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REGARDING SCHOOL MEALS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024
Bellefontaine City School is in the middle of transitioning to a new system (PaySchools). Applications will be available in the new system. Also, applications can be printed off BCS website or picked up at a school office.
Do not fill out a Free & Reduced Meal Application before July 1.
For more information, please call Winnie Jacks @ 937-593-9060 or email [email protected]
OVERVIEW
Bellefontaine City School cafeterias serve meals that meet the federal nutrition standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). As a participant in the National School Lunch Program, we serve lunches that follow a strict meal pattern and meet USDA Dietary Guidelines.
School lunches offer students proteins, fruits, vegetables, grains and milk and must meet strict limits on saturated fat. School lunches also meet additional standards which require:
- Age-appropriate calorie limits
- Larger servings of fruits and vegetables
- A wider variety of vegetables including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes
- More whole grains
- Fat-free (flavored milk must be fat-free) or 1%milk
- Less Sodium
Lunch provides 1/3 of recommended daily allowance of nutrients and calories for their age group.
There is a critical link between nutrition and learning. Proper nutrition is essential for students to feel better, learn better and behave better.
OFFER VS. SERVE POLICY
Offer vs. Serve provision of the school lunch program means students are offered all five food items each day from within the federally-required lunch program. Students must take a least three of the five food items and one must be a fruit or a vegetable. Students are encouraged to take all 5 items. Offer vs.Serve allows students to refuse a food item they do not like,encourages freedom of choice and eliminates waste.
BREAKFAST SERVED:
High School:
7:00-7:20am – Cafeteria – grab & go bag – report to classroom - every day except on a school delay.
Middle School:
7:05-7:15am - Hall – grab & go bag – report to classroom - every day except on a school delay.
Intermediate:
8:10-8:30am - In classrooms - every day except on a school delay.
Elementary:
8:25-8:45am - In classrooms - every day except on a school delay.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and
employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA
programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for program information (e.g.
Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should
contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities
may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,
and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide
in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a
copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected].
(3) email: [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.