Free Meal Program Safe From Chopping Block — For Now
Stakeholders Plead with Santa Barbara Unified School Board to Spare Food Service Budget
Chef Nancy Weiss has been on a mission to revolutionize the way public schools feed students since she was hired as the food service director at the Santa Barbara Unified School District more than a decade ago.
Weiss did exactly that, but now she’s stepping down for health reasons. Her retirement comes at a time when the district is grappling with slashing the food service department budget, which has raised concerns that some kids will have to go without food in the wake of the proposed cuts.
“Nancy Weiss has done some incredible things for our district with the cooking from scratch and healthy foods for our children,” said Meg Jetté, the assistant superintendent of the district’s business services.
