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School Meals will be Free for all students for the 26-27 school year.

CEP Schools - Free School Meals

Onalaska School District's application for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) was approved. That means all students will have access to school meals at no cost. Free school meals started with the 22-23 school year and will run through June 30th, 2030. This is great news for Onalaska Families! Especially with the increased food and fuel prices.

CEP benefits our Students and Families by ensuring all children have equal access to nutritious meals. It eliminates the meal costs for our families and reduces the stigma around school meals.  School meals improve student attendance and improve test scores. They also reduce disciplinary referrals across all grade levels.

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Child Nutrition Program 26-27

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Welcome back! Onalaska School District is pleased to inform you that School Meals will be available to all students at no cost. No application or paperwork is required to participate in this program.

Pre K-5 is a “Breakfast After the Bell” school. This means that Pre-K through 5 students will eat in the classroom after the school day begins. If your child misses the classroom breakfast, they may stop by the kitchen and pick up breakfast on their way to class.

Middle and High School students have multiple breakfast choices. School breakfast helps bridge the gap between when children leave home and when they have lunch. 

The school meals are kid-friendly and meet the recommended dietary guidelines for healthy growing children. Every day, there are at least 3 entrée choices for lunch. Each Week’s K-8 Menu* contains (at least): ½ cup of Dark Green Vegetables, ¾ cup Red/Orange Vegetables, ½ cup of Legumes/Beans, ½ cup of Starchy Vegetables, ½  cup of other/more Vegetables, 2 ½ cups of Fruit, 8-10 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Items, 8-10 oz. Whole Grain Rich Items and 5 cups of Milk. *The High School’s portions are larger.

Menus, Request for Special Dietary Needs, the School Wellness Policy, and other Child Nutrition Department information can be found under the Food Service tab on the district website.

Milk or Pacific Ultra Soy milk is included with school meals. Additional Milk, or milk without a school meal, can be purchased for $0.75. Water bottles are also available for $0.75. Money can be deposited in a student's SkyWard Food Service account. Payments can be made: Online in SkyWard Family Access or sent to the Food Service Office. Automated phone calls are sent twice a week, once charges are made.

If you have any questions, please contact me at jcarlson@onysd.wednet.edu or 360-978-4111 option 6.

Sincerely, 

Jerry Carlson                                                                                                                 

Child Nutrition Director

Jerry Carlson

Jerry Carlson
Food Services Director
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The Onalaska School Food Service is operated by the school district, for the children, under a federal grant. The district operates its own food service to provide great meals to our students in a fiscally responsible way. This allows the cooks to make a lot of the food from scratch. Giving them more control over the sodium, fat, and fiber contents of each meal. Some of the items made from scratch are Pizza, sloppy joes, spaghetti, all soups, baked beans, refried beans, Mexican style black beans, rolls, cookies, teriyaki and, General Tso chicken, logger nachos (meat & cheese sauce), BBQ Chicken, quesadillas and chef salads. We offer vegetables and a variety of fruits every day. Whole grain products are available every day. All of the meals are planned to meet the RDAs for the students we feed.

Meet your Lunchtime Superheroes!

Leah Baker

Leah Baker

Stephanie Stolzenberger

Stephanie Stolzenberger

Toni Mahon

Toni Mahon

Rosa Zamudio

Rosa Zamudio

Maria Sanchez

Maria Sanchez

School Breakfast Infographic

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/ad-3027.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 or (202) 690-7442; or                                            

3.       email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

  Onalaska School District’s Non-Discrimination Statement - Onalaska School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator Brenda Padgett 360-978-4111,mailto:bpadgett@onysd.wednet.edu. Section 504 Coordinator Ryan Ranger 360-978-4111, rranger@onysd.wednet.edu, Address: 540 Carlisle Ave. Onalaska, WA 98570

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.