Vended Meal Services Contract with Dees for 2025-26 School Year
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 one-year contract between Reed Union School District and Dees (a meal vendor) to provide vended meals for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program from August 21, 2025 through June 12, 2026. The contract includes up to four possible one-year renewals. The district retains legal responsibility for the food service program, controls pricing and financial accounts, and supervises operations to ensure compliance with USDA and state regulations. The vendor must comply with federal nutrition regulations, civil rights laws, Buy American provisions (requiring domestic food products), and various federal contracting requirements. The vendor operates as an independent contractor, not a district employee.
What this means for your family
This contract ensures your children will continue to receive school breakfast and lunch meals during the 2025-26 school year. The district maintains control over meal prices and quality standards while the vendor prepares and delivers the food. All meals must meet federal nutrition requirements and use American-grown ingredients whenever possible.
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.