7000	CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES	7000
The Child Nutrition Services program shall operate in accordance with state and federal guidelines. The two programs in which the system participates are the breakfast program and the school lunch program.

 

Goals of Child Nutrition Services                         

 

The Board recognizes that it is important for students to receive proper nutrition so that they are ready and able to take advantage of educational opportunities. 

 

The goals of the Child Nutrition Services program are as follows: 

 

            1.  Operating the food services program efficiently so that high quality meals can be provided,               while containing meal prices and providing free or reduced price meals to eligible                      students;

 

            2.  Enhancing students' ability to learn by providing nutritious meals at school;

 

            3.  Minimizing obesity and encouraging lifelong healthy eating habits consistent with the                      health education curriculum;

 

            4.  Offering students a variety of nutritious foods; and

 

            5.  Providing courteous service to students, employees and visitors. 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-263 and G.S. 115C-264

Adopted: August 17, 1981

Revised: April 19, 1993

Revised: February 2, 2010