School Lunch Information

For the school year 2018-19 at the Baltic School District, our lunch program is Thrive Nutrition Services (formerly CBM Managed Services) that provides the foodservice program in our schools. The purpose of this communication is to provide you with some idea of what to expect from the school food service program.

If you have any questions or comments about our program, please feel free to contact:

Mistin Warkenthien

Food Service Director

(605) 529-5464 or (605) 400-4112.
baltic.sd@got-thrive.com.

You may also contact Trevor R. Pasch, District Manager, at (605) 228-9520 or
trevor.pasch@got-thrive.com. Our breakfast and lunch menus are posted monthly on our website.

School Breakfast -

Breakfast will be served in the commons area, before school starts. Please encourage your student to participate in school breakfast as it is the most important meal of the day. Research studies show that eating breakfast can help students perform better in the classroom. Breakfast prices will be:

Paid Reduced Free
   PK-5 Breakfast   $1.50 $ .30 $ .00
   6-8 Breakfast   $1.50 $ .30   $ .00
    9-12 Breakfast $1.50 $ .30 $ .00
   Extra Milk     $ .40 $ .40 $ .40
   Adult/Staff Breakfast   $1.80 - -
    Extra Breakfast Entree $ .85 $ .85 $ .85

School Lunch -

School lunch will offer a wide variety of choices.  All students are offered entrée choices daily, such as home-style items, Italian foods, Mexican foods, chicken nuggets, salads, wraps, and sub sandwiches.  All meals include an entrée choice plus unlimited fruit & veggie bar, and milk choices.  Shown below are lunch prices for the 2017-2018 school year:

  Paid Reduced Free
   PK-5 Lunch     $2.80 $ .40    $ .00
   6-8 Lunch    $2.90 $ .40   $ .00
    9-12 Lunch     $2.90 $ .40 $ .00
    Adult/Staff Lunch $3.70 - -
   Extra Milk $ .40 $ .40 $ .40
    Extra Lunch Entree $1.55 $ 1.55 $1.55

Extra Food -

All students who have taken a school lunch can have extra servings of items served from the fruit & vegetable bar during lunch at no charge. All extra servings of these items are free.

School Lunch Account -

The Point of Sale module in Infinite Campus for purchasing meals is used in our school food service program. Each student will have an account that will be utilized to deposit funds for meals, extra milk, etc. Depositing funds will keep lost and stolen money to a minimum and can be used for breakfast, lunch, extra entrées, milk, etc. If you send cash with your child, please place it in a sealed envelope with their name on it. We are not responsible for lost, unidentified, or stolen cash.

Deposits can be made online through the Parent Portal or turned in to the school office before school starts. Because we receive an overwhelming amount of deposits the morning of the first day of school, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to input all deposits into accounts before the lunch period begins.

The online payment system through the Parent Portal offers the option of setting up recurring payments and receiving notifications when your child’s account balance drops to a designated amount.

The Point of Sale module allows the purchase of one breakfast and one lunch per day at the meal price set for Paid, Reduced, or Free qualifying status. If a student purchases an extra entrée, ala carte item, or milk they will be charged at the per-item price regardless of eligibility.

Diet Modifications -

Families are responsible for notifying the School Food Service if their child requires a diet modification to be addressed and monitored by the School Food Service. A licensed physician must provide specific written medical documentation. Please contact the School Food Service office at the high school for more information.

Join Us! -

Please feel free to join your child for lunch on any day. The cost for an adult meal is $3.70. We hope to see you there!

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. 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: (202) 690-7442; or

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

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

For more information, contact the Child and Adult Nutrition Services office at (605) 773-3413.