Alhambra USD |  3000 |  AR  3551  Business and Noninstructional Operations

Food Service Operations/Cafeteria Fund   

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All proceeds from food sales and other services offered by the cafeteria shall be deposited in the cafeteria fund as provided by law. The income and expenditures of any cafeteria revolving account established by the Governing Board shall be recorded as income and expenditures of the cafeteria fund. (Education Code 38090, 38091, 38093)

The cafeteria fund shall be used only for Board-authorized expenditures necessary for the operation of school cafeterias as defined in the California School Accounting Manual or appropriately reported to the California Department of Education. (Education Code 38091, 38101)

These expenditures may include, but are not limited to, expenditures for the following: (Education Code 38091)

1. Construction, alteration, or improvement of a central food processing plant

2. Lease, purchase or installation of additional cafeteria equipment of the central food processing plant

3. Vending machines and their installation and housing

4. Computer equipment and related software

5. Lease or purchase of vehicles used primarily in connection with the central food processing plant

Any charges to, or transfers from, a food service program shall be dated and accompanied by a written explanation of the expenditure's purpose and basis. (Education Code 38101)

Any funds derived from the sale of cafeteria food and deposited in a Board-established cafeteria equipment reserve shall be used only for the purchase, lease, maintenance or replacement of cafeteria equipment. (Education Code 38102)

Management Consulting Services

Students going on field trips must not only be provided the opportunity to obtain a sack lunch from the school cafeteria but encouraged as well. Teachers must provide the cafeteria with the number of such lunches needed at least two weeks prior to the field trips.

The district is obligated to provide lunch on minimum days. Lunch periods should be scheduled to provide maximum participation in the lunch program.

When the student cafeteria is closed during lunch time, the school must make every effort to provide alternatives for student dining so as to retain the normal level of student participation.

Regulation ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

approved: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California