Department of Nutrition Service

Healthier US School Challenge Award Winner!

 
OUR OFFICES HAVED MOVED.......find us at the Business Office 2440 Hudson-Aurora Road

330.653.1203

faronm@hudson.edu

 Dear Parents and Students,

            Welcome to the Hudson Nutrition Service Program for the 2011-2012 school year.  We hope that while your child is a student here, he/she will find the Nutrition Service Program full of enjoyable and healthy choices to help him/her in learning and growing with our commitment to wellness.

The HealthierUS School Challenge nationally recognizes schools for: 1) serving school lunches that reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; 2) restricting the availability of foods and beverages at school to those that meet healthier guidelines of lower fat, added sugars, and sodium; 3) offering nutrition education for students to learn to make healthy choices; and 4) providing physical education and opportunities for students to be physically active during the school day.

We believe that children who learn to make healthy food choices and be physically active at school will continue these habits into adulthood.  Our school lunch menu will serve even more:

•Fresh fruits, dark green and orange vegetables, and dry beans and peas

• Whole-grain products

• Low-fat or fat-free milk

           As participants in the National School Lunch Program, each lunch served must include five components: a protein source, bread, a vegetable, a fruit and eight ounces of milk.  Choices of entrees are available each day, including both hot and cold selections.  There are also a variety of vegetables, fruits and cold milks to choose from.  In teaching our youngest students the concept of a balanced meal, all elementary students will receive a five-component lunch with milk daily.  At East Woods, Middle, and High schools at least five components are offered each day, however your child may choose as little as three foods to complete a meal. 

East Woods, Middle, and High schools also offer a variety of  healthy a la carte items for sale that meet or exceed the Alliance for a Healthier Generation recommendations http://www.healthiergeneration.org/schools.aspx?id=3294 

            Hudson City Schools are proud to offer FSS® POSitiveID System in their cafeterias.  This technology allows us to provide debit accounts for purchases, and increases the speed of food service to students so they have more time to eat and converse.  Parents enjoy the convenience of prepaying for their child’s purchases at whatever level they choose.  The FSS® POSitiveID System also eliminates the overt identification of students who are eligible for free or reduced meal benefits.  Parents can take advantage of our online services to include credit card or ACH payment options and viewing their child’s lunch purchases at mychoolaccount.com.  The information stored on the FSS® POSitiveID System is only for use by this software in the Department of Food Service.  There are several layers of security built into this software and the school district’s network. 

The identification of students is a biometric finger scan. The scan correlates to the student ID number (EMIS Number). This number ensures unique identification and will avoid duplication of numbers for accounting purposes.  Students use a scan of either index finger at the point of service to utilize their accounts. 

  In order to provide this service and continue to offer our meals at a reasonable price, we will be enforcing a district policy whereby money must be placed on the account prior to purchasing.  Students will have to have monies on account in order to purchase lunches and ala carte items.  If a negative balance greater then $5.00 is incurred, the student will be offered an alternate meal of a cheese sandwich, milk, fruit, and vegetable side and you will receive a reminder call from E-connect system regarding your low account status.

 We urge you to take full advantage of this system by placing money into your child’s account per your discretion on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis.  Monies deposited will be posted within 24 hours for purchasing.  Any money not spent by the end of school will be available for your child’s use the following school year.  Should you ever want to access your child’s account to verify his/her purchases you may sign up for myschoolaccount.com, or by requesting a report by calling the Nutrition Service Department at 330-653-1203.  Please remember, we will not be accepting money during the lunch lines to decrease the amount of time students wait in line, and increase the amount of time they have to eat.

              We are proud of the quality Nutrition Service Program we offer in HudsonCitySchool District, and we do our best to keep our customers, the students of Hudson happy and well fed.  If you have any questions about the Nutrition Service Program you can reach me at the Food Service Office at 330-653-1203.

Sincerely,

Maureen Faron Pisanick, RD, LD

Dietitian and Supervisor

of Nutrition Services

Hudson City School District

 Hudson Nutrition Services is an equal opportunity provider and employer