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Lunch Prices
Breakfast $1.60
Milk only $0.50
Elementary Lunch $2.10
Middle School Lunch $2.30
High School $2.30 and $2.55
Nutritional Information - This data is available for informational purposes only and should not be used for and does not provide menu planning for a child with a medical condition or food allergy. Please contact our office (786-2100 or 786-2109) for further assistance with planning or for any questions you may have about menu choices for your child should they have medical condition or food allergy.
Meal Benefits
To apply for meal benefits, please go to www.lunchapp.com and follow the instructions. Your application will be electronically forwarded to West Ottawa. If your family qualifies for free or reduced price lunch meal benefits, your children will also receive free or reduced price breakfast.
Online Payment and Account Viewing at www.sendmoneytoschool.com Please call the West Ottawa Nutrition Services office (786-2100 or 786-2109) to get your child’s ID number to set up your account online.
Additional community resources may be helpful to you as well. >Learn More
Activity Sheets
Elementary
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Sara DeVries, Director of Nutrition Services
(616) 786-2109
devriess@westottawa.net
Stacey Lamberts, Nutrition Services Secretary
(616) 786-2100
lambertss@westottawa.net
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Your Input, Please!
The very heart of what we do each day is Service. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve your families' school meal needs and strive to serve nutritious tasty food prepared using the safest procedures. In order for us to serve you better, your input is appreciated.
Please contact:
Director Sara DeVries at
devriess@westottawa.net
or 786-2109 with your thoughts, ideas, suggestions or compliments.
Thank you for your confidence and support.
Nutrition Services
West Ottawa Public Schools Nutrition Services Department's mission is to "support the education and work of our children, staff and community members."
To achieve this mission, the Nutrition Services Department will serve appealing, nutritious, safely prepared foods; have positive relationships with it's customers; continue the education and development of the Nutrition Services staff; and be fiscally responsible.
Key Facts
- On average, more than 5,000 meals are served daily to children attending:
- West Ottawa Public Schools
- Ottawa Area Center
- Sheldon Pines Regional Program
- Corpus Christi Catholic School - ServSafe Certified staff in each building >Learn More
- Students enjoy nutritious, well-balanced, quality meals.
- Free and reduced price meals are available for qualified families. See your school secretary or the Nutrition Services Department for an application.
- Children in all grade levels have entrée choices; a well stocked and varied fruit, vegetable and bread buffet; and low-fat milk, skim milk or low-fat chocolate milk.
- Middle Schools students have expanded choices in entrees, healthy snacks and vending machines.
- High School students have the greatest variety of food choices to appeal to their sophisticated palates.
- Macatawa Bay Middle School 's kitchen is the District's base kitchen that prepares some entrée's and all baked goods for participating schools. Each elementary school has a heat-and -serve kitchen for fresh hot meals. Harbor Lights Middle School and the High School's north and south buildings also prepare the majority of their own meals onsite.
The Nutrition Services Department uses a pre-pay account system. All children have a bar-coded ID card that they use to make purchases from their account. When a child's card is scanned, the cost of the meal is deducted from their account.
Operating under the guidelines of the National School Meal Program, the West Ottawa Public Schools Nutrition Services Department is a self-funded program. Federal and state reimbursement under the National School Meals Program provides partial funding.
The West Ottawa Nutrition Services Department continually looks for way to better serve its customers and has long been considered on the cutting edge of school meals in the State of Michigan!
