Food Service
St. Eugene is pleased to offer well-balanced and nutritious meals that meet all the USDA guidelines for school lunch. Our menus offer a wide variety of entrees, fruits and vegetables that meet or exceed current nutrition requirements established under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
Payment
The school hot lunch program is available for all full-time students. St. Eugene and Brown Deer School District have a joint agreement allowing Brown Deer and Aramark to provide hot lunches. The accounting for the hot lunch program is computerized and requires each individual school family to keep a positive balance in their account. Families can access their lunch accounts through the EZ School App. (https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ParentLogin.aspx)
St. Eugene School participates in the Federal Lunch Program. Families who are eligible may apply for free or reduced lunches. Applications are available online and through the school office.
Delinquent Lunch Account Administrative Rule
It is the intent of the school to provide healthy, appealing and affordable meals to all students. Unfortunately, unpaid meal charges create a burden on the financial integrity of the program which relies on student payments and Federal reimbursements for funding.
Family accounts that are negative -$5.00 or greater, will receive an initial warning letter to deposit required funds within a two-week period. This letter will clearly state that further lunch credit will be denied if payment is not made within the two week period.
If payment is not received in the 2 week period, a second notice will be mailed indicating the date lunch credit will be denied, and the lunch room cashier will receive a list of students who may not receive further credit.
Please note: A grace period of 3 days will be allowed to elementary students entering the lunch line with a delinquent lunch account. The school makes every attempt to minimize identification of children with insufficient funds to pay for school meals. At the end of the 3 day grace period, the school principal will be contacted to determine the next step or if there are underlying circumstances. If none exist, lunch will no longer be available to the student.
Once lunch is no longer available, email and/or text notifications will continue as well as a weekly mailed statement indicating the amount due.
If families have a balance at the end of a school year, the balance is rolled over into the next school year. For families who no longer have students no longer attending St. Eugene School and have a positive balance a refund will be mailed.
Free/Reduced Meals
Free/Reduced applications can be completed after July 1 for the upcoming school year. For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same LEA. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the LEA is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility.
Food Service Staff
Diana Marsan
St. Eugene Food Service Director
marsand@steugene.school
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied
for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
