying which students were getting either free, reduced-rate or paid lunches.
Since then every principal in the district has taken and passed a training test that reminds them of the rules, according to the district.
The schools are expecting inspectors to show up again at the end of the month. Since school started, the district has been paying for every meal because of the state’s decision to hold back federal reimbursement.
However if the schools pass inspections, the district will get reimbursed for more than $1 million -- money it has been using from its General Fund, said Board of Education Commissioner Jill Wynns.
But if inspections aren't passed by the end of the year, Wynns predicted the district could assume upwards of $15 million for food it doesn’t have the money to pay for, but will provide.
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