Nutrition Services

2022-2023 School Lunch Applications are now available online.

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

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.  

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

**Families that qualify for free and reduced lunches are only 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 and reduced-price meal.

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

• INFORMATION ON THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
• INFORMATION ON THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM (Spanish)

• EFDA SLCharge Policy - Collection of Money Food Tickets
• FY22- 23 Letter to Parents - Important Information
• FY 22-23 Free & Reduced Lunch Application
• FY22-23 - Application Directions
• FY22-23 - Student MySchoolBucks Letter
• FY 22-23 http://westport.schoollunchapp.com/
• How to Apply in Spanish 22-23
• Mass Spanish Application 22-23
• National School Lunch Program Fact Sheet
• Preschool Eligibility for Free Lunches - Letter to Parents SY 18-19
• Public Release Statement for SL SY22-23
• WCS Health & Wellness Policy

Westport Middle and Westport High School A La Carte Items 

Menus are subject to change, notices will be posted through the website!
Most items are available on a daily basis. By the time of the last lunch, some items may run out but there are still other items that will be available. Students may pre-order favorite items daily, weekly, or monthly to ensure they are available.

• Grilled cheese
• Regular or spicy chicken patty
• Cheeseburger or Hamburger
• Smuckers
• Pizza
• Salads with or without protein

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 our full Choking Prevention Policy.

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.

• Information regarding WIC and SNAP programs
• WIC Website
• SNAP Website

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