Programs

Nutrition Services is committed to ensuring every student has access to healthy, nutritious meals that support learning and well-being. Through the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), all enrolled students at Franklin Pierce Schools receive breakfast and lunch at no cost.

In addition to daily meal service, Nutrition Services offers Breakfast After the Bell, the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, after-school snacks and meals, and Farm to School initiatives that connect students with locally grown food. Through a partnership with the Farm at Franklin Pierce, students and volunteers help grow more than 50,000 pounds of produce each year for school cafeterias and the community.

After School Snack Program (ASSP)

Breakfast After the Bell (BAB)

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

We are excited to announce that ALL of our district's schools have been qualified to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision program which allows us to offer all students, enrolled in our District, breakfast and lunch at no cost.

Participating schools are: Brookdale Elementary, Central Avenue Elementary, Christensen Elementary, Collins Elementary, Elmhurst Elementary, Harvard Elementary, James Sales Elementary, Midland Elementary, Ford Middle, Keithley Middle, Franklin Pierce High School, GATES High School, Washington High School, and the Hewins Early Learning Center.

Farm to School

We are excited to offer food grown at our district farm to our students. The Farm at Franklin Pierce grows a wide variety of produce that works beautifully in our school meals.

The Farm is an 8-acre educational site, including wetland and native restoration planting areas, an orchard, and 2 acres of vegetables. We host daily high schools classes from each high school in the district, weekly Community Farm Days, weekly adult farming classes taught by Harvest Pierce County, field trips and farm visits throughout the season, and a community garden managed by Harvest Pierce County that is open to anyone.

Each year, students and volunteers grow over 50,000 pounds of produce for our school cafeterias, students and their families, volunteers, and our community!

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP)

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) became a permanent program as a result of the 2008 Farm Bill (Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008). The FFVP provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables served during the school day. It is an effective and creative way of introducing fresh fruits and vegetables. All students are encouraged to take an “adventure bite” if something is new and different. The FFVP also encourages schools to develop partnerships at the state and local level for support in implementing and operating the program.

The goal of the FFVP is to create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices, expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience, increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption, and make a difference in children's diets to impact their present and future health.

Participating schools are: Christensen Elementary, Elmhurst Elementary, Harvard Elementary, James Sales Elementary, and Midland Elementary.

CottonCandyGrapesOrangeCauliflowerEnglishCucumber.pdf

PurpleDaikonandPixies.pdf

MandarinsandBellPeppers.pdf

DragonFruit.pdf

WatermelonRadishEasterEggRadish.pdf

JicamawithLimeandGuava.pdf

KumquatsandStarFruit.pdf

RedBananas.pdf

SumoOranges.pdf

CantaloupeYellowSquashBloodOrange.pdf

National School Lunch and Breakfast Program

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) promotes the health and well-being of children by providing nutritious meals to children. Public school districts, private schools, residential child care institutions (RCCIs) and Charter Schools may participate in school meal programs.

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) operates in the same manner as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Public or nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions may participate in the SBP.

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