Food Service
The North Hills School District Food Service Department is comprised of a team of food and nutrition professionals committed to student health and academic achievement. Our primary focus is to support success in the classroom, help students to develop lifelong healthy habits and meet their nutritional needs throughout the instructional day.
It is our mission to provide high quality, appealing, nutritious meals and exceptional service to students with an emphasis on local procurement and partnering with community businesses whenever possible.
Breakfast and lunch is available at all six North Hills School District schools. Options are nutritious and appealing and meet the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
Food Service Department
Special Dietary Needs
If your child has special dietary needs due to food allergies or disabling condition(s), plans on participating in the school lunch program and requires dietary substitutions, there are USDA regulations for making food substitutions in the school meals program which require a physician's specific diet prescription and signature.
When a child has a serious disability (such as food allergies which may result in anaphylaxis), a signed medical statement from a physician is needed. Your physician is required to answer a series of questions in order for meal substitutions or changes to be honored by the school during the school year. In addition, juice and water are no longer an accepted substitute for milk intolerance or allergy that is not ruled a disability by a physician. Only in the case of a disability are alternative forms of milk substitutions such as water or juice allowable.
This Medical Plan of Care for School Food Service form must be completed and signed by a physician. We cannot accept a physician’s prescription slip in lieu of this form.
Please contact the NHSD Food Service Department with questions.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement and Complaint Procedure
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
