The TCSD Food Service Department is committed to providing high quality, healthy food for students to support learning.

Wellness Food Service Goals 

TCSD Health and Wellness Policy

To encourage kids to eat more fruits and vegetables:

• All whole fruits and vegetables are now free to all students. To offset the cost of the whole fruits and vegetables we will increase the price of chips $0.25.

• All children who purchase a qualified meal may return to salad bar as many times as they would like at no cost. Any student who attempts to purchase a second entree without the proper funds will be guided to the salad bar at no cost.

• We will continue the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at all elementary schools for the current school year. A transfer from the general fund will offset the cost to the Food Service Program.

To encourage students at middle school to eat healthier options

• Student’s are only able to select one “snack” item per meal. A snack is defined as Chips, Cheetos, fruit snacks, Rice Krispie bars, Chex mix, Cheez-its and any other non essential food. All snacks must still meet the smart snack requirements.

Special Meals Accommodation

To request special meals due to a medical condition, please complete this form:

Medical Statement to Request Special Meals, Accommodations, and Milk Substitutes In School Nutrition Programs Form (click here to download the application form which is to be completed by a medial authority)

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement SNAP and FDPIR State or local agencies, and their sub-recipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:

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), disability, age, 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 responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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 USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email:
   program.intake@usda.gov

 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.