The Nutrition Services Department is dedicated to serving nutritious and well-balanced school meals that support a successful learning environment for all students.
Our department has approximately 50 employees, and serves around 4,000 breakfasts and lunches each day in 9 schools across the district. We provide nutritionally balanced, free meals for students each school day through federally assisted meal programs. Children who are hungry find it hard to stay alert and participate in class, so we help close the readiness gap with a good breakfast before school begins. We also plan lunches that provide one-third of the recommended dietary allowance for school-age children. Our menus include a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and whole-grain products. Additionally, we follow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition requirements that include age and grade-appropriate calorie ranges, as well as limits on sodium, fat, and sugar content.
Summer Food Service Program
Just as learning does not end when the school year is complete, neither does a child's need for good nutrition. The Summer Food Service Program provides free, nutritious meals to help children 18-and-under get the nutrition they need to learn, play and grow throughout the summer months.
After School Snack and Dinner Program
After-school snacks and dinner, during organized, structured and supervised after-school programs, allow children to think better and help them to make the grade!
We love Fueling Covington’s Future one meal at a time!
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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 the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Online Form (AD-3027) found online at How to file a Complaint, 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;
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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If you would like to participate in the development, review, update, and implementation of the local school wellness policy, please contact Taryn Stewart, Director of Nutrition Services at 859-392-1028 or taryn.stewart@covington.kyschools.us.
