The school district will operate a school lunch and breakfast program in each attendance center. The school food program services will include hot lunches through participation in the National School Lunch Program and supplementary foods for students during the school day. Students may bring their lunches from home and purchase milk or juice and other incidental items.
School food service facilities are provided to serve students and employees when school is in session and during school-related activities. They may also be used under the supervision of the superintendent for food service to employee groups, parent-teacher meetings, civic organizations meetings for the purpose of better understanding the schools, and senior citizens in accordance with board policy.
The school food service program is operated on a non-profit basis. The revenues of the school food service program will be used only for paying the costs of the school food service program. Supplies of the school food service program shall only be used for the school food service program.
The board will set, and periodically review, the prices for school lunches, breakfasts, and special milk programs. It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent and business manager to make a recommendation regarding the prices of school lunches, breakfasts, and milk. Employees, students and others will be required to pay for meals consumed.
It shall be the responsibility of Child Nutrition Director to administer the program and to coordinate with the superintendent and business manager for the proper functioning of the school food services program.
The district shall comply with all federal and state laws and regulations required for procurement, including the selection and evaluation of contractors. The superintendent or designee is responsible for developing an administrative process to implement this policy, including, but not limited to, procedures related to suspension and debarment for transactions subject to those requirements and prohibitions on purchasing food products misbranded as meat or egg products, or cultivated-protein food products in accordance with applicable laws.
710.1E1 - School Nutrition Program Notices of Nondiscrimination
710.1E2 - Child Nutrition Programs Civil Rights Complaint Form
710.1R1 - School Nutrition Program Civil Rights Coplaint Procedure
Approved: 10/21/2019 Reviewed: Revised: 7/29/2024
