We are excited to share an update about our new food service provider, Ordo Foods, and our updated meal ordering process for our upcoming school year.

District staff will bulk order lunches each day. Your student will be able to choose from 3 options - meat, vegetarian, or gluten free/dairy free meal.

As with any new program, there may be a few adjustments as we get started. Please know that the District staff is working closely with the Ordo team to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible. We are pleased to welcome Lara Dillon, a former LCMSD parent volunteer, as our new Child Nutrition Services Technician. Lara will work closely with the families, students, staff, and Ordo Foods to help ensure the continued success of our nutrition program.

If you have any questions, Lara can be reached at ldillon@lcmschools.org.

Parent Volunteers Needed

Parent volunteers are highly encouraged to assist during lunch service. Your support will help ensure a smooth and successful launch of our new meal program. Please watch for upcoming volunteer sigh-up opportunities.

New Meal Ordering Process

Parents will no longer order online. Rather than placing individual online meal orders each day, District staff will submit meal orders to Ordo based on student preferences collected through a monthly Google form.

As soon as we receive Ordo's August menu, we will share the Google Form with families. This new process is designed to make meal planning easier for families while helping us better anticipate student choices and reduce food waste.

Breakfast

Free breakfast will be available each school day before the morning bell. This year, students will enjoy the convenience of a Grab & Go Breakfast Cart located on the blacktop before school begins. Students are encouraged to pick up a complete, nutritious breakfast and enjoy it before the bell rings or save it for morning recess snack or recess.

Each breakfast includes fresh fruit and a choice of milk, along with two daily entree opttions. Example of breakfast items may include:

• Healthy muffins
• Breakfast bars
• Bagels
• Cereal

Lunch Options

Each school day, students will have three lunch choices which include fruit, vegetables, and a choice of milk to provide a complete, balanced meal.

• One hot entree with meat
• One hot vegetarian entree
• One cold gluten free/dairy free meal option

Yes. All LCMSD families will need to create a NEW lunchmaster account. All previous accounts have been deleted.

You must order breakfast and lunch online by 9am the Tuesday prior to next weeks service - a week in advance!

LunchMaster provides a small number of extra lunches each day. Your student may receive an emergency lunch if available. If there is not an extra emergency lunch available, we will provide fruit, veggies, milk and whatever we have available in the office.

Beginning in School Year (SY) 2022–23, California will become the first state to implement a statewide Universal Free Meals Program for all school children. Commencing in SY 2022–23, Education Code (EC) 49501.5 requires public school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools serving students in grades TK–12 to provide two meals free of charge (breakfast and lunch) during each school day to students requesting a meal, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility.

You can find more information on the California Department of Education website using this link, California Universal Meals.

No. Meals are offered every school day which students are required to attend school. Meals are NOT offered over Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Presidents’ Week Break, and Spring Break or Summer.

Nichole Urrea, Assistant to Chief Business Official, is available to answer your questions. Her email is nurrea@lcmschools.org.

Vaya a www.lunchmaster.com y siga las instrucciones, utilizando los códigos neilcummins, coveschool o hallmiddle. Deberá proporcionar el maestro y el grado de su hijo en Neil Cummins o Cove para Kinder hasta 2nd, y su grado en Hall Middle.

Sí. Todas las familias de LCMSD deberán crear una NUEVA cuenta de lunchmaster. Todas las cuentas anteriores han sido eliminadas.

Debe ordenar el desayuno y el almuerzo en línea antes de las 9 am del martes anterior al servicio de la próxima semana, ¡con una semana de anticipación!

A partir del año escolar (SY) 2022-23, California se convertirá en el primer estado en implementar un Programa Universal de Comidas Gratuitas en todo el estado para todos los niños en edad escolar. A partir del año escolar 2022-23, el Código de Educación (EC) 49501.5 requiere que los distritos escolares públicos, las oficinas de educación del condado y las escuelas chárter que atienden a estudiantes en los grados TK-12 proporcionen dos comidas sin cargo (desayuno y almuerzo) durante cada día escolar para estudiantes que solicitan una comida, independientemente de su elegibilidad de comida gratis o de precio reducido, California Universal Meals.

No. Se ofrecen almuerzos todos los días que los estudiantes deben almorzar en la escuela. Los almuerzos NO se ofrecen durante las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias, las vacaciones de invierno, las vacaciones de la semana de los presidentes y las vacaciones de primavera.

Nichole Urrea, asistente del director comercial, está disponible para responder a sus preguntas. Su correo electrónico es nurrea@lcmschools.org

Board Policy 5030, Student Wellness recognizes the link between student health and learning and desires to provide a comprehensive program promoting healthy eating and physical activity for district students. We coordinate and align district efforts to support wellness through health education, physical education and activity, health services, nutrition services, psychological and counseling services, and a safe and healthy school environment. We are committed to providing nutritious, healthy lunches that include fresh, locally sourced, organic, non-GMO foods to the extent possible. We work closely with The LunchMaster to provide our school lunches.