Food Service

Piper USD 203 Food Service is committed to enhancing education by providing meals that are nutritious while being served by caring professionals in a friendly atmosphere.  We want meal time to be a positive experience for all students and will serve every child a well-balanced meal.  Hunger is an impediment to learning; all children will have equal access to a well-balanced meal that meets the USDA meal component requirements.   

School Meal Service Times: 

Piper Early Childhood

Breakfast - Monday through Thursday 8:10- 8:35 a.m. | Friday 8:50 - 9:10 a.m.

Lunch - 11:10 -11:55 a.m. 

 

Piper Prairie Elementary 

Breakfast - Monday through Thursday 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. | Friday 8:30 - 9:05 a.m.

Lunch - 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

 

Piper Creek Elementary

Breakfast - Monday through Thursday 7:45 - 8:20 a.m. | Friday 8:15 - 8:50 a.m.

Lunch - 10:55 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

Piper Middle School 

Breakfast - Monday through Thursday 6:45 - 7:30 a.m. | Friday 7:25 - 8 a.m.

Lunch - 10:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

 

Piper High School 

Breakfast -Monday through Thursday 7:10- 7:30 a.m. | Friday 7:25 - 8:00 a.m.

Lunch - 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

 

2024-25 School Year Free/Reduced Application

A new School Nutrition Program Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications is required each school year to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals for that school year.  Free/Reduced Meal Service Applications can be found on your Family Skyward Account.  Please follow these directions in order to complete a Free/Reduced Application:

1. Sign into your Family Skyward Account
2. Once signed in, select one of your student’s names at the top
3. Click on Food Service on the left-hand side
4. On the next pop up, you will click on the small word “Applications”
5. On the next pop-up screen, click on “Add Application”
6. Complete each step of the application
7. Review and submit  
8. Email 2 proofs of income for each income recorded to regan.agre@piperschools.us. 

If you have any further questions or concerns about your application, please contact Regan Agre, Student Services Coordinator at regan.agre@piperschools.us.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Click here.

District’s Responsibility for Meal Modifications:

Federal Child Nutrition Program regulations require Sponsors (Piper School District) to provide reasonable modifications to Program meals or the meal service to accommodate participants with disabilities that restrict a child’s diet on a case-by-case basis and only when supported by a written statement from a State licensed healthcare professional who is authorized to write medical prescriptions under State law.  Sponsors have the option to accommodate special dietary needs that do not constitute a disability, including those related to religious or moral convictions or personal preference.

Definition of Disability:

Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a “person with a disability” means “any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activity, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.”

Major life activities covered by this definition include caring for one’s self, eating, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working and major bodily functions. The term “physical or mental impairment” includes, but is not limited to, such diseases, conditions, and functions as:

• Orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments
• Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Muscular Dystrophy and Multiple Sclerosis
• Digestive, bowel and bladder
• Neurological and brain
• Respiratory
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular, circulatory and heart
• Metabolic and endocrine
• Food anaphylaxis (severe food allergy)
• Intellectual disability
• Emotional illness
• Drug addiction and alcoholism

Individuals who take mitigating measures to improve or control any of the conditions recognized as a disability are still considered to have a disability and require an accommodation. Sponsors participating in the Child Nutrition Programs are required to make substitutions or modifications to the meal requirements for those students with disabilities who are unable to consume the meals offered to non-disabled students.

Required Documentation:

A student who requires a meal modification based on the above information will be required to have their licensed physician (MD or DO), a physician’s assistant (PA), or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) complete the Medical Statement to Request Meal Modification, Form 19-B.  Once the form is completed, it must be submitted to your student’s School Nurse and Food Service Director.  The Medical Statement to Request Meal Modification, Form 19-B, must be updated whenever the medical authority changes the student's diet.  A new form will need to be completed each school year and provided to the School Nurse and Food Service Director.  Click the link below to access the form. 

click here for form 19B

Although Piper USD203 does not offer a Summer Food Service Program, here are a couple ways you can find one in the community: 

Call the National Hunger Hotline toll‐free number at 1‐866‐3‐HUNGRY

Or

Text “Summer Meals” to 97779

SFSP...

Because Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation!

What is SFSP?  Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition.  The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months when they are out of school.

Who is eligible to get meals?  Children 18 and younger may receive free meals and snacks through SFSP.  Meals and snacks are also available to persons with disabilities over age 18, who participate in school programs for people who are mentally or physically disabled.

How many meals do participants receive each day?  At most sites, children receive either one or two reimbursable meals each day.  Camps and sites that primarily serve migrant children may be approved to serve up to three meals to each child, each day.

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Meals for Kids Site Finder

Meals for Kids Site Finder

(Summer Site Finder)