Community High School District 94 administrators presented a proposed three‑year meal contract structure from Quest Food Management and announced an immediate meal‑pack distribution for students.

Administration said Quest has been the district's food service provider for more than a decade and that program changes (free breakfast for all, an additional kiosk and free meals during holiday breaks) prompted the district to renegotiate terms. Under the proposal beginning in the 2026–27 school year, the district would not pay a management fee. Quest would provide up to 16,457 free breakfasts and 68,494 free lunches at no cost to the district; if the caps are exceeded, the district would pay $1.85 per additional breakfast and $2.65 per additional lunch. Holiday meal packs (for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks) would be supplied at $3.50 per breakfast pack and $5.00 per lunch pack.

Administration included a comparison that showed the 2024–25 meal program costs exceeded $91,000; under the proposed structure the estimated district cost for break meal packs (8,128 meals) was presented at about $34,006 if the meal caps are not exceeded. Administration characterized the new pricing as a substantial savings and said it resulted from negotiations with Quest.

Separately, district staff said they secured 150 meal packs (each containing four breakfasts and four lunches) to distribute to students this Friday to address near‑term food insecurity concerns tied to benefit expirations. Families and students will receive communications about pickup; administration said past distributions have averaged 110–130 packs and that any surplus will be held for the Thanksgiving distribution.

The board did not vote on the contract at the Committee of the Whole meeting; administration said formal contract documents and the recommended agreement will be brought to the board at a future meeting.