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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Unified spent implicit $400,000 astatine Me-N-Ed's successful 2024, the schoolhouse territory confirmed to YourCentralValley.com, an mean of implicit $33,000 per period astatine the section favourite pizza parlor.
The uncover comes from acquisition orders approved by the district's Board of Education, which shows that a full of $526,326.52 was approved by trustees for the schoolhouse territory to walk astatine Me-N-Ed's successful 2024.
According to the schoolhouse district, a acquisition bid allows up to a circumstantial dollar magnitude to beryllium spent astatine that business. Fresno Unified says the existent magnitude paid to Me-N-Ed's successful 2024 was $402,977.39.
That fig was defended by Fresno Unified's Chief Communications Officer Nikki Henry, who highlighted that Fresno Unified serves much than 70,000 students and employs implicit 13,000 staff.
"Food is often a cardinal portion of however we physique community, observe achievements, and incentivize engagement among students, families, and staff," wrote Henry successful a connection to YourCentralValley.com.
The schoolhouse territory provided a breakdown of the numbers, showing however the wealth was spent. Of that $402,977.39 spent astatine Me-N-Eds, the schoolhouse territory says:
- Approximately $155,000 astatine much than 100 schoolhouse sites, utilized for student, family, and unit incentives.
- Nearly $30,000 supported pupil extracurricular activities.
- About $23,000 covered meals and incentives for LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) meetings with students, families, and staff.
- Close to $20,000 went to after-school programs, wintertime and summertime camps, and summertime school.
- Nearly $17,000 was spent done Associated Student Body (ASB) funds - which are raised by students and utilized for student-driven events.
The breakdown listed supra comes to astir $245,000, inactive leaving astir $158,000 spent astatine Me-N-Ed's by Fresno Unified not accounted for.
In a follow-up message, Fresno Unified's Chief Communication Officer Nikki Henry says those purchases were for "various programs, schools, and departments serving students, families, and our unit successful overmuch of the aforesaid manner."
"Food is often utilized to enactment nonrecreational learning and grooming efforts," added the schoolhouse district's Nikki Henry.
The spending approved by Fresno Unified astatine Me-N-Eds was accounted for successful acquisition orders disposable successful the Board Agendas published by the schoolhouse district. Purchase orders for each period tin beryllium viewed by clicking the links below:
- January acquisition orders
- February acquisition orders
- March acquisition orders
- April acquisition orders
- May acquisition orders
- June acquisition orders
- July acquisition orders
- August acquisition orders
- September acquisition orders
- October acquisition orders
- November acquisition orders
- December acquisition orders
The magnitude of wealth spent astatine Me-N-Eds by Fresno Unified fluctuated period to month: the schoolhouse territory says that was owed to the benignant of events, trainings, incentives, oregon celebrations taking place.
