Tulsa Public Schools tapped a former district employee to bring the child nutrition program back in-house after complaints from students and staff about the quality of school lunches.
Lisa Griffin previously led Union’s child nutrition program and assisted Oklahoma City Public Schools with its return to in-house management. She will serve as a contracted adviser during the TPS transition, receiving up to $48,000 for her work.
“My focus is taking care of our employees, meeting their needs, meeting their training needs, so that they can take care of our kids,” Griffin said at Monday’s board meeting. “And then, of course, you have to have money to do this and pay for the employees and quality food.”…