Plans for Food Service

For Parents 

For schools operating in-person instruction 

As school restarts for the 2020-21 school year, so will the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs, federally assisted meal programs that provide nutritious, free breakfast and lunch to eligible students each day.

We know that children who eat breakfast and lunch are better prepared to learn in the classroom. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many areas of our education system, and [INSERT SCHOOL/DISTRICT NAME HERE]’s food service staff is working hard to ensure our students can continue to rely on this important service. 

Our [DISTRICT/SCHOOL] will be offering in-person instruction this fall and school meals will be provided [IN THE CLASSROOM/IN THE CAFETERIA] with all the food safety guidelines in place required by our local public agency. 

• [INSERT SPECIFIC SCHOOL MEAL SERVICE PROCEDURES HERE]

 The measures we are taking will allow for physical distancing and help minimize the spread of COVID-19. Keep in mind that our [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] will continue to accommodate special dietary needs for students and all staff involved in providing and servicing school meals will be notified in advance. 

For schools operating hybrid instruction

As school restarts for the 2020-21 school year, so will the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs, federally assisted meal programs that provide nutritious, free breakfast and lunch to eligible students each day.

We know that children who eat breakfast and lunch are better prepared to learn in the classroom. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many areas of our education system, and [INSERT SCHOOL/DISTRICT NAME HERE]’s food service staff is working hard to ensure our students can continue to rely on this important service. 

Our [DISTRICT/SCHOOL] will be offering a hybrid instruction model this fall where students rotate between certain days in-person and the rest remote. Here is the hybrid instruction schedule: 

[INSERT HYBRID SCHEDULE HERE]

In this hybrid instruction model, school meals will be provided 

[INSERT SPECIFIC HYBRID SCHOOL MEAL SERVICE PROCEDURES HERE]

• Include information if schools will send students home with multiple meals for the remote days.

This school meal service continues to follow all the food safety guidelines in place required by our local public agency. The measures we are taking will allow for physical distancing and help minimize the spread of COVID-19. Keep in mind that our [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] will continue to accommodate special dietary needs for students and all staff involved in providing and servicing school meals will be notified in advance. 

For schools operating remote instruction

As school restarts for the 2020-21 school year, so will the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs, federally assisted meal programs that provide nutritious, free breakfast and lunch to eligible students each day.

We know that children who eat breakfast and lunch are better prepared to learn in the classroom. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many areas of our education system, and [INSERT SCHOOL/DISTRICT NAME HERE]’s food service staff is working hard to ensure our students can continue to rely on this important service. 

Our [DISTRICT/SCHOOL] will be offering a remote instruction model this fall where students will complete their school work online. 

[INSERT INFORMATION ON TECHNOLOGY NEEDS/SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS]

In this remote instruction model, school meals will be provided 

[INSERT SPECIFIC SCHOOL MEAL SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR REMOTE LEARNING HERE]

• Include information if schools will offer grab-and-go, parent pickup, curbside pickup, mobile and bus route pickup or home delivery options.

This school meal service continues to follow all the food safety guidelines in place required by our local public agency. The measures we are taking will allow for physical distancing and help minimize the spread of COVID-19. Keep in mind that our [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] will continue to accommodate special dietary needs for students and all staff involved in providing and servicing school meals will be notified in advance. 

For Educators

For schools operating in-person instruction 

This fall, our [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] will be offering in-person instruction to our students and offering school meals in the classroom. This change means teachers will play a role in the school meal service by distributing and tracking breakfast and lunch school meals served in the classroom. 

School meal service in the classroom requires teachers complete a Civil Rights training, which all food service staff must finish. To complete the training, teachers can read this one-page memo and follow the food and nutrition service’s training documentation process. (DISTRICTS CAN ADD OTHER TRAINING POSSIBILITIES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND HERE.)

This annual training helps prevent discrimination by informing, educating, and supporting all staff who interact with Child Nutrition Programs. 

School districts are also required to continue to accommodate special dietary needs regardless of the meal service model, and teachers will be informed of any special dietary needs for students in their classrooms. 

[INSERT INFO ABOUT MEALS TO TEACHERS AT NO COST IF THIS OPTION IS AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS]