The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted school meal program. Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, the program will continue to provide nutritionally-balanced school meals (one complete breakfast and one complete lunch) at no charge to children enrolled within the Racine Unified School District, every school day.

NSLP works to offer healthy, balanced school meals to students. According to RUSD, they will receive reimbursement from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the qualifying meals served. To note, incomplete school meals are not reimbursable to RUSD and are considered a la carte meals.

What’s a balanced school meal?

During the school year, it is important for students to choose a balanced meal to meet their nutritional needs. A lunch that qualifies as a balanced meal contains the following:

Meat or Meat Alternative
Grains / Bread
Vegetables
Fruit
Fat-Free or 1% Milk

According to RUSD, students must take 3 of the 5 listed components listed above, including at least ½ cup of fruit or vegetable to qualify. If the student chooses a balanced meal, it qualifies for the free lunch program, and they will not be charged. However, if students choose additional items or a meal that doesn’t contain the necessary items to qualify as a balanced meal, then they will be charged “a la carte,” or per item.

Reminders for parents

A lot of time passes between lunchtime and when your child gets home. It is important to remember:

Additional student fees
- Complete the Alternate Household Income and Sharing Information with Other Programs forms and are eligible we can apply this eligibility to waive applicable student fees
Meal payments
- View your student’s food account balance online
  - Account balance as of 3 p.m. the previous day will be shown
- Pay online with RevTrak by using the student’s ID number
- Your child’s ending food service account balance from the 2021-2022 school year will roll over to the 2022-2023 school year
Menus
- View menus online
- Supply chain challenges may cause last-minute menu changes
Food Allergies & Special Dietary Needs
- English Medical Statement or Spanish Medical Statement forms can be filled out and returned to Katherine Panagis at dietitian@rusd.org or mailed to: Racine Unified School District, C/O Aramark, ATTN: Dietitian, 2333 Northwestern Ave., Racine, WI 53404
- To find menu information including allergy information, use the NutriSlice Menu App.

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