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New Milford Public Schools participates in both the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs!
Research studies show that increased participation in the School Breakfast Program is associated with better academic test scores, daily attendance and class participation. It also has been linked to reductions in student absences and tardiness. Because of this program balanced breakfasts are available at all schools every day for students.
In addition to breakfast, the National School Lunch Program provides healthy food choices including whole grains and fresh produce to all students every day at our schools.
Food & Nutrition Resources
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Our dedicated 36 food service employees provide approximately 2300 meals per day throughout the district.- Menus: All menus are State and USDA approved.
- Health Inspection Reports: The six school kitchens in the district consistently receive excellent inspection reports.
- Serve Safe Certified: All kitchen managers and many food service employees are ServSafe Certified.
- School Nutrition Association: All kitchen managers, assistant managers and many other employees are certified by the School Nutrition Association.
- Farm to School: We currently work with local farmers through the Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program to obtain local produce.
- Dietetic Interns: Students training to become Registered Dietitians from Danbury Hospital join us throughout the year.
- Plow to Plate: The Food and Nutrition Services Department has partnered with New Milford Hospital in their Signature Dish and Plow to Plate Program. These include methods such as using whole ingredients, limiting added fat, sodium and sugar using regionally and locally raised ingredients.
- CT Grown Week: We participate yearly in CT Grown Week featuring locally grown and manufactured products.
- Whole Grain Challenge: In 2012 Food and Nutrition Services won honorable mention in a nationwide Whole Grain Challenge for our initiatives in introducing students to whole grains.
- Breakfast Challenge: In 2013 Food and Nutrition Services won a Breakfast Challenge sponsored by the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services for our breakfast initiatives in grades K – 6.
- Healthier USSchool Challenge (HUSSC): Bronze Award Winner. This award recognizes schools that have created healthier school environments through the quality of food while providing both nutrition and physical education to promote healthy lifestyles.
- Our dedicated 36 food service employees provide approximately 2300 meals per day throughout the district.
- Menus: All menus are State and USDA approved.
- Health Inspection Reports: The six school kitchens in the district consistently receive excellent inspection reports.
- Serve Safe Certified: All kitchen managers and many food service employees are ServSafe Certified.
- School Nutrition Association: All kitchen managers, assistant managers and many other employees are certified by the School Nutrition Association.
- Farm to School: We currently work with local farmers through the Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program to obtain local produce.
- Dietetic Interns: Students training to become Registered Dietitians from Danbury Hospital join us throughout the year.
- Plow to Plate: The Food and Nutrition Services Department has partnered with New Milford Hospital in their Signature Dish and Plow to Plate Program. These include methods such as using whole ingredients, limiting added fat, sodium and sugar using regionally and locally raised ingredients.
- CT Grown Week: We participate yearly in CT Grown Week featuring locally grown and manufactured products.
- Whole Grain Challenge: In 2012 Food and Nutrition Services won honorable mention in a nationwide Whole Grain Challenge for our initiatives in introducing students to whole grains.
- Breakfast Challenge: In 2013 Food and Nutrition Services won a Breakfast Challenge sponsored by the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services for our breakfast initiatives in grades K – 6.
- Healthier USSchool Challenge (HUSSC): Bronze Award Winner. This award recognizes schools that have created healthier school environments through the quality of food while providing both nutrition and physical education to promote healthy lifestyles.
- Our dedicated 36 food service employees provide approximately 2300 meals per day throughout the district.
- Menus: All menus are State and USDA approved.
- Health Inspection Reports: The six school kitchens in the district consistently receive excellent inspection reports.
- Serve Safe Certified: All kitchen managers and many food service employees are ServSafe Certified.
- School Nutrition Association: All kitchen managers, assistant managers and many other employees are certified by the School Nutrition Association.
- Farm to School: We currently work with local farmers through the Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program to obtain local produce.
- Dietetic Interns: Students training to become Registered Dietitians from Danbury Hospital join us throughout the year.
- Plow to Plate: The Food and Nutrition Services Department has partnered with New Milford Hospital in their Signature Dish and Plow to Plate Program. These include methods such as using whole ingredients, limiting added fat, sodium and sugar using regionally and locally raised ingredients.
- CT Grown Week: We participate yearly in CT Grown Week featuring locally grown and manufactured products.
- Whole Grain Challenge: In 2012 Food and Nutrition Services won honorable mention in a nationwide Whole Grain Challenge for our initiatives in introducing students to whole grains.
- Breakfast Challenge: In 2013 Food and Nutrition Services won a Breakfast Challenge sponsored by the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services for our breakfast initiatives in grades K – 6.
- Healthier USSchool Challenge (HUSSC): Bronze Award Winner. This award recognizes schools that have created healthier school environments through the quality of food while providing both nutrition and physical education to promote healthy lifestyles.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs
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/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICE OF
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
FAX: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
EMAIL: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.