• D49 Nutrition Services COVID Lunch Update

    One of the many items that has come up during this new and rapid transition to E-learning is the use of prepayment options to pay for student meals at school.

    With E-learning set to begin Monday, March 30 and students not in our buildings, meals will not be served inside our schools. If you have auto payments set up in PaySchools for your student’s meals, you will need to log in and turn off that option. We want to make sure families are not putting money in their student’s account at a time they are not eating at school.

    Please take a moment to log into your PaySchools account and turn off auto payments, if you would rather not have your bank account charged at this time. https://payschools.com/

    District 49 will continue to offer free meal pickups for students during the suspension of in-school learning and programs. Students get a lunch for the current day, and a breakfast for the following morning.

    These meals are provided free of charge to all children age 1-18 and can be picked up at several District 49 locations:

    Evans International Elementary School, 1675 Winnebago Rd.
    From: 11 - 11:45 a.m.

    Falcon Elementary School of Technology, 12050 Falcon Highway
    From: 11 - 11:45 a.m.

    Odyssey Elementary School, 6275 Bridlespur Avenue
    From: 11 - 11:45 a.m.

    Meals provided by District 49 Nutrition Services are nut free. Please contact Nutrition Services with dietary requests.

    *Rocky Mountain Classical Academy, 4260 Antelope Ridge Dr.
    RMCA is a charter school and providing its own meals, please check for allergies.
    From 9 - 11:30 a.m.

    For a complete list of Pikes Peak school meal pickup locations, Google Maps

    Sincerely,

    Monica Deines-Henderson
    Director of Nutrition Services

Nutrition Services Overview

  • The nutrition services department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals who are dedicated to student health, well being and their ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices. We're available for visits from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Help with processing a free-and-reduced application is available from 8 a.m. to noon.

    Meals, foods and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.
     
    Nutrition departments are regulated by the federal government and part of that regulation is to operate as a self-funded enterprise within a school district. This means that nutrition services does not take any tax-payer’s funds from the district to operate the meal programs. 
Monica Deines-Henderson
Nutrition Services Director
Phone: 719.495.1106
Jackie Sieben
Free and Reduced Processor
Phone: 719.494.8965
Kristina Flaten
Administrative Dietitian
Phone: 719.494.8967
Malinda Reeves
Nutrition Services Specialist
Phone: 719.494.8904

Nutrition Services Resources

  • 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, sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

    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 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.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

    To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, 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

    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

    (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

    (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.