Our Mission: To build a nutritional foundation with the diverse knowledge and practical skills necessary to thrive beyond graduation. We strive to enrich students’ lives by exposing them to culturally relevant cuisine through immersive culinary experiences.

Our Vision: To empower students to enhance their academic performance and overall health by fostering lifelong habits of making informed and healthy food choices.

Adults/Visitors:

• Breakfast: $5
• Lunch: $6.50
• Milk: $0.75

Student meals can be paid for with a credit card online at MySchoolBucks.

MySchoolBucks requires the Student’s ID number to create an account. The Student ID number can be found on report cards or by accessing The Source.

MySchoolBucks charges users a $3 fee for credit/debit card meal payments and $2.49 for electronic check meal payments for a maximum payment limit of $150 per transaction.

The fee will not be applied multiple times within the same transaction when a parent is paying for multiple students. This will allow families of two or more students to make payments up to $400 in one transaction (or even $600 dollars if they have 3 students).

Culinary Services offers a variety of convenient ways to pay for school meals. Checks and cash are accepted by the school’s lunchroom manager either as a pre-paid deposit to a student’s account or for purchasing individual meals, milk, or other à la carte items. Checks should be made payable to Culinary Services.

Families are also encouraged to work with the lunchroom manager at their child’s school to discuss paying for meals, how to apply for school meal benefits, menus, etc.

If you would like to request a refund, transfer, or donation of your student’s account funds, please complete the Refund/Transfer/Donate Request Form and submit it through Let’s Talk for processing.

Forms may also be requested by contacting Culinary Services main office at 206-252-0675. The Diet Prescription Form must be submitted to your student’s school nurse to ensure that proper foods are provided.

Under federal regulations, a Diet Prescription must be completed by a Licensed Physician (when identifying a disability such as a life threatening food allergy or diabetes) or a Recognized Medical Authority (RMA) when identifying a non-disabling medical condition such as a food intolerance. For Diet Prescription purposes, a RMA includes a Licensed Physician, Doctor of Osteopathy, Licensed Physician’s Assistant, ARNP or Licensed Naturopathic Physician.

Personal or religious food preferences such as vegan, vegetarian or halal, do not meet the definition of a disabling or non-disabling medical condition for which a special school meal will be provided. Families and students are encouraged to become familiar with the school meal menu to identify days in which these menu options are readily available. See school menus.

If your child requires a special diet consideration:

1. Please complete the diet prescription form
2. Have form signed by your family’s doctor, a licensed physician, or a recognized medical authority
3. Send the completed form to your student’s school nurse

For more information: OSPI Reference Sheet
English – OSPI Reference Sheet
Spanish – OSPI Reference Sheet
Chinese – OSPI Reference Sheet

Before filing a formal complaint, you may want to discuss your concerns with your child’s principal or Seattle Public Schools Ombudsperson. This is often the fastest way to resolve your concerns.

This may also lead to solutions that are not available through the formal complaint process. An OSCR staff member can speak with you about what this step, including resolution, could look like.

In most cases, complaints must be filed within one year from the date of the discriminatory event. A complaint must be in writing, describe what happened, and state why you believe it is discrimination. It is also helpful to include what actions you would like the district to take to resolve your complaint. Some complaints may not be considered complete until the signed Affirmation and Authorization form is received granting permission to disclose your identity and to investigate your complaint. Complaints may be submitted by mail, email, or hand delivery to any District or school administrator, the Office of Student Civil Rights, or Human Resources.

When the school district receives your written complaint, you will be provided a copy of the District’s discrimination complaint procedure. The Office of Student Civil Rights or Human Resources will then make sure that the school district conducts a prompt and thorough investigation. You may also agree to resolve your complaint without an investigation.

The school district must respond to you in writing within 30 calendar days after receiving your complaint, unless you agree on a different date or an exceptional circumstances related to the complaint require an extension of the time limit. If the complaint takes more than 30 calendar days, you will be notified in writing about the reasons for the extension and the anticipated response date.

When the school district responds to your complaint, the response must include:

1. A summary of the results of the investigation;
2. Whether or not the district has failed to comply with civil rights requirements related to your complaint;
3. Notice of your right to appeal, including where and to whom the appeal must be filed; and
4. Any corrective measures determined necessary to correct any noncompliance.

If you disagree with the school district’s decision, you may appeal to the school board. You must file a notice of appeal in writing to the secretary of the school board within 10 calendar days after you received the school district’s response to your complaint.

The school board will schedule a hearing within 20 calendar days after they received your appeal, unless you agree on a different timeline. At the hearing, you may bring witnesses or other information related to your appeal.

The school board will send you a written decision within 30 calendar days after the district received your notice of appeal. The school board’s decision will include information about how to file a complaint with OSPI.

If you do not agree with the school district’s appeal decision, you may file a complaint with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). A complaint must be filed with OSPI within 20 calendar days after you received the district’s appeal decision.

You may send your complaint to OSPI by:

OSPI Equity and Civil Rights Office
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

email: Equity@k12.wa.us

fax: 360-664-2967

Mail:

Amharic

Chinese

Discrimination Complaint Procedures Chinese

SPS Complaint Form Chinese

Somali

Discrimination Complaint Procedures Somali

SPS Complaint Form Somali

Spanish

Discrimination Complaint Procedures Spanish

SPS Complaint Form Spanish

Tagalog

Discrimination Complaint Procedures Tagalog

SPS Complaint Form Tagalog

Vietnamese

Discrimination Complaint Procedures Vietnamese

SPS Complaint Form Vietnamese

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs

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 or 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.

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. 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; or

(2) fax:

833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; o

(3) correo electrónico:

program.intake@usda.gov

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.

Any person having inquiries should contact:

• Title IX – Sex Discrimination & Sexual Harassment (Students & Staff)
  Title IX Coordinator
  Phone: 206‑252‑0367
  Email: title.ix@seattleschools.org Seattle Schools Title IX Contacts
• Student Civil Rights (Race, Disability, National Origin, etc.)
  Office of Student Civil Rights
  Phone: 206‑252‑0306
  Email: oscr@seattleschools.org Seattle Schools OSCR Contacts
• Section 504 / ADA (Disability Accommodations)
  Section 504 / ADA Coordinator
  Phone: 206‑252‑0885
  Email: 504coordinator@seattleschools.org Seattle Schools 504/ADA Contacts
  
• Mailing Address:
  Seattle Public Schools
  Office of Student Civil Rights
  Mail Stop 32‑149
  P.O. Box 34165
  Seattle, WA 98124‑1166