Nutrition Services
The Nutrition Services Department cultivates a climate of healthy lifelong nutritional habits, supporting students, staff and administrators with reliable information, providing quality meals and responsive services, enhancing nutrition education and encouraging teamwork throughout Lawrence Public Schools.
The LPS Nutrition Service Department is funded by the revenue from meals purchased by students and staff, and is supplemented by funding from state and federal reimbursements based on the number of meals served for breakfast, lunch and snacks. These are external funds, which are maintained in a revolving fund and are not included in net school spending.
This self-sufficient operation supports principals with the daily operation of the meals program in their individual schools. Responsibilities include:
- Menu development, distributing vendor orders, school deliveries and operating satellite programs
- Developing and implementing staff development, recommendations regarding staffing issues, arranging for substitute coverage and maintaining kitchen equipment.
- Linking nutrition education with food services
- All financial aspects of operating the department including workmen’s compensation, health insurance cost, and retirement benefits.
- Sustaining and submitting required state reports to the DESE, approving and preserving records of all students’ free and reduced applications (currently 83.9% of enrolled students are eligible).
- Collecting, analyzing, and distributing Nutrition Service Department data within the district for the school administration to create an informed decision process.
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nondiscrimination Statement
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: USDA Discrimination Complaint Form, 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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement English
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement Spanish
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Community Eligibility Provision
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) a new innovative provision that allows high need districts to serve free meals to all students. This increases participation in both breakfast and lunch, and this is important because studies show that well-nourished children focus better in class.
- One Breakfast, per student, per day
FREE - One Lunch, per student, per day
FREE - One snack, per student, per day
FREE
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Nutrition Services Resources
The following resources have been provided to help community members learn more about wellness, nutrition, food safety and food quality.
- Mass.gov - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps)
- DOE.mass.edu - Nutrition Home Page - Mass DOE
- ProjectBread.org - Mass DOE Child Nutrition Outreach Program
- USDA.gov - US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA.gov - Food Safety and Inspection Service
- SchoolNutrition.org - School Nutrition Association of Mass
- JohnStalkerInstitute.org - John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition
- UMass.edu - UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program
- Breakfast in the Classroom: ’10 Reasons to Try Breakfast in the Classroom’
- WIC Program Brochure Information English
- WIC Program Brochure Information Spanish
- Nutrition Services New Menu Items
Meal Viewer:
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Nutrition Services Contact
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Nutrition Services | Carol Noonan | (978) 975-2750 x68103 | |
| Nutrition Service Specialist | Rosemary Marte | (978) 975-2750 x68101 |
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