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Food and Nutrition Services

The Mission of the Food and Nutritional Services Department, of the Monroe County School District, in partnership with family and community, is to provide nutrition education along with appealing and nutritionally-sound meals to students and staff while operating in a cost effective manner, with excellence as a standard.  The Monroe County School District Food and Nutritional Services Department supports the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans in conjunction with the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.  Menus are planned to include a variety of foods that are low in sugar, fat and cholesterol.  Menu selections are designed to increase breads and grains, fruits and vegetables, as well as other food sources rich in vitamins and minerals.

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Meri-De Mercado Supervisor,  Purchasing/Food Service

305-293-1400-53363
Martha Alfonso Specialist, Food Service

305-293-1400-53361
Dawn Tucci Pereira Manager, Food Service 305-853-3222-56323
Linda Roberts Administrative Assistant 305-293-1400-53355
Donna Vazquez Administrative Assistant 305-293-1400-53356

Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application Information / Policy

Q&A: Children who qualify may get breakfast and lunch free or at the reduced price.

2009-20010 - Breakfast and Lunch Prices

  • Grades K-5 Breakfast $1.75, Lunch $2.25
  • Grades 6-12 Breakfast $1.75, Lunch $2.50
  • Adult Breakfast $2.25, Lunch $3.50

Reduced meal prices are set by the USDA and are currently .30 breakfast and .40 lunch.  Milk will remain at $.75.

2009-2010 IOU Policy

IOU charge limits:

  • Grades K-5 reduced priced meals $2.10

  • Grades K-5 full priced meals $12.00

  • Grades 6-12 reduced priced meals $2.10

  • Grades 6-12 full priced meals $12.75

Dollar limit is equal to 3 IOU’s for breakfast and 3 IOU’s for lunch. When a student has reached the dollar limit allowed, the parent will be responsible for providing meals until the account is paid. Students with a negative balance will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items.

Students will not be sent to the office to call home. No child will go without eating. Cafeteria managers will provide an alternate meal to those students who still do not bring in the money owed or who do not have a lunch with them without an IOU being issued. 

Alternate Meal
Breakfast: Toast & Milk
Lunch: Cheese Sandwich & Milk

Menus / Links to Nutritional Information: for questions or concerns, email Dawn Tucci.

MealpayPlus is an option to manage your child's cafeteria meal account though an online system.  No more worrying about having cash for meals – MealpayPlus has you covered!   No more lost or stolen lunch money.  Convenient, easy and secure... prepaying with MealpayPlus makes your life easier.

For more information, you can contact Mealpay Plus – Customer Service  at 1-877-237-0946.

 Monroe County District Wellness Policy
Reviewed by Health Committee,  updated and approved by School Board, August 27, 2008). The Monroe County School District Wellness Policy includes the following eight Components as established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The School Board will adopted a School Wellness Policy as required by Sect 204 of Public Law 108-265 and established by the School Health Advisory Committee.

Competitive Foods:

 Only food items offered and sold by the Food Services Program will be made available to students at elementary schools. Food items offered and sold by other School Board approved organizations may be made available to students at secondary schools, beginning one hour after the end of the meal service.  According to state regulation, foods may not be sold in competition with the school meals program prior to the start of the school day.

Sanitation / Cafeteria Inspections:

Florida statute 1013.12 says, "Each school cafeteria must post in a visible location and on the school Web site the school's semiannual sanitation certificate and a copy of its most recent sanitation inspection report." To comply, the information is posted on the district-managed school websites and the information by school is listed below:

 

Links:

Directory:

SCHOOL

CAFÉ MANAGER

PHONE NUMBER
BIG PINE ACADEMY CATHY HOFFMAN

305-872-1266

CORAL SHORES

DAWN TUCCI PEREIRA

305-853-3222-56323

GERALD ADAMS **

BARBARA DICKERSON

305-293-1642-51335

GLYNN ARCHER

MARLYN "ANN" BROWN

305-293-1600-64316

HORACE O’BRYANT

BARBARA DICKERSON

305-293-1642-65335

KEY WEST HIGH

GEORGETTE ROBERTSON

305-293-1549-54321

KEY LARGO

CHARMAINE NOE

305-453-1255-57398

PLANTATION  KEY **

DAWN TUCCI PEREIRA

305-853-3281-58322

MARATHON HIGH

TONYA LINDSEY

305-289-2480-55338

POINCIANA
MARLYN "ANN" MENITE

305-293-1630-52353

REYNOLDS **

MARLYN "ANN" MENITE

305-293-1600-64316

SIGSBEE **

GEORGETTE ROBERTSON

305-293-1600-64316

STANLEY SWITLIK

ESPERANZA MENDOZA

305-289-2490-59384

SUGARLOAF

SUE MERKEY

305-745-3282-50358
TREASURE VILLAGE KELLY ASTIN

305-853-3482

Photo Gallery - Click to see photos of the food Service Team in Action!

The Food Service Department hosted sessions to answer questions and assist in completing the meal benefit applications.

Pictured: Lisa Cherry, Donna Vazquez and Linda Roberts

Food Services Participates in Keys Kids Fair

The Food Service Dept., along with assistance of the Superintendent, had a booth set up at the show giving away wrist bands that read Healthy Meals Healthy Minds, with a secret message inside the band. Free/Reduced meal applications were available and food service staff was available to assist parents. Ten Chef Boyardee Kick Balls were won by children visiting the booth. Click for Photo Gallery (Requires Flash)

Winners of the Breakfast Week Contest Announced

The Department of Food Services has announced the winners of the high school "National Breakfast Week" contest. Winners of the Nike Book bags are: Meredith Rider, Marathon High School; Lops Nicolas, Key West High and Latrice Johnson, Coral Shores High.

Ethan, a 4th grade student at Sugarloaf School - was the winner of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Minds Contest. He won a bike and his meal will be named after him on the January menu.

Pictured from left:  Ms. Croce, 4th Teacher, Lisa Cherry, Food Service Director, Randy Acevedo, Superintendent, Brad Hay, Dad, Theresa Axford, Principal, Dawn Tucci, Food Service and Becky Clarke, Café Manager.

This is a 2nd grade class at Glynn Archer. They submitted hand written menus for the Healthy Meals, Healthy Minds Contest. They received  a certificate and some snacks. 

 

“In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employees.”