Children First strongly encourages prompt implementation of this program and commends municipal transit authorities for their willingness to add new routes as needed. Breakfast and lunch sales bring in another 23 percent of the budget. The remainder comes from donated commodities, matching state funds, and interest. Participation lags in school lunch programs at the district's middle schools and high schools. Middle management in the department is bloated.
Quality control is inadequate.
Performance varies widely from campus to campus. That's not all. Preventive maintenance and work order systems are functionally useless, boosting capital costs and food spoilage. HISD has two basic options. There are two major reasons to consider the second option.