Food Service
Food Service Director, Jeff Bartone
(518) 359 – 2981 extension 1019
[ Email Mr. Bartone ]
Children need healthy meals to learn.
Tupper Lake CSD offers healthy meals every school day.
- show improvement on math, reading and standardized test scores
- establish healthier habits for later in life
- have fewer absences and incidences of tardiness
- are more likely to behave better in school
- consume more calcium, fiber, foliate and protein
Breakfast is served:
Meals are free for all students this year but, unlike during COVID, students will be able to use their accounts for ala carte and "seconds".
We now have LINQ Connect as one way you can add funds to your student's accounts.
To get started, go to: https://linqconnect.com/CG5JXH
Then, click REGISTER to create your account.
LINQ also has a mobile app for Apple and Android devices.
All the details, steps, and answers to frequently asked questions are in the FAQs document below.
Programs
The Tupper Lake Central School District has implemented a meal certification option to all of our schools – LP Quinn Elementary School, Tupper Lake Middle-High School – participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
What is the Household Income Eligibility Form?
If all meals are free, why do we have to complete this form?
What if my child doesn’t want to eat school breakfast/lunch; why should I fill out the form?
How does filling out the Household Income Eligibility Form help our school?
Our Household doesn’t qualify for free or reduced price meals, do I still need to complete the form?
Is the Information I submit confidential?
What if I still have questions?
USDA Summer Meals for Kids
USDA Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder
USDA works closely with states to ensure that children who receive on free or reduced-price school meals can get the nutrition they need when schools are closed – whether during summer break or unexpected closures during the school year. Through USDA's summer meal programs, approved sites in communities across the country can serve meals to kids up to age 18 at no cost. Families can use this tool to find directions to nearby meal sites, as well as their hours of operation and contact information.
Answers to common questions about summer meal operations this year can be found here.
Families seeking food assistance for their children can also contact The USDA National Hunger Hotline, operated by Hunger Free America. The hotline can be reached Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET. at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) (for English) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) (for Spanish).
The Affordable Connectivity Program is Winding Down
The Affordable Connectivity Program stopped accepting new applications and enrollments on February 7, 2024. The last fully funded month of the program is April, 2024.
For additional information, please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/acp
Emergency SNAP Benefits
Policies
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/
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
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
3. EMAIL
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.