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: 

1. On the left menu bar, click on “Food Service”
2. Select one of your student’s names at the top (you will ONLY have to complete ONE application per household)
3. Click “Add Application” in the right-hand corner
4. Click “Complete Application”
5. Follow through each step completing all sections
6. Review then “Submit”

Finally, if your household qualifies for free or reduced benefits and you wish for those benefits to transfer to your school fees, course fees, or pay to play fees you must complete the Consent for Disclosure within the Food Service Free and Reduced Application. 

If the Consent for Disclosure is not filled out in its entirety, then your food service benefits will not transfer over. 

You will be notified via email of your eligibility status within 10 business days of completing the application. You may always check back in Skyward to see the results as well.

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.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g.,
Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible state or
local agency that administers the program, or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and TTY), or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027,
USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at:
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf,
from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA.

The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written
description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation.

The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442

Email:
program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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)