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, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, 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 agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may 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: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, 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:
- mail:
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
