Food Service

Welcome Back!

The Ashwaubenon Food Service Department is excited to see our students again this year! We have worked diligently over the summer to find a way to provide safe, healthy, and delicious meals. Please see below the instructions for how to order meals for your students.

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria in the mornings before school. Depending on your school, meals will be eaten in the cafeteria or in the classroom. Students must come down to the cafeteria and request a meal, which will be prepackaged and given to them for ease of transportation.

Lunch Grades K-5

Parents can pre-order for students on www.SendMoneyToSchool.com, or elementary students can tell their teacher in the morning that they are taking lunch. The government has extended free meals for all students through 12/31/20 or until funding runs out, but once that expires all students will be charged based on their free, reduced, or full pay status. Lunches will be pre-packaged and waiting for them on the classroom table in the lunchroom or gym.

Lunch Grades 6-12

Parents or students must pre-order their meals using www.SendMoneyToSchool.com. Meal order cut off time will be 9:30 am for same day service. Parents or students may order up to 5 days of meals. In order for students to order via SendMoneyToSchool.com, parents must share log in information. For this school year, we have disabled parental controls on SendMoneyToSchool, therefore, parents would like to adjust daily spending limits or meal permissions, please call Rebecca at 920.492.2905 x1006. No credit/debit card or bank account information is saved on the SendMoneyToSchool website. A link for SendMoneyToSchool will be placed on the students’ Class Link page at Parkview and Ashwaubenon High School. All students will be charged based on their free, reduced, or full pay status. Student meals will be placed out alphabetically by last name according to lunch period for student pick up. All students planning to eat school lunch will be required to have a SendMoneyToSchool account set up, which will require a Student ID number. If you need this number, you can email Rebecca at rbessette@ashwaubenonk12.org.

Meal pick up will be available outside the Ashwaubenon High School from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm for students who are not attending in-person on that specific day. Currently, meals do not need to be pre-ordered for students attending virtually.  This process will change if/when the government ends the free meal program for all students, and at that time, all students would need to pre-order and students will be charged based on their free, reduced, or full pay status.

Please review the attached 1 ½ minute video http://www.ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us/SMTS Order Only.mp4 or http://www.ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us/SMTS Order-Dep.mp4 on how to pre-order meals on www.SendMoneyToSchool.com.Thank you for allowing your student to participate in our program! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the food service department.

CORONA VIRUS UPDATE 3/12/20

The Ashwaubenon Food Service Department is putting forth a large effort to stop the spread of germs.  Due to the current health pandemic, we are eliminating shared serving utensils from things like salad stations, condiment stations, self-serve bulk fruit and vegetables, and sharing tables until further notice.  All breakfast and lunch items will be served by one of our food service employees or in individual, pre-portioned cups. 

We are dedicated to the health and safety of our students, during this pandemic and always.  One of the most effective ways of stopping the spread of illness is washing hands. Please remind all students to do this prior to coming into the cafeteria.  Please call or email with any questions or concerns.

FIGHT HUNGER/ TAX DEDUCTION
You can help Ashwaubenon students that struggle with hunger.  Whether you're an individual or a company, a gift of money is a charitable donation and qualifies for a tax deduction.  You can pick any donation parameters.  The money goes directly to families in need.  For more information, contact the district office.

GOAL
The Ashwaubenon School Food Service Program, as a partner in education, supports student achievement by efficiently providing high quality food and services.  Our innovative, nutritious and cost effective meals strive to encourage a lifetime of good nutrition. 

All meals are prepared onsite at our five schools; from oven to table in minutes, and are compliant with the meal regulations for The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.  These programs  include operational and support personnel totaling about 26 people in the five school kitchens.  We truly teach lunch and sell nutrition.  

The Food Service Department works with area farmers, in collaboration with Farm To School and Brown County's 54218 Program, to procure locally grown produce and bring education into classrooms.  Learn more at https://www.live54218.org/ or click here for our most recent Farm to School Report.

GENERAL INFORMATION 
BREAKFAST - Is available on the first day and every day in all schools, even on early dismissal days. Please call the school office to pre-approve your K-5 students.  A la Carte Smart Snacks selections are available to students in grades 6-12 as well as a meal deal.

LUNCH - Is available the first day of school and all full class days.  Offered daily are produce bars with multiple fruit and vegetable choices, whole grains, entree choices such as: a hot main feature, assorted sandwiches, yogurts, and string cheese.  A name brand pizza, which meets federal meal regulations, is offered monthly for 1-5 graders and weekly for 6-12 graders.

GUEST MEALS - We welcome you to dine with students! Please notify the school office before 9:30 a.m. so the kitchen can prepare the appropriate amount of food for your visit.

FREE/ REDUCED - The Free and Reduced Meal Application must be completed and approved before receiving free and reduced meals.  Facts to remember:

• Families must re-apply each school year.
• The free/ reduced application must be completed and approved before taking meals.
• Forms do not transfer from one school district to another.
• Only one meal is covered by the federal program.
• For more information see the DPI website at: https://dpi.wi.gov/school-nutrition/program-requirements/free-reduced-meal-eligibility/applications.

SMART SNACKS PROGRAM
Smart Snack products are offered to students in grades 6-12.  The items are individually priced and should supplement a healthy meal. Smart Snack items are NOT part of the free/ reduced meal program and only students with a positive account balance may participate.  Families are responsible for all charges.  Students can also pay cash to purchase products, and purchases can be blocked or have limitations implemented by notifying the district office at 920.492.2905 Ext. 1006.

Smart Snack Price List 

SECOND FRUIT/ VEGETABLES 
Students have the option of getting free seconds of fruits and vegetables if they complete their meal, and would like more to eat.

PICTURE ID/ TOUCH PADS
New for the 2019-20 school year, K-5 students will use a class photo identification program/ pin number to enter their participation for meals.  As students come in for meals their class list with photos will be pulled up on a computer/ tablet screen to enter them into the lunch program for meal charges. 

AHS and Parkview Middle School in grades 6-12 use a touch pad for purchases. When a meal number is entered, a picture verifies the student to the number. It is important that students remember their meal number. Please memorize the four-digit student meal number to expedite service.  If you do not know the meal number please call 920-492-2905 x:1006.  Cash sales will be allowed at both schools.

Family accounts must have a positive balance at all times.