AUXILIARY SERVICES
Series 700
Policy Title: School Food Program Code No. 710.1
The District will operate a school lunch and breakfast program in each attendance center. The Food Service program will include hot lunches and breakfasts through participation in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Students may bring their lunches from home and purchase milk or juice and other incidental items.
School food service facilities are provided to serve students and employees when school is in session and during school-related activities. They may also be used under the supervision of the principal for food service to employee groups, parent-teacher meetings, civic organizations meeting for the purpose of better understanding the schools, and senior citizens in accordance with Board policy.
The Food Service program is operated on a nonprofit basis. The revenues of the program will be used only for paying the regular operating costs of the program. Supplies of the program will only be used for Food Service.
The Board will set, and periodically review, the prices for school lunch, breakfast, and special milk. It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to make a recommendation regarding such prices.
It is the responsibility of Director of Food Service to administer the program and to cooperate with the superintendent for the proper functioning of the Food Service program.
Approved: December 16, 2003
Reviewed: March 9, 2021
Revised: April 14, 2009
Legal Reference: 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq. (2010); 7 C.F.R. Pt. 210 et seq. (2010); Iowa Code §§ 283A (2013); 281 I.A.C. 58.8
Cross Reference: 710 School Food Services; 905 Use of School District Facilities and Equipment