Lunches for all students will remain available until the end of the summer 2021. See attached chart for dates, times, and locations.

Marietta City Schools Meal Pick Up Schedule

Breakfast

Available at all  buildings at the beginning of the school day.

Breakfast is FREE to all students.

Lunch

Elementary Lunch - $2.55

Middle School Lunches - $2.85

High School Lunches - $2.85

(Reduced Lunch- $0.40)

Extra Milk- $0.75

Adult Lunch- $3.25

Marietta City Schools will allow a child to charge a meal in the event that the child forgets his/her lunch money. Please set-up an account in the Pay-For-It system to view your child’s balance and purchases in order limit your child from having to charge. Students are permitted to charge one meal with a letter accompanying the child home, explaining that a charge took place. After one charge, your child will receive a cheese sandwich as their entrée. They will also have their choice of a vegetable and/or fruit and/or milk. A charge of a full meal will be added to your students’ negative balance. This meal will be provided to the student until the negative balance is paid.

Food services operates under a Point of Sale (POS) system, which means EVERY student at Marietta Middle School and at Marietta High School must type in their student ID number (PIN) in order to purchase any items. For all students in the elementary buildings we have implemented a finger scanning process (see below). Under POS, each student has an account and the correct amount is removed (debited) from the account when the child purchases an item. Parents are encouraged to send money in the form of checks to be placed on student accounts or on our on-line payment system (see pay-for-it above). Please place the child’s name or PIN number in the memo portion of the check. All money left on the account at the end of the school year, stays with the student and will transfer to the next grade.

All menus are posted on the Food Service website at 
http://www.mariettacityschools.k12.oh.us/lunchmenu.aspx
or in your child’s cafeteria.   

In all elementary buildings there is a choice of three main entrees (peanut butter and jelly sandwich is available as an entrée every day); fresh and canned fruits; fresh, frozen or canned vegetables; and skim milks are offered daily on the Lunch lines.

In the middle and high school buildings there is a choice of eight to twelve main entrees per day; fresh and canned fruits; fresh, frozen or canned vegetables; and skim milks are offered daily on the Lunch lines. Every student should “Build-a-Lunch”; choose a main entrée and then bundle it with two sides and milk for the price of a lunch. This option is open for all students including those on the Free & Reduced Priced Lunch program.

The high school also offers a fill your plate salad bar and a fill your plate pasta bar. This option is open for all students including those on the Free & Reduced Priced Lunch program.

Marietta High School and Marietta Middle School have some ala carte lunch items available. Each school offers baked and low-fat ala carte items, as well as low-fat ice cream and whole grain cookies at various prices. Please see each individual building for more information.

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

Marietta City Schools participates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast program. Some students may qualify for free or reduced-priced meals. Applications are available in each office and on the Food Services section on the website.

Marietta City Schools follows the Offer versus Serve policy sponsored by the USDA. Offer vs. Serve is intended to decrease waste and costs by allowing students to refuse up to two components in a lunch and one component in a breakfast. The lunch components consist of a meat/meat alternative (cheese, beans or yogurt), grain (bread, rice, or noodles), vegetable, fruit, and milk. The breakfast components consist of an entrée, fruit/juice and milk. All students are required to take a fruit or vegetable when buying a lunch.

NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM

Currently we offer breakfast to all students at Marietta City School students. Breakfast is free to all Marietta City School students.

Food Service is happy to accommodate students with special dietary needs and food allergies within our abilities. Students must provide written medical documentation from the treating physician in order to provide for this accommodation. This documentation must include, but is not limited to, a statement of the allergy, what dietary changes from the traditional school meal are necessary, what specific foods must be omitted or substituted and what dietary items can be used to replace the items. This documentation should be given to the school nurse.

We are unable to substitute any item for milk according to the USDA and the Ohio Department of Education [USDA Final Rule Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Program (73 FR 52903)]. We will provide a cup and water to any student that asks, as well as sell bottled water and juice cups a la carte.