Child
Nutrition Services believes
that well nourished children are better prepared to learn and succeed
in the classroom. To achieve this goal, we strive to provide quality,
nutritious meal services that encourage our students to develop healthy
eating habits which are essential to their development.
During the 2005- 2006 school year, the Child Nutrition Services Department provided 3,255,303 lunches and 1,245,012 breakfasts. This is the fourth year that the total amount of breakfast meals served has exceeded 1,000,000. These figures represent a daily average of 18,709 lunches and 7,155 breakfasts. In addition, 2,429 students were served daily through the ala carte lunch service, thus a daily average of 21,138 students were served during the lunch period. This brings the average total daily meal program participation to 28,293. The 2001-2002 school year was the first year Child Nutrition Services provided 10,663 snacks free of charge to students enrolled in After School Programs at five locations. During the 2005-2006 school year, Child Nutrition Services provided 29,144 after school snacks free of charge to students.
| Did You Know.... the Child Nutrition Services Department has been self-supporting since 1981? This means for over 20 years, we have not received any financial assistance from the district's general fund. In fact, Child Nutrition Services contributes money back to the school community for space utilization, energy use, and waste removal. Therefore, more district property tax money ends up in the classroom where it belongs. |
Although, the number of schools participating in the National School Lunch Program has remained constant, the number of schools participating in the National School Breakfast Program continues to rise. Breakfast meals are offered to all students, at participating schools, at no cost to the student following Universal Breakfast Program guidelines.
The continued participation of our students in our meal programs is due in part to the commitment and dedication of all the Child Nutrition Services employees to provide our customers with innovative, quality meal programs.