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The
Bellingham School District participates in the National School
Lunch, School Breakfast, After School Snack and Commodity
Distribution program operated under the jurisdiction of the
United States Department of Agriculture and Washington State.
Breakfast
Available daily for All students at all schools. Meets ¼
of a student’s daily nutritional requirements as outlined
in the National School Breakfast Program. Full price breakfast:
$ 1.25, Breakfast is available at
no cost to students who qualify for free or reduced meals.
Lunch
Available daily for All students at all schools. Meets 1/3
of a student’s daily nutritional requirements as outlined
in the National School Lunch Program.
Full
Price Lunch: Elementary- $2.25 - Middle School- $2.50 - High School- $2.75
Reduced
price: 40 cents. Lunch is available at no cost to students
who qualify for free meals.
Milk
only: 50 cents
Computerized
Point of Service
Meal payment is made through a computerized system call Zangle/Food
Service. All students are assigned a Personal Identification
Number (PIN). Money is deposited in student accounts. Accounts
are automatically set up for students who qualify for free meals.
These accounts show a “phantom” balance of $
20.00. Students select meals and enter their PIN at the cashier. There
is no overt identification of students qualifying for free and reduced
meals.
La Carte
Individual food items are available for purchase at middle and
high schools. Student meal accounts with positive balances may
be used for a la carte purchases.
Menus
Menus
are sent home monthly with Elementary students. Monthly menus
are available at all middle and high schools.
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