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 AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOLSBarbara Goodman Director of Food Services (716)542-5027 |
Good nutrition plays an important role in the overall development of youngsters. A comprehensive school lunch and breakfast program is available to all students in the District, featuring appetizing, nutritious and various selections of food choices. The school lunch fulfills one-third of a childs requirement for calories, protein, vitamins and minerals; breakfast provides one-quarter. Based upon federal dietary guidelines, menus offered to students reflect nutritional balance, variety and popular food choices. Subsidies are available for families that are determined to be eligible for free or reduced lunch and breakfast programs. A family application is sent home in August. Applications are also available year round in school offices and on the District website. Eligibility guidelines are established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Parents are strongly encouraged to complete the form, if eligible. If your income changes at ANY time during the year, you are encouraged to apply. Those students eligible for free and reduced lunch are automatically entitled to the same category for breakfast, with the reduced price set at $.25. The 2011 full-priced lunch for K-5 students is $1.70. Middle and High School lunch is priced at $2.00. A point of sale (POS) computerized cash register system has been implemented in all buildings. Families are encouraged to pre-pay for lunches and/or breakfast with this debit cash register system. Checks should be made payable to the Akron Central Food Service. This is a pre-pay debit system, not a credit card system. Advantages of the POS include debited pre-pay program, confidentiality, faster lunch lines and improved record keeping for parents and cafeteria staff. All students must have a bar-coded picture ID card for this system whether paying cash or using the pre-pay procedure. For additional information on school lunch or breakfast, contact Mrs. Barbara Goodman, Director of Food Services, at (716)542-5027. |
ACS Food Service Department is a not-for-profit organization. Our primary operating concern is to provide lunch services to the students, faculty and staff on the ACS campus. We are committed to serving nutritional meals that meet the regulations set forth by the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Click HERE for the Food Services Brochure. |
