July Newsletter 2015
School Lunch & Breakfast Program
School Nutrition programs are available in the following schools:
Elementary: Arrowhead, Bloomington Hills, Bloomington, Coral Canyon, Coral Cliffs, Crimson View, Diamond Valley, Dixie Sun, East, Enterprise, Heritage, Horizon, Hurricane, LaVerkin, Little Valley, Panorama, Red Mountain, Riverside, Sandstone, Santa Clara, Springdale, Sunset, Three Falls,Washington and Water Canyon
Intermediate Schools: Desert Hills, Hurricane, Lava Ridge, Fossil Ridge, Tonaquint and Sunrise Ridge Middle Schools: Desert Hills Middle, Dixie Middle, Hurricane Middle, Pine View Middle and Snow Canyon Middle.
High Schools: Desert Hills High, Dixie High, Enterprise High, Hurricane High, Millcreek, Pine View High and Snow Canyon High.
The Child Nutrition Program employs 168 food service staff,who meet the needs of your children for breakfast and lunch. Parents are concerned about the foods their children eat. We in the Child Nutrition Program are also concerned and go to great lengths to provide your child with a nutritious meal. Menus rotate on a five-week cycle and are based on the new USDA guidelines, which are available at Each menu for breakfast or lunch will consist of a protein, whole grain product, fruits, vegetables and milk. With the new guidelines, the student will have to take no less than three of the five components offered for lunch with a fruit orvegetable as one of the selections.
The program also offers a salad bar in all of the schools with a variety of fruit & vegetables. Students can choose as much, or as little as they want from the salad bar as long as they eat what they chose.
The Meal Benefit Program is available to all households. This program is for any household that qualifies under the earning guideline per household size formula. You need only submit one application per household. Once the application is received by the Child Nutrition Office, it takes two to ten days for processing. The parent or guardian will be notified by letter of eligibility for free or reduced price meals. Information given is kept confidential. If your household was on the program during the prior school year, your student’s status will stay the same up to the first 30 calendar days of the following school year. If a new application is not submitted within the 30-day grace period, the student will be removed from the program. Please apply online at
Eligibility Scale for Reduced Meals School Year 2015-16
House Hold SizeYearlyMonthlyWeekly
1$15,301$1,276$295
2$20,709$1,726$399
3$26,117$2,177$503
4$31,525$2,628$607
5$36,933$3,078$711
6$42,341$3,529$815
7$47,749$3,980$919
8$53,157$4,430$1023
Each additional person:$5,408$451$104
The meal rates for the program are as follows:
Student meals
Lunch
SecondaryPaid$2.50Reduced $.40
ElementaryPaid$1.90Reduced $.40
Breakfast
Paid$1.25Reduced$.30
Adults
Lunch$3.50Breakfast$2.00
We have a no charge policy within the District. You can prepay at your child’s individual school.
Online payments can be made through PAYPAMS, which can be accessed on individual school websites as well as the school district website.
For additional answers to questions, please visit us at or contact the Child Nutrition Office at (435) 674-6490.
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.