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8500 Food Services

8500 - FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES

Any student organization or District-support organization that seeks to raise funds by means of food or beverage sales must comply with the following guidelines in order to obtain approval for such sales on District premises:

     A.    No sales may take place during the hours that the District is providing food service to students.

     B.    Items sold through vending machines must comply with the conditions stated in Board Policy 8540 - Vending Machines.

     C.    A completed fund raiser form shall be provided

The sponsor of the activity must agree that the activity will be in compliance with all District policies and administrative guidelines related to food service and fund-raising.

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8500 - FOOD SERVICES

The Board of Education shall provide cafeteria facilities in all school facilities where space and facilities permit, and will provide food service for the purchase and consumption of lunch for all students.

The food-service program shall comply with Federal and State regulations pertaining to the selection, preparation, delivery, consumption, and disposal of food and beverages as well as to the fiscal management of the program.

Lunches sold by the school may be purchased by students and staff members and community residents in accordance with the administrative guidelines established by the District Administrator.

The operation and supervision of the food-service program shall be the responsibility of the Head Cook and the District Administrator. Food services shall be operated on a self-supporting basis with revenue from students, staff, Federal reimbursement, and surplus food. The Board shall assist the program by furnishing available space, initial major equipment, and utensils. Maintenance and replacement of equipment is the responsibility of the program.

A periodic review of the food-service accounts shall be made by the District Administrator. Any surplus funds from the National School Lunch Program shall be used to reduce the cost of the service to students or to purchase cafeteria equipment.

The food-service program may participate in the "Farm to School Program" using locally grown food in school meals and snacks.

The District Administrator shall establish administrative guidelines for the conduct of the school lunch program that shall include provisions for:
     A.    the maintenance of sanitary, neat premises free from fire and health hazards;

     B.    the preparation and consumption of food;

     C.    the purchase of foods and supplies in accordance with law;

     D.    the accounting and deposition of food-service funds;

     E.    the safekeeping and storage of food and food equipment.

No foods or beverages, other than those associated with the District's food-service program, are to be sold during food-service hours. The District shall serve only nutritious food as determined by the Food Service Department and shall not purchase with food service funds and shall not serve, in any food service area during meal-serving hours, carbonated beverages, water ices, chewing gum, hard candy (including breath mints and cough drops), jellies and gums, marshmallow candies, fondant (creamy sugar candy), licorice, spun candy and candy-coated popcorn. Foods and beverages unassociated with the food-service program may be vended in accordance with Board Policy 8540.

15.137, 93.49, 115.34-115.345, 120.10(16), 120.13(10), Wis. Stats.
7 C.F.R. 210, 215, 220, 240

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