Food and Nutrition Services

Food Menus for this Month Breakfast Menus Elementary Breakfast Dakota Ridge Breakfast School age child care breakfast/snack Lunch Menus Elementary Secondary Dakota Ridge School of Environmental Studies Other Menus and Resources Ala Carte Secondary Lunch Carb Counter Breakfast Carb Counter 2007-08 Meal Pricing and Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application Check Please Meal Accounts Online Fee Payment

The goal of the Food and Nutrition Services Department is to provide high quality, nutritious meals for all students. Each day, the department prepares and serves more than 20,000 lunches for students and staff at all district schools. Breakfast is also served at 28 schools. Current school lunch menus will be posted during the school year at each school and on this website.

Lunch prices are $2.05 for elementary school students and $2.20 for middle school and high school students. Breakfast costs $1.40 for elementary students and $1.45 for middle school and high school students. Middle school and high school students may also choose from a variety of al a carte items which are individually priced. Children may qualify for free meals or reduced-price meals based on federally established family income guidelines. Reduced price for lunch is $.40. “Reduced price” breakfasts are served at no charge. Apply for free and reduced price meals using the Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application on this page.

For information about your student’s meal account balance use our Check Please Service. The Check Please Service allows you to look up the balance on your child's meal account online and see what they have purchased for the previous two weeks. When adding to your student’s meal account, please make all checks payable to ISD196.

Students purchase meals by entering a numeric code that is assigned to them by the school. When the code is entered, the electronic system automatically deducts the appropriate amount from the student's meal account.