Meal Service Agreement Between Reed and Ross School Districts for 2025-26
The official document
What the district published
This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need a budget degree to understand where their school dollars go.
Original PDF coming soon — check reedschools.org for the source document.
In plain English
What this document actually says
This is a formal agreement between Reed Union School District and Ross School District for the 2025-26 school year (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). Reed will provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks to Ross students through federal nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Reed will handle meal preparation, application processing for free and reduced-price meals, eligibility verification, and federal reimbursement claims. Meals will be prepared at an offsite kitchen in Los Angeles and transported to Ross. Reed will provide monthly menus and invoice Ross for meals served. Ross will conduct point-of-service meal counts with Reed's oversight and maintain liability insurance of at least $1 million.
What this means for your family
This agreement ensures Ross students continue receiving federally-funded breakfast, lunch, and snacks through Reed's food service program. Families will apply for free or reduced-price meals through Reed's system. The arrangement allows Ross to provide meals to students without operating its own food service program, potentially maintaining consistent meal quality and nutrition standards while keeping costs manageable.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.