School meals

School Menus

Menus are subject to change. Learn more about our daily Grab and Go lunch options. 

Contact

Erin Groen
Food and Nutrition Coordinator
360-318-2267

 

Grab and Go Meal Options

Irene Reither Elementary

August/September

Meridian Middle School

August/September

 

Meridian High School

August/September

MP3

August/September

Food Service Leads

Renee Fox
Irene Reither Elementary
360-318-2478

Pam Schleimer 
Meridian Middle School
360-318-2360

Lisa Swanson
Meridian High School
360-318-2278

Our Mission

Food Service is a self-supporting, customer driven, department that provides nutritious food in a cost effective manner building healthy minds and bodies ready to learn.

Research has shown that there is an important, positive relationship between good nutrition and health, behavior and student learning. The Meridian School District participates in the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program and the USDA Food Distribution Program. United States Department of Agriculture regulations guide our program. The menus meet the USDA specifications based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Americans.

Interpretation and Translation Services
All parents have the right to information about their child’s education in a language they understand. Please visit our Interpretation and Translation Services webpage to learn more.

Todos los padres tienen derecho a recibir información sobre la educación de sus hijos en un idioma que comprendan. Visite nuestra página web de Servicios de interpretación y traducción para obtener más información.

ਸਾਰੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਬਾਰੇ ਉਸ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲੈਣ ਦਾ ਹੱਕ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹਨ। ਹੋਰ ਜਾਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੈੱਬਪੇਜ ‘ਤੇ ਜਾਓ।

Free and Reduced Meals

Free and reduced price meals are available for those children whose families meet federal income eligibility requirements. An application may be downloaded, and are also available in the school offices. To apply for free or reduced meals pricing, please complete the application form, sign and return it to your child’s school. Directions for completing the application are on the form. Both breakfast and lunch are included when a child is eligible for free and reduced price meals.

A new application must be filled out each year by October. However, if your family qualified last year for free or reduced price meals, your children may eat at last year’s determination until the new application is processed. If you did not participate in a free or reduced meals last year and are completing an application for this school year, meals must be paid for at the full price until you receive a determination letter. All applications are processed within 10 days after they are received in the food service office. Students receiving free or reduced price meals are not treated differently or singled out from those paying full price.

Apply Online for School Meal Benefits

We are excited to share that families can now complete the free and reduced-price meal application online through Skyward Family Access.

After submitting, you will receive confirmation that your application has been sent to the Food Service Department for review. Only one application per household is required. Applying for meal benefits may also help your family qualify for reduced fees and other educational programs and services.

Follow these steps to apply online:

  1. Log in to Skyward Family Access.
  2. Select Food Service from the left side menu.
  3. Click Applications.
  4. Click Add Application.
  5. Read the information and click Next through each section.
  6. Complete the application:
    • Add all students in your household.
    • Enter any benefit program information (if applicable).
    • Enter household income information (if required).
    • Enter the total number of people in your household.
    • Complete the electronic signature.

7. Review your application for accuracy.

8. Click Submit Application.

More detailed instructions are available on our website.

Special Dietary Restrictions

For information about Special Dietary Restrictions:

For additional help, including these resources in another language, please contact food services 360-318-2267 or email Coordinator of Food Service Erin Groen at egroen@meridian.wednet.edu.

Meal Payments

We accept meal payments through MealTime Online.

  1. Create a free MyMealTime Online profile: Click on the “Create new profile” link and enter a username and password that you will use to login to MealTime Online. The username and password must be at least six characters.
  2. Add your student: Login to your MealTime Online account (using the Username and Password that you created in Step 1), click on “Meal Account Deposits” then click the “Add New Student” link and add your student by entering their first name and student ID number. Your student ID number is the one that has been assigned by Skyward or the school.
  3. Make a Deposit: Click on the “Make Deposit” link to make a deposit into a school account. There is a transaction fee for making deposits. Click on the “View Details” link next to your student’s name to view their cafeteria account balance and purchase history.

You can now login anytime, anywhere to securely and conveniently monitor your student’s lunch account and make payments. Still have questions? View the MealTime Online FAQ.

Frequently Asked Questions

All meals prepared meet guidelines outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture. These meals meet certain caloric requirements and features less fat, less sodium, and more fruits and vegetables. At a minimum, we are required to offer foods in the following categories:

Breakfast:

  • 1/2 pint of milk
  • 1 cup of fruit and/or fruit juice
  • 1oz serving of whole grains daily (8oz weekly minimum)

Lunch:

  • 1/2 pint of milk
  • 3/4 cup vegetable
  • 1/2 cup fruit
  • 1oz serving of whole grains daily (8oz weekly minimum)
  • 1oz serving of protein daily (9oz weekly minimum)

Families are encouraged to see if they are eligible for free/reduced meals by submitting an applications for the school year. Students with an approved free/reduced meal application on file will continue to be covered under that application through mid-October.

Irene Reither Elementary School:

  •  Breakfast – Free
  •  Lunch –  Free
MP3, Meridian Middle and Meridian High: 
  • Breakfast – $2.10
  • Lunch – $3.70
Reduced-price & Free – all free

Please contact the food service office at 360-318-2267 to arrange for special accommodations for your child.

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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The USDA non-discrimination statement has been translated into 22 languages – found here (https://www.fns.usda.gov/cr/fns-nondiscrimination-statement).

Para todos los demás programas de asistencia de nutrición del FNS, agencias estatales o locales y sus subreceptores, deben publicar la siguiente Declaración de No Discriminación:

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de
derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de
administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339. 

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf,
de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta
violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

(1) correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o
(2) fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
(3) correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

The USDA non-discrimination statement has been translated into 22 languages – found here (https://www.fns.usda.gov/cr/fns-nondiscrimination-statement).

Civil Rights Complaint Procedure and Form for Child Nutrition Programs (click here)