Increase the Districts lunch price by $0.25. Additional revenue will allow the Food and Nutrition Services Department to continue kitchen equipment upgrades and launch new initiatives that will have a positive impact on the students of Clay County.

During the past two years we have increased meal offerings to include new recipe development to meet the requests of the students while placing great emphasis on fresh, healthy options. We launched “New Year, New Choices” at the Junior and Senior High level. This new concept allows students to create their own custom meal. Students now have the opportunity to “Build Their Own” with a choice of a variety of fresh toppings that can be added to any salad, sandwich, or Tex Mex entree.

Launched The Filling Station Food Truck to bring new menu options and provide a modern method approach to meal service for our Senior High Schools.

Launched a new website (https://claycountyfns.com/ ) that includes nutrition education materials specific to students, caregivers, and teachers to include healthy snack ideas, games, classroom activities by grade, recipes, and videos. This new interactive website allows parents and nurses the ability to view real time nutritional data and allergy information.

Over 1.5 million dollars in kitchen equipment upgrades.

Completed an overhaul of the Cafeteria Manager salary schedule which allowed the District to provide competitive salaries to retain and obtain qualified staff.

A meal price increase will assist with our continued effort to serve our students quality food and offer choices that are pleasing to our customers.

As our meal participation continues to increase, we will need to replace aging freezer/coolers with new units that have the capacity to safely hold inventory.

New initiatives will be launched to include a pilot program that will introduce a food and beverage Cafe Express Club Car. The Cafe Express Club Car will travel throughout the high school campus and serve students who are not in reach of the cafeteria.

Cafe Express Club Car

We are also exploring partnerships with local farmers and aquaponic growers to provide educational opportunities and the freshest produce possible to our students.

Aquaponics

To stay on the forefront of school nutrition and continue to improve the overall function by continually exploring and implementing new initiatives to the Districts food service operation.

The Clay County School Board approves the Food and Nutrition Services proposed meal price increase for the 2019-2020 school year

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