BIG News! WUS Food Service
FREE MEALS for ALL KIDS!
ALL Children Can Now Eat FREE!!
WHO: ALL Children 18 and Under (yes, even children that are not yet enrolled in the district!)
WHAT THIS MEANS GOING FORWARD:
Students eating meals at school will no longer be charged for those meals. This includes breakfast meals and lunch meals EVERYDAY! This does NOT include a la carte purchases, entree-only purchases, or milk only purchases. Only FULL MEALS are FREE due to dietary guidelines.
For VIRTUAL learning days when students are at home, WUS will still be offering meals to be picked up at the school on Wednesdays to be enjoyed at home when students are learning remotely. The VIRTUAL MEAL ORDER FORMS still need to be filled out once per week per child to order these meals. However, due to the new eligibility guidelines, ALL children can now enroll in this service as long as they are 18 years or younger. Additionally, WUS can now provide a full week's worth of meals per child...meaning non-school age children and all VAAC students will receive 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches; all HYBRID students will receive 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches per week. Pick up will continue to occur every Wednesday at the FAC from 11:30am-12:30pm. Please be sure to SIGN UP!
Because funding for this service is not expected to last forever, we need families to complete and submit a FREE & REDUCED PRICE MEAL APPLICATION as soon as possible. All eligibility for the Free & Reduced Meal program will take effect in the event that the funding for this FREE service ends. Please fill out an application for your household if you have not done so already for this school year. Electronic forms can be completed via the Parent Portal under the MORE option of the Main Menu. Completing this form via the Parent Portal is the easiest and quickest way to complete and submit this form.
ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
Another benefit of these changes is that student accounts will be RETROACTIVELY credited any meal charges that have been incurred since August 24th. Note that only FULL MEAL purchases will be credited due to dietary guidelines. This benefit does not include a la carte purchases, entree-only purchases, or milk-only purchases. Staff will be working to reimburse student accounts over the next few weeks.
Any positive balance on your student's lunch account will remain available to your student. Purchases can still be made by students during the school day through the cafeteria. Student accounts will continue to be charged for non-meal purchases, such as a la carte items, entree-only meals, and milk-only purchases.
COVID GUIDELINES:
In addition to following all food service and safety guidelines, all WUS Food Service Staff are following COVID protocols to provide the safest service possible for the protection of our students and families.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
To view menus, please visit https://wayland.nutrislice.com/
Have questions or a special need request? Email Us!
Larsons@waylandunion.org or mathisc@waylandunion.org
or call 269-792-3150
WUS Dining Services Department
Director
(269)792-3150, ext. 2610
Secretary
(269)792-3150, ext. 2601