School Nutrition

The D.C. Everest Area School District is proud to offer school meals with a wide variety of fresh, local, and homemade ingredients as part of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.

Elementary Meal Prices 2024-2025

	Milk (Snack Break or Cold Lunch Milk)	Breakfast	Lunch	Milk, Breakfast, & Lunch
Daily	$0.45	$1.50	$2.00	$3.95
Weekly	$2.25	$7.50	$10.00	$19.75
Monthly (20 days)	$9.00	$30.00	$40.00	$79.00
Quarterly (45 days)	$20.25	$67.50	$90.00	$177.75
Semester (90 days)	$40.50	$135.00	$180.00	$355.50
Reduced Costs:	$0.00	$0	$0.40

 

We accept cash or check payments in person at the school office. Please include the student’s name and ID number with the deposit. Payment may also be made online for a small fee on the MySchoolBucks website at www.myschoolbucks.com. You can check account balances, view recent purchases, and set up low balance alerts for free on the MySchoolBucks website.

A copy of the Free or Reduced-Price Meal Applications are sent home to each household and are available in the school office or on the D.C. Everest website. If you think your family might qualify for this benefit, please fill out an application. A new application must be completed each school year. We only need one form per household, even if your students attend multiple D.C. Everest Schools. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year. All information is kept confidential.

A printed school breakfast and lunch menu is sent home monthly. Check Nutrislice for our interactive online menus.

Breakfast is served each day that school is in session unless there is a school delay. Students are encouraged to order breakfast the day prior, however any student is welcome to participate in breakfast.

Milk is offered every day during a snack break for $0.45 per 8 oz carton. If a student is determined to be eligible for Free & Reduced-Price Meals, then milk is also free during snack break.

Students may order a bag lunch from the Food Service program when there is an activity that takes them out of the building over the lunch period. All lunches must be ordered in advance. The lunch may be purchased for the cost of a meal and will be charged to the student’s lunch account. If a student is determined to be eligible for Free & Reduced-Price Meals, then the meal will be charged accordingly.

Some food products can cause an anaphylactic reaction if a person eats, touches, or breathes in the protein. Anaphylaxis means that the immune system overreacts to a particular protein found in that food. Each reaction is unique and symptoms range from mild to life threatening with each exposure. The eight foods most commonly responsible for the majority of reactions are: cow’s milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat. Examples of non-food related anaphylactic allergens are latex, medication, and insect venom (i.e. bee stings).

Although the district cannot guarantee an allergen free campus, DC Everest Policy 5335.01 provides an anaphylactic aware environment (K-12) for staff and students by taking measures to minimize the risk of an exposure and educate staff to respond to life threatening reactions. During classroom projects and activities, common food allergens, as well as latex, will be avoided.

To reduce the risk of exposure for physician diagnosed anaphylactic food allergies, it is recommended that products containing nuts are consumed in the cafeteria. If nut containing products are eaten, hand washing with soap and water is recommended prior to returning to a classroom environment or playground. Items for snack break should not contain nuts as they cannot be consumed in the classroom.

The food service department will make dietary substitutions in accordance with USDA regulations 7 CFR Part 15b, when the "Medical Statement for Children with Disabilities Requiring Special Foods in Child Nutrition Programs" is correctly completed by a physician and returned to the Director of the School Nutrition Department.

A reasonable effort for school operated programs will be made to not serve or purchase food products that contain nut ingredients. Nut containing products will not be served in grades K-5. All students may pack a cold lunch containing nut products to be eaten in the cafeteria only.

The parent/guardians will supply a physician signed and completed Anaphylactic Action plan to the school and indicate if the student should sit at an allergy safe table and notify staff if there are any changes in the student’s health.