Summary of themes and subthemes related to the motivation to contracting out school district food services to a large private food service management company
| Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
| Financial motivations to contract out | School district food service department operating in a financial deficit prior to contracting out |
| Supplementation of the food service operating fund account by the district general fund account | |
| Other contracted school district services, thereby serving as a model | Successful contracting out of other school district services |
| Support and commitment from the school district administration | |
| The relinquishment of responsibilities for day-to-day food service operations while retaining ultimate control of food service operations | Burden of managing day-to-day operations of the districts school food services |
| Subject matter expertise and resources of the private food service management company | |
| Retention of control of food services by the school district administration |
| Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
| Financial motivations to contract out | School district food service department operating in a financial deficit prior to contracting out |
| Supplementation of the food service operating fund account by the district general fund account | |
| Other contracted school district services, thereby serving as a model | Successful contracting out of other school district services |
| Support and commitment from the school district administration | |
| The relinquishment of responsibilities for day-to-day food service operations while retaining ultimate control of food service operations | Burden of managing day-to-day operations of the districts school food services |
| Subject matter expertise and resources of the private food service management company | |
| Retention of control of food services by the school district administration |
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