Fresh Meals for Flourishing Minds

  • Welcome to the Vashon Island Food Services Program!

    The Vashon Island School District distinguishes itself by offering a predominately ‘made-from-scratch’ (breakfast and lunch) menu to our students and staff at all three of our schools. We thank the previous Director, Lisa Cyra, for her fourteen years of leadership and expertise in helping our district build this meaningful program.

    Over the last several years, we have made it a priority to connect students to our local food system through procurement of locally-grown produce whenever possible. We are thrilled that our partnership with Matsuda Farm allows us to serve sustainable and delicious vegetables grown less than a mile from our schools!

    Because we are a mostly made-from-scratch program, our kitchen is a bustling and dynamic space where we take immense care and caution to ensure our meals exceed all nutritional, caloric, quality, and safety standards. Our menu items are often composed of many ingredients that we process and prepare on-site, daily -- which can make managing allergens a uniquely challenging, yet vital part of our effort to be an inclusive and welcoming space to all. To help us best support our students and staff, we ask that all allergens be provided to the school nurse, Brandi Greenidge, with a note from the treating physician so our staff can be fully prepared to feed your child.

Free and Reduced Meals

  • We want everyone, regardless of income, to feel encouraged to enjoy our freshly-prepared meals. If you think your family may qualify free-and-reduced-price meals, please fill out the free and reduced application located on this webpage. 

    Please note: ALL Chautauqua Elementary Schools students will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2024-25 school year, regardless of family income.

Free and Reduced Forms

Civil Rights Complaints

How to Make Payments

  • Payments/deposits can be made on your student's meal account with a credit/debit card online through Skyward Family and Student Access. A small fee applies.

    Payments/deposits can also be dropped off at school offices or mailed to VISD, P.O. Box 547, Vashon, WA 98070.

Keep Current with What is Cooking

  • In the months ahead, we look forward to introducing you to our quarterly “Tidbits” column, in which we will highlight some of the delicious meals we’re making and share other relevant information regarding the Food Services Program. We also aim to include some opportunities to solicit community/parent/student/teacher feedback. It is our hope that this will allow our dedicated team a meaningful way of providing helpful resources and dialogue to our island’s wonderful stakeholders.

Questions?

Donations

  • All donations to the Food Services Program are used to help zero out negative balances on families who face unexpected financial changes or hardships throughout the school year.

    Donate to the VISD Food Program!

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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs

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    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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, 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:

    1. Mail:
      U.S. Department of Agriculture
      Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
      1400 Independence Avenue, SW
      Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
    2. Fax:833-256-1665 or 202-690-7442; or
    3. Email: USDA Program Intake

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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    De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

    La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

    Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual
    puede obtenerse en línea en: Formulario de Denuncia por Discriminación del Programa del USDA, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al
    866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

    1. correo:
      U.S. Department of Agriculture
      Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
      Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
    2. fax:
      833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; o
    3. correo electrónico:
      program.intake@usda.gov

    Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.