Food Services

Great News! Because schools have been closed due to COVID-19, families in Washington State will soon have food benefits available to them to help buy groceries while children have been home from school. Called Pandemic EBT, or P-EBT, these food benefits are available to families with children who are eligible for schools’ free or reduced-price meal programs. The Public Charge rule does not apply to P-EBT benefits and will not impact immigration status.

Most families who already receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP or Basic Food in Washington State, and whose children already receive free or reduced-price school meals do not need to apply. The P-EBT benefits — a one-time amount up to $399 per eligible child in each household — automatically will be deposited onto existing EBT cards in early July.

Families with children who become eligible for free and reduced-price meals after their school closed may get less than $399 per child. This depends on when a family applied for Basic Food benefits or when they completed a household income application with their school district.

Other families, including those whose children attend a school where meals are free for all students, will need to apply. Families with children who are newly eligible for free or reduced-price school meals must fill out a meal application before they apply for P-EBT.

P-EBT benefits do not replace any Child Nutrition Program already offered, and families are encouraged to continue participating in grab-n-go meals or emergency food programs at their local schools and community locations, even if they receive P-EBT benefits.

Families with children who are eligible and approved by their school district for free or reduced-price meals and who do not currently get Basic Food benefits, must apply online at www.Washingtonconnection.org for P-EBT before August 31 or the start of the 2020–2021 school year — whichever is later. The website is available in English and Spanish.

Families who need to apply or who have other questions about P-EBT benefits can call the DSHS Customer Service Contact Center at 877–501–2233 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (except observed holidays).

There are two ways to apply:

 Go to: www.WashingtonConnection.org, or
 Call DSHS at 877-501-2233

We want to make sure all of our students stay healthy and grow strong.

If you would still like to apply for free/reduced meals for the 2019/20 school year please complete the attached application and send it to child.nutrition@k12.wa.us by 5pm on June 30, 2020. The form does not need to be printed. It can be filled out electronically and signed by typing your name and date in the designated spaces at the bottom of the form. Please be aware that sending this form through personal email could be unsecure. Contact 360-742-4175 if you have questions. This email and phone number are not to the Eastmont Child Nutrition Offices.

Regular Prices

Breakfast                                    Lunch                                                                              Snack
Grade K-7 - $1.50                        Grade K-7 - $2.75 Full Meal (Entree only $2.50)            $1.25
Grade 8-12 - $1.75                       Grade 8-12 - $3.00 Full Meal (Entree only $2.75)          Milk
Adults - $2.25                               Adult - $4.00                                                                   $0.35

Reduced Prices

Breakfast                                 Lunch                                          Snack
Grade K-4 - no charge              Grade K-3 - no charge                 $0.15
Grade 5-12 - no charge             Grade 4-12 - $.40

Payments for school meal account balances owed for the 2019-20 school year can be made via Student Fee/Fine system.

We are excited to announce a new online payment system coming soon!

Please call the Food Service Office at 509-888-4715 or 509-888-4716 if you have a question about your student's school meals account balance or would like a refund.

2019 - 2020 Food Service Welcome Letter

2020 - 2021 Free & Reduced Price Meal Application

2019 - 2020 Solicitud de Comidas Gratis o a Precio Reducido

2020 - 2021 Letter to Households

2020 - 2021 PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES SOBRE COMIDAS ESCOLARES DE PRECIO GRATIS Y REDUCIDO

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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, disability, age, 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 mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Download the "So Happy" App Today

Our Food Service Department offers a mobile app, So Happy by Sodexo, to help parents and students see what's on the menu.  

It is available as a free download on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

Parents and students can look up nutritional information and allergen information for products served in the cafeteria.  New in 2019 - change the language setting in the app to view information in Spanish!  The app links to the menu planning program used in all the schools and will sync to show all foods served in the cafeteria during the week.

Parent instructions to Download App and Create Account

CARB COUNT INFORMATION

Eastmont High School Nutrition Information

Eastmont Jr High Nutrition Information

Sterling and Clovis Nutrition Information

Cascade Nutrition Information

Grant Nutrition Information

Kenroy Nutrition Information

Lee Nutrition Information

Rock Island Nutrition Information

Monthly Menus

In order to ensure that Eastmont School District Food Service Department is aware of your child’s particular dietary restrictions, such as food allegories or diabetes, the parent or guardian will need to complete the “Diet Prescription for Meals at School” form.  This form is required to be signed by a Physician and must be submitted to the School Nurse.

The Eastmont School District provides milk and water at all meal service times.  If your child is lactose intolerant, you must submit a "Diet Prescription for Meals at School" form.  Eastmont School District will provide an unflavored soy milk to students who are lactose intolerant and have a completed diet prescription on file.  Families also have the choice to send a  beverage to school to supplement the school meals.  Eastmont School District is not allowed to provide a juice as a substitute beverage when it is not on the menu.  

In order to ensure that Eastmont School District Food Service Department is aware of your child’s particular dietary restrictions, such as food allegories or diabetes, the parent or guardian will need to complete the “Diet Prescription for Meals at School” form.  This form is required to be signed by a Physician and must be submitted to the School Nurse.

The Eastmont School District provides milk and water at all meal service times.  If your child is lactose intolerant, you must submit a  an alternative drink must be supplied by the family.  The Eastmont School District does not provide milk substitutions.  

ALLERGEN INFORMATION:

Eastmont School District contracts with Sodexo America, LLC for Food Service Management.  We have partnered to provide the following information in order to assist parents that have children with special dietary needs.  

If you have a child with special dietary needs, please contact your school nurse.  The school nurse will collect the required information on “Diet Prescription for Meals at School” Form.  The completed form with be shared with the Director of Food Service, who will work with your child’s school to ensure required meal modifications are accommodated

If you have questions regarding a specific menu item, please feel free to contact the Director of Food Services at (509) 884-3026. 

Sodexo Food Allergen Policy – Link to Sodexo policy outlining actions taken by every food operation to reduce or prevent possibility of allergic reactions to foods prepared and served by Sodexo staff.

USDA Allergy Fact Sheets – Link Food Allergy Information

USDA Foods Product Information – Link to USDA fact sheets for foods supplied through the Commodity Supplemental Food Programs (CSFP).  Each fact sheet provides information about the USDA product, packaging and nutrition facts.  Eastmont School District may not utilize all of these products.  Please refer specific food questions to the Director of Food Service.