FOOD SERVICE

 

In order to qualify for FREE meals this school year, you must complete a Child Nutrition Benefits Application (Free/Reduced Meals)

Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications are available. You may either apply during enrollment or you may directly apply through the

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MEAL PRICES 2023 - 2024

Breakfast

Lunch

PreK - Grade 5 - $2.50

PreK - Grade 5 - $3.30

Grades 6-8 - $2.50

Grades 6-8 - $3.40

Grades 9-12 - $2.50

Grades 9-12 - $3.40

Adult - $2.88

Adult - $4.65

Guest Breakfast - $2.88

Guest Lunch - $4.65

Extra Milk - $0.50

Extra Milk - $0.50

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH

Changes to National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program for 2023-24 School Year

  • For the 2023-24 school year, families will pay full price for student breakfasts and lunches unless they apply and qualify for free-and-reduced meals through the district’s application process.

  • The new, federal free and reduced application for 2023-24 will be available beginning in July and within the Enrollment process. It will also be posted on the district website.

  • Families must apply each year for free or reduced food service. In addition, if households qualify, they may qualify for other reduced fees.

  • Filling out the federal free and reduced application will be necessary before students will be able to qualify for and access free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the 2023-24 school year.

For ALL Households: If you wish to obtain additional discounts for school fees based on your approved application status, you MUST complete a Consent for Disclosure form each school year and submit it to the district office.

MEAL MODIFICATION 

USD 289 is committed to the safety and health of all students. Many of our students suffer from environmental, medical, or food-related allergies. We strive to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for students with allergies and reduce the likelihood of severe or potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. We want to ensure a rapid and effective response in the case of a severe or potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

Requirements for meal modification requests through food service vary depending on whether a student has a disability or whether it is a food allergy or intolerance that does not rise to the level of a disability.

Food Service will make meal modifications prescribed by a licensed physician when a student has a disability. (See the definition of disability on the meal modification form). When a student has a food allergy or intolerance, or other medical condition that does not rise to the level of a disability, food service has the option of making a meal modification requested by a medical authority.

Meal modifications will continue until the licensed physician or medical authority requests that it be changed or stopped (Form 19-C Discontinuation of School Meal Modifications Form).

If you would like nutritional or allergy information on any of our items, please contact us at 785-883-2388.

USD 289 POLICY ON FOOD CHARGES

The following provisions apply to students paying full or reduced prices for meals at school.

When a student’s lunch account gets below $10.00, a Power Announcement will make contact with the parent or guardian of the student to provide notice the child has a low balance. Once the student has reached a delinquent account of -$20.00. A phone call will be made by the Food Service Director to a parent or guardian stating that, unless payment is made on the child’s account, the child will need to bring a sack lunch the following day or be served a cheese sandwich, milk and a piece of fruit will be delivered to the school office. Parents are encouraged to call the Food Service Director in the event of extenuating circumstances when payment cannot be made. Exceptions will also be made if authorized by a principal.

Lunch payments will be updated and placed in the student’s account within 48 hours. If payment of the negative balance is not received within 5 working days of the maximum charge limit being attained, the debt will be turned over to the superintendent or superintendent’s designee for collection in accordance with board policy DP. If the debt is not paid within 10 days of the final notice of the negative account balance under policy DP, it shall be considered bad debt for the purposes of federal law concerning unpaid meal charges.

Board Approved 3.26.18

Lunch payments will be updated and placed in the student’s account within 48 hours.

USDA NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

   (1)   mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

   (2)   fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o

   (3)   email:
program.intake@usda.go

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement - Spanish Translation

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form-spanish.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

   (1)   correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

   (2)   fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o

   (3)   correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov


Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.


Wellness Policy

Wellness Policy & Notice:

USD 289 Wellsville Schools and each school building within the district have a wellness policy that addresses goals for nutrition, nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities promoting wellness. The policy and additional wellness information is available at the
following link: https://datacentral.ksde.org/nutrition_reports.aspx. If interested in learning more about the school wellness policies or participating in the wellness program, please contact the school office
or district office.

Questions or comments about our Student Nutrition Program?

Brianna Ball, Administrative Representative/District Data Clerk
District Office
602 Walnut St.
Wellsville, KS 66092
785-883-2388 ext. 7012