Food Services
The Food Services Department takes pride in offering delicious, healthy breakfasts and lunches to students on a daily basis. We recognize that nutrition plays a role in building strong bodies and minds, and so we stress the importance of nutritious meals and good eating habits. We also want families to know that we sometimes have to make changes to our monthly menus due to the availability of specific items from our food supply vendors. We have new things coming to the kitchens at GMRSD!
Menus- Menus subject to change due to supply issues. Lunch will be served on half days in all schools.
We try to keep the menu as accurate as possible, however supply chain issues make substitutions necessary. Check with your schools cafeteria supervisor for specific menu details.
Our Mobile app is available for you to check menus, or nutritional information. Use the link to access the QR codes to find the app in your store.
Other Food Service & Nutrition Information for Families
Community Food Resources
HIP Info for SNAP recipients
Franklin Area Survival Center Food Pantry
Franklin Community meals program- Neighbors feeding neighbors
Meal Modifications
GMRSD offers meal modification for any student needing modification for a disability with a medical statement signed by a state licensed medical professional. The medical statement must include:
▪ Information about the child's physical or mental impairment that is sufficient to allow the district(GMRSD) to understand how it restricts the child’s diet,
▪ An explanation of what must be done to accommodate the child’s disability, and
▪ The food or foods to be omitted and recommended alternatives, in the case of a modified meal.
The medical statement should be given to the nurse in the respective school for the student. I can also be given to the food service staff in the students school, however for confidentiality reason, can be given only to the nurse. Nurses must forward all notifications of medical statements that would require meal modification to the food service supervisor and FSD.
GMRSD must provide all meal services in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the disabled participant. Exclusion of any participant from the Program environment is not considered an appropriate or reasonable modification.
Meal Modification Request Form.pdf
Ensuring Information is Current and Confidential
• Confidentiality - It is extremely important for schools to protect the privacy of children who have a disability. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) requires medical information to be kept confidential. Confidentiality practices should ensure that School Nutrition Program staff, identified by the SFA have enough information to operationalize the production of each child’s modified meal. Per FERPA 99.31, parental consent is not needed to share information required to provide a meal modification with school officials who meet outlined conditions. Staff of the school nutrition program, including Food Service Management Companies, as identified by the SFA meet these conditions. The information required to provide a meal modification is requested in meal modification sample in attachment A. GMRSD should not decline to provide a meal modification to accommodate a child’s disability that is supported by a medical statement. However, GMRSD may decline a request for a meal modification that would fundamentally alter the nature of the CNP. A fundamental alteration is a modification so drastic that it would change the essential nature of the CNP. GMRSD will work closely with families to prevent any misunderstandings before declining a modification request. consultant if you plan to decline a modification request.
• IF GMRSD declines a request, the district must, under the Procedural Safeguards requirements, ensure that the child’s parent or guardian understands their right to file a grievance if they believe a violation has occurred regarding the request for a reasonable modification.
Nondiscrimination Statement
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, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
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 State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.