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115342 1 (1981-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxtv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION MAY 2 2 1981 Mr. William Hoagland Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service Department of Agriculture 115342 Dear Mr. Hoagland: Subject: Observations on Selected Aspects 6f School Lunch Program Administrationf We recently completed a limited survey to obtain back- ground information on selected aspects of school lunch program procedures for obtaining Federal reimbursement for lunches served. We did our work at the Food and Nutrition Service's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office in Robbinsville, New Jersey; the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg, Pennsyl- vania; and three Pennsylvania school districts--Reading, Bristol Borough, and Southeast Delco. We do not plan to issue any further report on the results of our survey but will use the information obtained as a basis for future work. In the interim, we want to bring to your attention the following problems we observed and discussed with Service headauarters officials. We recommend that you take appropriate measures to resolve these problems. 1. In the Reading School District, all 13 elementary schools used monthly milk consumption records to determine the number of free lunches served during the month. Using such records could affect the accuracy of the count of free lunches. For example, milk that had spoiled during the month and been thrown out but not so recorded could be erroneously counted as being served as a component part of a free lunch and as representing a reimbursable meal served. In commenting on this problem, Service headquarters officials said that the Reading School District used an envelope system to collect students' payments for full-paid or reduced-price lunches (students entitled to a free lunch turn in an empty envelope) and that this system could be modified and used to (023080) f '4,~

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