On June 6, 2022, the Kokomo School Corporation Board of School Trustees approved Chartwells as the corporation’s Food Services Management Company for the 2022-2023 school year. Corporation officials noted that hiring Chartwells was in the best interest of Kokomo Schools students and the current Food Services employees because Chartwells could address supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages created as a direct result of the COVID pandemic. The primary focus for corporation officials was providing our students with quality services that the corporation had experienced prior to the pandemic; as well as meals that included multiple healthy and flavorful options.