School Nutrition

SCHOOL NUTRITION-MEALS

All District students are eligible to receive meals starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, however, the program will look different than it has the past few months. Some of the changes include:  Meals must be ordered at least a week in advance.  All MCPASD students are eligible to receive free breakfast and/or lunch through December 31, the USDA announced recently.  Meals will be dropped off at bus stops or available at the school your child attends for those not eligible for busing. Meals will be available on weekdays when staff are working. The meals must be ordered through the My Payments Plus website. If you need a meal for a child not enrolled in the District, the cost will be $3.80 per meal. Deliveries to bus stops will begin at 11:00 a.m. each day. The District doesn't know exactly what time a bus will be at each stop so either a child or guardian will need to be at a bus stop. Transportation staff will be reaching out to families about where bus stops will be located. If a child's bus stop is their driveway, a child or guardian should be at the end of the driveway to pick up the meal. For those who walk to school, students will need to go to the school they attend to pick up the meal at the front of the building. Either a child or guardian can pick up the meal between 11 a.m. and noon on weekdays. Here is the process for ordering meals: Step 1: Set up your My Payments Plus account by going to the MPP welcome link. Step 2: Make payment to your child's lunch account. Step 3: Click on Events & Activities-Weekly Meal Selection. Each student's name will appear. Select a student and add to cart. Make meal choices by filling in the form. Then click Save. Select next student and follow the same steps. Step 4: Proceed to checkout. Balance should be $0.00 for everyone at this point. Step 5: Click pay for order. Your receipt will be $0.00. Families who need to complete a Free & Reduced Lunch application should do so online. Nutrition information can be found on the MCPASD Nutrislice website. Menus for the week of Sept. 1 -4 are also available on the District website. Please note that orders must be in one week prior so families that want meals the week of The online order forms will change to the following week after 7 p.m. on each Sunday.

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FOOD PROGRAM/HYGIENE SUPPLIES

Weekend Food Program

The Weekend Food Program is a collaboration involving local churches, the MCPASD Education Foundation, and the District. This program was offered to elementary students and their families throughout the District, along Glacier Creek students and Kromrey students who attended the Middleton Youth Center after-school program for much of the 2019-20 school year. The program continued to be offered when school buildings were closed in mid-March and close to 300 bags were distributed weekly at the various meal distribution sites across the District through mid-August. Each week, volunteers plan menus, purchase food, and pack food bags for students who participate in the program. When schools are open, the food bags are then delivered to each school on Fridays where student services staff ensure the bags get into the correct backpacks for children to take home. The Weekend Food Program provides supplemental, nutritious, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food on the weekends. Students can register for the Weekend Food Program when they sign up for meals on the My Payments Plus website. If you want to learn more, please contact your school social worker.

Personal Hygiene Supplies

The District, in partnership with the Education Foundation, plans to continue to offer personal hygiene supplies during the 2020-21 school year at least while virtual instruction is taking place, to MCPASD students who need additional support. The supplies were available at the meal distribution sites on select Mondays during the spring and summer. Details are still being finalized for how the program will work for the upcoming school year and information will be shared with families soon. If you believe your child would benefit from this program, please contact your school social worker.

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