Food Service

Summer Meals for KIDS

Hey Parents!

When school is out this summer, look for food meal programs in your community. The Summer Food Program provides free meals to children 18 years and younger. For more information about a site near you during the    summer:

Call: 211 or 1-866-3HUNGRY or 1-877-8HAMBRE

Text: “Food” or “Comida” to 877877

Visit: fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

Download: Range APP.org mobile app

 

Mission Statement

The Western Wayne School District Food Service Department is committed to provide safe, quality meals that reflect a high nutritional standard, while providing excellent customer service in a friendly environment. 

Overview

The District publishes menus for the elementary, middle and high schools. Each school has a fully-equipped kitchen and all food is prepared on site.

Students carrying their own lunches may purchase assorted milk products and 100% juices as well as a-la-carte products. The District participates in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program, which provides free and reduced-price lunches based upon need. A number of daily menu options are available in each school. At the high school level breakfast service includes cereals, breakfast sandwiches, fresh fruit and lunch items include hot entrees.

NOTE: On 2 hour delays, breakfast is not available due to lunch being served within half an hour from start.

Cashless Cafeteria

Students are required to make cafeteria purchases through an individual prepaid account.

They will not be permitted to pay in the serving line with cash.

Payment Information

Our school district is excited to announce the launch of a new online service that will allow you to monitor your children’s lunchtime purchases, track what your children have been eating for the past 30 days, make deposits directly into their meal accounts, and have an email reminder sent to you when an account balance gets low. Student debit account deposits can be made through ACH payments or by credit card. Each child’s account will be updated nightly so that account balance information and payments will be current as of the following day.

MySchoolAccount.com - How to make an online payment

Our school district is excited to announce the launch of a new online service that will allow you to monitor your children’s lunchtime purchases, track what your children have been eating for the past 30 days, make deposits directly into their meal accounts, and have an email reminder sent to you when an account balance gets low. Student debit account deposits can be made through ACH payments or by credit card. Each child’s account will be updated nightly so that account balance information and payments will be current as of the following day.

In order to take advantage of this convenient new service, you will need to create a parent account. This requires you to:

  1. Go to www.myschoolaccount.com
  2. Click “Create Account” on the top menu bar.
  3. Fill in the required information on the “Parent Account Sign-Up page.”
  4. Choose WWSD Natl School Lunch Program from the “School District” drop down menu.
  5. Create a User ID and Password
  6. Click the “Accept” box, and then click “Signup.” An email will be sent to your email address that will contain a “verification code.”

After you receive the “verification code” you may begin to add your children’s information. To do this, you will need to:

  1. Go to www.myschoolaccount.com and login using your previously created user ID and password.
  2. Enter the “verification code” to verify your account and email address.
  3. Begin adding your children’s information according to the guidelines provided. You will need each of your children’s student ID** numbers as well as (some school districts also require date of birth) to add each student.

 

  1. After the students are added you will be able to view the lunch account activity and make payments to the student lunch account.
  2. If you have 2 or more students assigned to your account, you may make an ACH payment to each account and only be charged for one transaction. Example; 3 students, $10.00 payment to each student, total charge would be $32.00.
  3. If you use a debit/credit card, the fee will be 4.75% of the payment.

Note : A parent account can be linked to many children, but a child can only be linked to one parent.

**Please note you can still send in a cash or check payment with your student in an envelope marked with their name, grade and amount of payment.

We urge you to take full advantage of this system by making deposits into your children’s accounts on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis. You are free to choose the amount of each deposit. Any money that is not spent by the end of the school year will be availablethe following school year.

 

If you have any questions about this or any other food service program, please contact the district Food Service Office at (570) 937-3085.

Breakfast Information - Whats included?

Did you know . . . breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

 

Children who eat school breakfast are more likely to have:

  • reduced absenteeism
  • reduced behavioral problems
  • reduced nurse’s office visits
  • positive learning environments
  • have better concentration
  • retain more of what they learn
  • participate in class
  • maintain a healthy weight

Here at Western Wayne we offer school breakfast daily to all students. Breakfast consists of a variety of whole grain cereals and snacks, 100% fruit juices and fat free/low fat milk choices. Breakfast is a grab and go and can be eaten in their homeroom or first period class.

FREE LUNCH – FREE BREAKFAST
Reduced Price Breakfast = $0.30 daily
Paid Price Breakfast =$1.35 daily

Download Breakfast Handout

Do you qualify for free or reduced meals?

Families can apply for free and reduced price school meals online using COMPASS at www.compass.state.pa.uswww.schoolcafe.com  or download the meal application here: 2022 2023 Pennsylvania Free & Reduced Price Meals Special Milk Household Application

Special Dietary Needs?

Schools participating in the federal Child Nutrition Program are required to make accommodations for children who are unable to eat the school meals because of a disability that restricts their diet. They may also at their discretion, make substitutions for students who have special dietary needs but do not meet the definition of a disability.

Western Wayne School District’s food service department does not substitute Lactaid Milk in place of fluid milk for students who are lactose intolerant. We also have available in all cafeterias a peanut/tree nut free table for those students that require these accommodations. Additional substitutions are made on a case by case basis for students who have other special dietary needs. The proper documentation must be submitted to the food service department and the school nurse before any substitutions are considered.

Follow the link below for information and instructions along with the student medical form for both disabling and non-disabling special dietary needs.

-medical plan for allergies form

School Wellness

– Classroom Party Ideas: Need some classroom party ideas? Please take a moment to download our handout for classroom parties.

-Healthy Non-Food Rewards

Non Food Fundraising Rewards

– Triennial Report

Wellness Meeting Notes – August 2019

Wellness Meeting Notes – February 2020

Wellness Policy

Wild About Wellness

Download answers to other FAQs

Download the parent letter here.

MYSCHOOLACCOUNT.COM

MySchoolAccount.com provides parents with the ability to monitor all food purchases completed by your child within the past thirty days. Whether they purchased breakfast, lunch or a la carte items, details of the food purchases are displayed. All children in your household can be listed and you can create a Low Balance notification via email.

CONTACT

Maria Liptak
Director of Food Services
 mliptak@westernwayne.org

1970b Easton Turnpike
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania 18436

1 (800) 321 9973
Fax: (570) 341-1222
Office Hours: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM