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If your child has food allergies, we must have written documentation from your child’s physician.

Breakfast

Lunch

Prices

Meals are FREE to every student for the 2025-2026 school year.

Students are able to purchase additional food that is included in the “reimbursable meal.” This might be an extra entree or an extra side dish or beverage. The item the student selects will determine the cost. For example, an à la carte milk is priced at $.75 and an à la carte Juice is $.50 for the 2025-2026 school year.

The District also makes available certain à la carte items not included in a “reimbursable meal.” These items might be chips or snacks, bottled waters, sports drinks, sparkling waters, and ice cream. The price ranges from $.75 to $1.50. Parents and guardians may contact Tanya Steves, the Food Services Department Kitchen Manager, with specific questions.

Child looking through glass in lunch line.

Free Breakfast & Lunch Through Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Designation

We are excited to share that both breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost to all students in our building for the 2025-2026 and will continue in the 2026-2027 school year. The program is being made possible by the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) designation and funding granted to the OHM BOCES Food Service by the New York State Education Department.

The CEP includes one breakfast meal and one lunch meal for each student every full day that school is in session, provided students take all the components required for a “reimbursable meal”. The District is grateful for this funding and we encourage our families to participate in this program to ensure that all children receive the benefits of a nutritious meal.

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. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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 the AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online from the 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 and can be sent by mail, fax or email.

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
Email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

Payment through EZSchoolPay

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Poland Central School District offers EZSchoolPay, an online payment portal that gives you a quick and easy way to manage and add funds to your student’s meal account.

Download the EZSchoolPay App

The EZSchoolPay app is available for free on iOS and Android devices.

Meal Charge & Prohibition Against Meal Shaming Policy

This policy ensures that all students have access to nutritious meals while establishing clear procedures for managing unpaid meal charges in a manner that avoids stigmatizing or “meal shaming” the student.

Meal Modifications

While a variety of food choices are made available to all students, parents and guardians may also request meal modifications if the available options do not meet their child’s dietary needs. To request a meal modification, please download a Meal Modification – Medical Statement form and contact Food Services.

Child in line holding lunch in lunch tray.
Kids with food trays happily looking through glass.