School Meal Waste and Consumption FY24 Report

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School Meal Waste and Consumption

This report shall review strategies for increasing consumption of school meals in the

Commonwealth to reduce school meal waste with a focus on the National School Lunch Program

(NSLP). In addition, this report presents findings from a 2024 Massachusetts School Nutrition

Directors survey and provide recommendations to minimize food waste pursuant to the Fiscal

Year (FY2024) Budget, Outside Section 84.

January 2025

This document was prepared by the

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Russell D. Johnston

Acting Commissioner

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Introduced — base rate 3%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -8 14/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 154 days quiet

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