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HELP WANTED
Food Service Cafeteria Workers
Earn While Your Children LearnOnce your child leaves for school, do you have some free time to earn some extra money? Child Nutrition is looking for part-time and substitute team members. Interested in finding out the details, call 845-279-3702 x2124 or email chancock@brewsterschools.org.
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Department Overview
Brewster Central Schools believes that one of the most important ways in which we can help our children perform better in their classrooms is to provide them with the nutrition necessary for the healthy growth of their minds and bodies. Therefore, we provide breakfast and/or lunch in our schools every day.
We invite students to show their support for their school food service program through participation.
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MEAL PRICES
Breakfast
$2.00 - Brewster High School
$1.80 - Henry Wells Middle School
$1.80 - C.V. Starr Intermediate School
$1.80 - JFK Elementary School
Lunch$3.20 - Brewster High School
$2.95 - Henry Wells Middle School
$2.95 - C.V. Starr Intermediate School
$2.70 - JFK Elementary School
SNACK (a la carte) PRICESSnack Note
Snack (a la carte) Prices
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School Meal Information 2023-2024
The new school year comes with changes to how students purchase or receive school meals.
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) created a short video to explain these changes.ENGLISH
SPANISH
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30 Farm to Market Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Director of Child Nutrition Services
Cathy Hancock, RD, CDN
845-279-3702, ext. 2125
chancock@brewsterschools.org
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Dietary Guidelines
Brewster Central School District proudly participates in the National School Lunch Program. The United States Department of Agriculture has established new dietary guidelines that moderate calories while increasing whole grains, fruits, and vegetables and reducing sodium levels.
Breakfast includes:
2 servings of whole grains, (cereal, bagels, muffins, breakfast bars, cereal bars)
1 cup fresh, canned, or frozen fruit (apple, orange, banana, peaches, applesauce,
or strawberries)
8 fluid ounces of milk (1 % or Fat-Free)Students must select a minimum of three items and one MUST be a fruit or vegetable serving to be charged the meal price.
Lunch includes:
2 oz. of meat/meat alternative
1 cup fruit serving
¾ cup Vegetable serving (1 cup High School)
2 servings of whole grains
8 fluid ounces of milk (1% or Fat-Free)Students must select a minimum of three items and one MUST be a fruit or vegetable serving to be charged the meal price.
Additional items are offered a la carte for an additional charge.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Child Nutrition Services at 845-279-3702, ext. 2124. Thank you for your interest in and support of the School Lunch Program.
Payment Information
In addition to the opportunity to prepay for your student’s meals by cash or check, online prepayment will also be available. The district will be utilizing mySchoolBucks.com which is a secure online prepayment service. This service also provides parents the ability to view their child’s balance and purchase history for the past 30 days. Click here for more information.
To access mySchoolBucks.com, click the links below:
If paying by check, please make checks payable to: Brewster Central School District.
Checks not issued payable to the order of Brewster Central School District will be returned.As the lunch program is a self-sustaining operation, prompt payment of any charged lunches is greatly appreciated. Should you be experiencing financial hardship, please feel free to contact the Director of Child Nutrition Services at 279-3702, ext. 2124.
In addition to the above payment information, please read our Meal Charging Policy 5660.