Breakfast Program
At Wallenpaupack the School Breakfast Program is FREE for all students every day. We encourage every student to participate to ensure that they have the nutrition needed to succeed in the classroom. These meals meet federal nutrition standards and our staff is working to provide students with a variety of meal options.
To ensure that all our students are well prepared for academic success, we are pleased to announce that we are launching a "Grab-and-Go" breakfast program. In addition to offering breakfast in the cafeteria, breakfast will now be served from kiosks enabling students that did not make it to the cafeteria to receive breakfast. Instead of requiring students to get to school early for breakfast, it will now be integrated into the school day to increase convenience and student access to this important meal.
Studies have shown that offering breakfast in the classroom not only increases participation in the breakfast program, but it also can reduce absenteeism and tardiness, as well as boost academic achievement. Currently, with breakfast offered in the cafeteria, only 38% percent of our students eat school breakfast. We expect that this program will boost these numbers, making breakfast a key activity that allows our students to start the school day ready to learn.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at (570)226-4557 or email Mrs. Heather Fedoryk, Director of Food Services, at [email protected].
Important Information Regarding Free Breakfast and Lunch
Dear Parents and Guardians:
We are pleased to inform you that the District will be implementing a provision known as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in the 2024-2025 school year. All enrolled students of the Wallenpaupack Area School District are eligible to receive a nutritional breakfast and lunch at school each day at no charge to your household.
A complete breakfast is free and must have 3 components, one being at least 1/2 cup fruit/juice. A complete lunch is free and must have 3 of the 5 components (meat/meat alternative, grains, fruit, vegetable), one being at least 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable.
A milk alone is not free, the cost is $0.75. An additional entr�e is $2.75, and a second complete meal is $5.00.
WASD Food Services uses a computerized cash register system in our school cafeterias. This system gives parents the advantage of depositing money into their student's account. The money can be used for any additional purchases (milk, ice cream, additional entrees, chips) during breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria. This eliminates the hassle of remembering to send money every day and takes the worry out of carrying cash. Upon school registration, students will be issued a student identification number (Student ID). This number links the student to his/her school lunch account.
There are two ways to deposit funds into your student's account:
- Send a check or money order in an envelope clearly marked with your student's name, ID, and grade. Make checks and/or money orders payable to Cafeteria Fund.
- Utilize the online payment system at https://www.schoolcafe.com. The Food Service department strongly recommends this option as it will assist parents in monitoring what their students are receiving during meal service. Registration/Access to your student's account is free, however, there is a 5% convenience fee to the website, for electronic payments.
Sincerely,
Heather Fedoryk, RDN
Director of Food Services
Wallenpaupack Area School District
