Food Services

2020-2021 School Lunch Applications are now available online
http://westport.schoollunchapp.com/

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

Lunch applications are available in the Central Office located at 17 Main Road, Westport, Ma

Breakfast Program

Westport Elementary School offers breakfast to all students starting at 8:00 am until 8:30 am.

Macomber Schools offers breakfast to all students starting at 8:15 am until 8:45 am.

Westport Jr. Sr. High School offers breakfast to all students starting at 7:00 am until 7:30 am.

Students who qualify for free lunch will receive free breakfast, students who qualify for reduced lunch will pay the reduced breakfast rate of $.30 and full pay breakfast is $1.75. There will be a poster that explains what is considered a complete breakfast. Thank you for participating!

Dear Parents/Guardians:
The National School Lunch Program offers two Breakfast Programs; one is the Universal Breakfast Program that offers “free” breakfast to all students regardless of their eligibility. The other program is offered to all students but at a cost for those students who do not qualify under the free or reduced lunch program eligibility.  Beginning, Monday, February 01, 2016, the previous FREE breakfast program will only be free to students that have qualified for the free lunch program. Students that have qualified for the reduced lunch program will have a fee of $.30 per breakfast. All other students that would like to purchase breakfast will be charged a fee of $1.75 per day.  If your child does not qualify for the free or reduced lunch program, and has a negative lunch balance, they will not be allowed to purchase breakfast.

Breakfast Cost:

• Full paying students pay $1.75 per breakfast
• Qualifying free students pay $0.00 per breakfast
• Qualifying reduced students pay $0.30 per breakfast

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Michelle Rapoza via email at mrapoza@westportschools.org or by phone at (774) 309-3371 or Holy Moreau at (508) 636-1140.

WCS Health & Wellness Policy

EFDA SLCharge Policy – Collection of Money Food Tickets

Mass Spanish App 17-18

How to Apply in Spanish 18-19

Preschool eligibility for Free Lunches – Letter to Parents SY 18-19

National School Lunch Program Fact Sheet

FY20 – Student mySchoolBucks Letter

FY20 – 2019-2020 Letter to Parents – Important Information

FY20 – Application Directions

FY20-21 – School Lunch Application

Public Release Statement for SL SY19-20

There is NO food allowed on school buses!

At the beginning of the school year Westport Community Schools informed ALL parents that students caught eating on the school bus would be immediate grounds for dismissal of bus privileges! Some students still continue to eat on the bus without being aware that some foods may contain allergens that may cause Anaphylaxis – a severe, potentially fatal allergic reaction.

Allergens
Although nearly any food is capable of causing an allergic reaction, only eight foods account for 90 percent of all food-allergic reactions in the United States. These foods include peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, wheat, soy, fish and shellfish. For more information on these Common Allergens, visit the Food Allergy Research & Education website.

School District Policies:

• EEAD-R, Student Conduct on Buses
• JLCF-R, LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGY POLICY

Based on guidance from USDA*, foods that pose the highest risk for choking are foods that possess the following characteristics: ‘round, tube-shaped, small, hard, thick and sticky, smooth, slippery, or easily molded to the airway’.
In order to align with Massachusetts state licensing and USDA’s recommendations, FNP’s policy restricts the serving of the following foods to children under four years of age:

• Hot Dogs, sausages, sausage links or similar processed food items • Grapes, cherries, melon balls, kiwi fruit, cherry and grape tomatoes • Specific berries- kiwi berries, raspberries, blackberries, goji berries
• Peanuts, nuts and seeds (for example, sunflower or pumpkin seeds) • Peanut butter and nut/seed butters
• Dried fruit such as raisins or cranberries
• Shelf stable, dried and semi-dried meat, poultry, seafood snacks (such as beef jerky or summer sausage)
• Popcorn

Please see the attachment below for the full Choking Prevention Policy

http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=24961

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: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

“It is the policy of the Westport Community Schools to maintain a learning and working environment that is free from harassment, violence or discrimination based on actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex/gender, marital status, homelessness, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, family care leave status, pregnancy or any condition related to pregnancy, or military/veteran statement.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.