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Katie Parrott
22:17 - 22:50
“The system that Student Nutrition uses, it's actually a state system to submit their claims for reimbursement and track what is paid by the state does not speak with our accounting system. So all of that work has to be done manually in adjustments that are entered into our accounting system.”
- Speaker
- Katie Parrott
- Timestamp
- 22:17 – 22:50
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
The system that Student Nutrition uses, it's actually a state system to submit their claims for reimbursement and track what is paid by the state does not speak with our accounting system. So all of that work has to be done manually in adjustments that are entered into our accounting system. And sometimes there's a lag. There's, you know, a process by which a meal has to be produced. It has to be kind of certified as a reimbursable meal under the federal guidelines.
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