Nutrition Services

Food Services Programs and Helpful Information

Community Eligibility Provision

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications. Instead, schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students categorically eligible for free meals based on their participation in other specific means-tested programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/cep

Breakfast IS Free for all Students

Macomber School offers free breakfast to all students starting at 8:15 until 8:45 a.m.
Westport Elementary School offers free breakfast to all students starting at 8:00 until 8:30 a.m.
Westport Middle-High School offers free breakfast to all students starting at 7:00 until 7:30 a.m.

LUNCH Is Free for all Students

8 oz. Milk (Only): $0.50
Adult Meal: $4.70 (taxes not included)

**All Families qualify for free and reduced lunches are entitled to the daily lunch served. Additional items such as an extra slice of pizza, any snacks, extra milk, double lunch, and/or any a la carte items are NOT included in the free meal.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Holly Moreau via email Holy Moreau at (508) 636-1140.

School Breakfast Program

Forms and Documents

A La Carte Items

Food on School Buses

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:

Choking Prevention Policy: Nutrition for Young Children (Under the Age of Four)

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 our full Choking Prevention Policy.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Appendix ANondiscrimination Statement
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-Form0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:

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

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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“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.

And_Justice for All Poster

SNAP / WIC Program Information

DTA Connect - Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance

The below DTA website is the best place to start if families have questions. It has two tabs, one is a replacement card request form for families who never received their card or have misplaced their card. The other tab is where families can find their P-EBT case number, account balance, and PIN instructions if they have the card but need help activating it.

DTA Connect - Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance

Families can also call the DTA Assistance Line: 877-382-2363