N.J.-S.P. School Board Votes to Keep Meal Prices, Textbook Fees the Same Next School Year

Posted on May 30, 2019
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

North Judson-San Pierre’s student meal prices and textbook fees will stay the same for another year. The cost of lunch at the junior/senior high school will remain at $2.50, while elementary school students will pay $2.30. The student breakfast price is $1.50.

School officials say those prices fall within the paid lunch equity requirements for the 2019-2020 school year, meaning that no cost increase is necessary.

When it comes to textbook fees, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin told the school board last week that neither of the schools got new textbooks this year that would lead to a cost increase. “We held off for a year because we are moving to more digital devices,” she explained. “We want to make sure that we didn’t buy textbooks this year and, perhaps, not get the digital resources we needed or pay for that and then pay again next year. So the digital resources and the software licenses, those would be looked into next year, as more and more devices will be on-hand for us.” However, Zupin said next year’s textbook fees do correct some past calculation errors.

The school board approved the 2019-2020 meal prices and textbook fees unanimously.