Welcome to the Waterloo Community Schools Food Services website. We serve meals to over 10,000 students District wide in eighteen schools; three high schools, four middle schools and eleven elementary schools. Our food service operations are governed by the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program and require strict regulatory compliance. Breakfast and lunch are planned to offer nutritious meals, which average less than 30 percent of calories from fat and reduced sodium intake. One … More about Food Service
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Management Team
Main Office Staff Title Phone Number E-mail Heather Bathen District Manager of Food/Nutrition Program District Laundry (319)433-2036 [email protected] Shelly Smallridge District Assistant Manager of Food/Nutrition … More about Management Team
Free & Reduced Lunch Program
We are pleased to announce ALL students enrolled in the Waterloo Community School District will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day of the 2021-2022 school year. Waterloo Schools is participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community … More about General Information
Free & Reduced Lunch Program
General Information
We are pleased to announce ALL students enrolled in the Waterloo Community School District will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day of the 2021-2022 school year. Waterloo Schools is participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community … [Read More...] about General Information
Summer Feeding Program
The Waterloo School District each summer opens various sites around the community in which we offer lunch and a one breakfast site to children in the community. Summer sites offer meals free of charge to children, 18 years of age and under. The Summer Program will begin on June 14, 2021 and run … More about Summer Feeding Program
Special Dietary Needs
STUDENTS REQUIRING SPECIAL MEAL ACCOMODATIONS ~ USDA regulations 7 CFR Part 15b requires substitutions or modifications in school meals for children whose disabilities restrict their diets. A Child with a disability must be provided substitutions in foods when that need is supported by a … More about Special Dietary Needs
What is the Healthy Kids Act?
The purpose is to establish nutrition content standards for food and beverages sold on or provided on school grounds during the school day. There is also physical activity requirements for all K-12 students. What are the Nutrition Regulations? The nutrition standards started on July 1, 2010. This regulation includes: Restrictions on calories, sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, total fat, sugar, and dietary fiber/whole grain. Restrictions for beverages including: milk, 100% … More about What is the Healthy Kids Act?
Healthy Kids Act
What is the Healthy Kids Act?
Special Dietary Needs
Special Dietary Needs
STUDENTS REQUIRING SPECIAL MEAL ACCOMODATIONS ~ USDA regulations 7 CFR Part 15b requires substitutions or modifications in school meals for children whose disabilities restrict their diets. A Child with a disability must be provided substitutions in foods when that need is supported by a statement signed by a licensed physician. The … [Read More...] about Special Dietary Needs