Fulton school board to meet Wednesday

The Board of Education for the Fulton School District will discuss fall school bus routes, mileage rates and a proposed increase in student meals when it meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school's commons/library.

The average cost of producing a lunch meal in Missouri was $3.11 in 2014-15, according to National School Lunch Program figures. In 2015-16, according to school records, a full-price meal cost the student $2.45, with a reimbursement of 37 cents, or $2.82 total. This created a 29-cent shortfall in the cost of producing the meal, school records show. School officials will discuss raising the price by 10 cents for full-price student breakfasts and lunches, and a 5-cent increase for adult meals.

School officials also will discuss handbooks, and hear budget and summer school updates.