Nutrition Services Program: The Nutrition Services Department is committed to providing high quality meals to students at an affordable price to families. The Department of Nutrition Services strictly adheres to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations regarding the sale of food items to children in schools. Breakfast meals, lunch meals and a la carte items are in all cafeterias daily. We offer chef salads, fresh fruits, and veggies at every school, every day. We serve education by promoting healthy habits and nutrition.
Menus and Meal Prices: Click here to access the lunch menu.
Meals At No Cost Has Ended: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver which allowed the district to serve meals at no cost during the past two school years has ended effective the last day of the 2021-22 school year. Families must pay for school breakfast and lunch meals during the 2022-23 school year. Funds may be deposited through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal at any time. If you feel you would qualify for meal assistance, please fill out a free or reduced price meal application through your IC Parent Portal beginning July 1, 2022. If your child was previously approved for free or reduced price meals during the 2021-22 school year, the benefits carry over for the first 30 days of the 2022-23 school year. You must reapply for the benefits to continue during the 2022-23 school year.
Breakfast & Lunch Prices: Menus are planned to ensure that the USDA requirements are met or exceeded. A lunch meal consists of five components: protein, fruit, vegetable, grain, and milk. A breakfast meal consists of a protein or grain, fruit, and milk. Please see the links on the District’s website for the breakfast and lunch menus. A student may refuse certain items, but must take a fruit or vegetable. The full price is still charged even if a student declines certain parts of the meal.
Student Lunch Prices:
- Lunch: $3.75 ($0.40 reduced price)
- Breakfast: $2.25 ($0.30 reduced price)
Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application: Apply online for free or reduced-price meals by logging into your parent portal on Infinite Campus. After logging in, click on the "Application/Forms" link on the left side under "Family." You will be asked to create a 5 character PIN. This PIN must be no more than 5 characters and must contain at least two of the following: number, letter, special character. This is the fastest, most secure method to be approved for free or reduced-price meals. Alternatively, if you would like a paper application, please call the school office. A new application must be submitted yearly and you must provide meals for your child until your application has been approved. If you received a letter from our office stating you have prequalified for free meals, you do NOT need to submit an online free or reduced-price meal application.
Payment Methods:
- Online Pre-Payments: To pay online with a credit or debit card, log into your Parent Portal account in Infinite Campus. Allow 24 hours for payments to be received and applied to the account. Student transactions may also be viewed through this service.
- Check: Please make checks payable to your school cafeteria and include your child's name and ID number on the check. If splitting among multiple children in the same building, please indicate the amount to post to each child.
- Cash: Cash is accepted. The district is not responsible for lost or stolen money.
- Charging: In the event of a forgotten packed lunch or lunch money, charging is permitted in these instances. High school students are permitted to charge a maximum of three times. Breakfast and a la carte items are not permitted to be charged. Charged amounts are expected to be repaid the following day.
For questions regarding Nutrition Services, menu items, or your Infinite Campus account, please contact the Department of Nutrition Services at 440-834-3380 or email Erin.Kvach@berkshireschools.org