Child Nutrition
FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES UPDATE
As school foodservice programs are making preparations to return to normal service and menus, we are facing unprecedented issues with the supply chain that will cause us to alter our posted menus with little to no notice. We are working closely with our distributors and manufacturers to secure both the food and supply items needed to support our program.
While it is our intention to serve the posted menu each day at every school, supply issues willnot make this possible throughout the school year until the supply chain issues are rectified. We will always attempt to substitute the scheduled menu item with another that is as similar as possible to the extent we are able to do so.
Please know that we will always provide wholesome meals each and every day.
Mission
The mission of Ferndale School District’s Child Nutrition Department is to provide healthy food choices to our students to promote readiness to learn and encourage life-long healthy eating habits. We are committed to providing nutritious food and excellent customer service to all students, parents, and staff.
Meal Applications
It’s more than a meal application! State funding for schools is allocated to districts based on meal applications, so please help students in our district by filling out an application.
We strongly encourage ALL parents/guardians to submit a meal application. Completing an application takes less than 10 minutes, and parents only need to complete one meal application per family.
Applications can be filled out on paper at the link below or online via Skyward Family Access, and only one Meal Application is needed per family.
2022-2023 Free and Reduced Priced Meal Application (English)
2022-2023 Free and Reduces Priced Meal Application (Spanish)
Families may also be interested in applying for Washington’s Basic Food Program.
More information about this program can be found here
Every eligible form counts! Every eligible form that is not submitted meals lost resources for our schools. Filling out the School Meal Application may help provide:
SCHOOL MEAL INFORMATION 2021-2022
FREE MEALS FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS
School breakfast and lunch are free for all students at all school during the 2021-22 school year. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has continued its nationwide pandemic waivers allowing school food service departments to continue to serve healthy school meal options to all enrolled students for free.
Why Choose School Meals?
· It’s Tasty! Healthy and well-balanced meals offered daily.
· It’s Easy! Time saving and convenient for busy families.
· It’s Affordable! Breakfast and lunch will be served to all enrolled students for free during the 2021-22 school year.
Menus
· Menu selections expanded for more options in both entrée and side dishes
· Menus meet the USDA guidelines and are age appropriate
· Menus and nutritional/allergy information are available online (TITAN LINK)
What makes a Meal?
· Ferndale School District follows strict USDA meal pattern requirements, to ensure all students are receiving healthy, well-balanced meals.
· Breakfast includes: Breakfast entrée, fruit, juice, and milk
· Lunch includes: Meat (or meat alternative), grains, milk, fruits, and vegetables
To inquire about your student(s) meal accounts, please send an email to: Renetta.pollock@ferndalesd.org
For a copy of the District’s Nutrition and Physical Fitness Policy, please call 360-383-9213.
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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Child Nutrition Contacts
Yvonne Green
Child Nutrition Operations Supervisor
yvonne.green@ferndalesd.org
360.383.9341
Renetta Pollock
Admin Assistant
renetta.pollock@ferndalesd.org
360.383.9340
Holly Graham
Director of Accounting and Child Nutrition
holly.graham@ferndalesd.org
360.383.9209