INABIE (Students Well Being National Institute -a Dominican government institution-) lists all the things they have done towards the beginning of the new class year (2023 a 2024) of the public schools starting on August 28.
1. On time supplying school supplies.
2. Offering free food to students starting with the first school day.
3. A new food design for ages 3 to 5.
4. New contracts for independent suppliers of the food.
5. For the first time, independent suppliers have been paid 20% of their anticipo.
6. Nutritional standardization to suppliers.
7. Payment on time of the bill to suppliers for the school year 2022 - 2023.
8. Efficient giving the food to the students in the PREPARA program.
9. Guarantee of inspections to kitchens, bakeries and milk processors.
10. Training of the medical personnel that will do the free health checkup to students in all public schools. (They will visit each school and do the health checkup on students there).
11. Incorporate the school districts and regions authorities.
12. A team compromised with the well being of the students.
Since this is from the Dominican government, this too is done with the taxes you pay in the DR (ITBIS and otherwise).