Ella Lewis School
WELCOME TO SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025
A primary goal of our department is to produce healthier foods for our students and to help educate our students about healthy life-long nutrition. RSU 24's Wellness Policy and other Nutrition Services policies can be found on the RSU 24 website.
All RSU 24 schools are now participating in Community Eligibility Provision. This alternative is referred to as CEP. All students enrolled in RSU 24 schools may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household WILL NOT be required to fill out the free and reduced lunch application this year but forms similar to applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this information, such as Fedreal Title programs. For additional information or question please contact Melinda Hellum [email protected] 207-422-2017 ext 2119.
Complimentary Super Snacks provided by the Child and Adult Care Feeding Program (CACFP) are served on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday every week. Service time is 3:00PM at the elementary schools and 2:30PM at the high school. Students do not have to be enrolled in any enrichment activity or be a student at the school to receive a Super Snack. For example, they could be from a visiting sports team.
RSU 24 has a new and improve system for adding money to your student(s) meal account(s)! You may now add money to yout student(s) meal account(s) directly through Infinite Campus, our student management system. To do this log into your parent portal>click on Food Service>Pay.
You will see your student(s) names(s) and current balance(s). Under the amount enter how much you would like to add then press add to cart. Click on My Cart to add a payment method and complete the transaction. Payment by e-check will incur a fee of .35 cents. There is a minimum payment requirement of $10.00 and Credit Card payments will be charged a 5.5% transaction fee. RSU 24 is please to report that these transaction fees are significanly less than our former system. If you have questions or need assistance with this please contact Melinda Hellum, Food Service Director [email protected] or 207-422-2017 Ext, 2119.
As stated above all meals are complimentary. A la Carte purchases, such as milk purchased to accompany a lunch brought from home, are not complimentary and a student must have a positive balance on their account in order to purchase any a la carte items such as milk not included in a reimbursable meal. High School students may purchase a la carte items along with their meals, however they must have a positive balance or cash to purchase extra a la carte items.
If you have any questions or concerns about any aspect of RSU 24’s Nutrition Services Program please do not hesitate to contact me at the addresses below.
Sincerely,
Melinda Hellum, Food Service Director
207-422-2017 ext 2119
All RSU 24 schools participate in Fuel Up to Play 60 which is the leading in-school health and wellness program empowering students and educators to work together to build healthier schools and create healthy, high achieving students.
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We do our best to adhere to the menu as posted, however, our suppliers are expericiencing unprecedented supply chain disruptions. We are often not receiving the products ordered and having to make do with last minute substitutions. Your understanding during these difficult times is greatly appreciated.