Nutrition Services

The Nelson County Schools Nutrition Services participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Our Cafe Leaders serve more than 4,000 balanced meals to our students each day. All meals are nutritionally balanced and adhere to the federal nutrition regulations set forth by the USDA.

Meal prices

Student Meals
Breakfast
Reduced: 30 cents | Full: $1.35

Lunch
Reduced: 40 cents | Full: $2.50

Adult Meals
Breakfast: $2.85 | Lunch: $4.75

Additional Breakfast Entree: $1.25
Additional Lunch Entree: $1.50

Nutrition Services links

My School Bucks Log in to My School Bucks, which makes school payments easy. Pay anytime, anywhere from your mobile phone or computer.

School Menus A listing of every school's menu for the week.

Free & Reduced Lunch ApplicationLink to the federal form that is required for a family to qualify for free or reduced lunch prices.

Lunch Refund RequestPlease complete this form to submit a request for a lunch account refund. This process can take up to 4 weeks. Refunds are issued via check and will be mailed to the address you provide on the form.

Meal Accommodation / Special Diet FormForm is to be completed when modifications and/or changes to the School Cafe menu are recommended for a student with a chronic medical condition

Meal Account Transfer Form This form is to authorize moving funds from one student account to another, within the same household.

Request to limit to Ala CarteParents/guardians have the option to limit their child from using meal account funds to make additional a la carte purchases, thereby reserving those funds to be used specifically for the offered meal of that serving period.

School meals revert to normal pricing for 2022-23

Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the Pandemic Waivers that enabled us to serve meals at no cost have expired. Therefore, we will be reverting back to traditional/normal operations, where meals will be charged according to student eligibility (paid, reduced, free).

Additionally, students attending a Community Eligibility Provision school will not have to pay for breakfast and/or lunch meals.

In Nelson County Schools, all middle and elementary schools retained their CEP status for 2022-23. However, both high schools no longer qualify for CEP, and therefore some students will be required to pay for their meals.

CEP Info

High Schools

Middle & Elementary

Students at all elementary and middle schools will receive meals at NO CHARGE through the Community Eligibility Program (CEP).

These families will submit the Household Income Form. This short survey collects information about the financial well-being of families in our district and affects several aspects of state and federal funding assistance, such as the level of support our FRYSCs receive.

FAQs

DO I NEED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR EACH CHILD? No. Use one Free and Reduced Price School Meals application for all students in your household.

MY CHILD’S APPLICATION WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR. DO I NEED TO FILL OUT A NEW ONE? Yes. Your household application must be filled out every school year.

WHEN CAN I APPLY? The earlier the better, but applications for the current school year must be submitted ON or AFTER JULY 1st. You may apply at any time during the school year.

For assistance call your local school

23-24 Media Release

Families Links

2023-24 District Calendar

2023-24 NCS Code of Conduct

Nutrition Services Contacts

Michelle Ball
Director of Nutrition Services
Central Office
288 Wildcat Lane
Bardstown, KY 40004
(502) 349-7000 ext. 2327

Andrea Mattingly

Nutrition Services Community Lead

Nelson County Schools

School Cafe Leads & Contacts

School Cafe Leads & Contacts

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

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 the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Online Form (AD-3027) found online at How to file a Compliant, 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:

Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.