From the quality of the food to communication about what was on the menu, parents and school staff sounded the alarm last fall about what schools were serving to students. One teacher described the lunches as “awful” and another parent said her “kid came home starving from school” as the food served differed from what was on the menu sent to parents.
District Director of Food Services Josh Perkins said this summer is “totally different” from last, when he had just taken over the job and the department was short-staffed.
“We spent 2022 in a period of stabilizing things,” Perkins said. “In fall 2023, the goals of the department are to establish a much higher level of confidence and trust with the Madison community in the school meals.”