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Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Food Services

Food Services

Salem-Keizer Public Schools partners with Sodexo to provide healthy, nutritious meals to our students.

Summer meal service June 26 to August 30, 2023

Meal packs will be available for curbside pick-up every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be placed into large grocery bags for easier transport.

Every meal pack will consist of two breakfasts and two lunches. Limit of five meal packs per person.

Meals will be available at seven schools

  • Auburn Elementary School
  • Chapman Hill Elementary School
  • Chavez Elementary Schools
  • Claggett Creek Middle School
  • Grant Elementary School
  • Hayesville Elementary School
  • Morningside Elementary School

Download a flyer with the information above in English or Spanish.

P-EBT benefits – Many SKPS families qualify

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides food benefits to families with children missing free or reduced-price meals due to school and childcare closures. These current P-EBT benefits are from the period of June – August of 2022 and many SKPS families are eligible!

How do children qualify for P-EBT?

There is no application to receive benefits.

  • P-EBT is available to all school children who were eligible to receive free or reduced-price
  • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals or attended a Community Eligible Provision (CEP) school during school year 2021-22.
  • P-EBT is also available to all children under the age of 6 who were enrolled in SNAP during the summer months.
  • Please contact the P-EBT Call Center at (844) ORE-PEBT or (844) 673-7328 to confirm your child’s eligibility status.

We encourage families to learn more about the current P-EBT benefits and how to access reimbursement. 

Download FAQs for families (English – PDF) 

Download FAQs for families (Spanish – PDF) 

Elementary students compete in Future Chef

On Friday, March 24, 2023, the Future Chefs competition returned after three years for an exciting elementary student competition sponsored by Sodexo. This year’s theme was “Complete the plate with your favorite veggie or fruit side dish”.

Out of 107 entries submitted, nine fourth- and fifth-grade elementary students from across the district competed in this year’s Future Chefs competition at McNary High School, where students competed head-to-head using their original recipes from scratch.

Students were assisted by McNary culinary students to help practice kitchen safety and cleanliness.

  • Grand prize winner Aidan and his strawberry arugula salad

Aidan Pollnow, 4th grade Kalapuya Elementary student’s  strawberry arugula salad  recipe took the grand prize. He took home a cookware set, Fitbit and a mixing bowl set. Aiden’s recipe will be submitted to the Region Future Chef competition.

  • A masked student holds his tray of food
  • Two students smiles as they display their food
  • Judges talk to students about their food
  • A student uses a mortar and pestle
  • A white Future Chefs jacket

All participants took home mixing bowl sets, spatulas and measuring spoons as well as a special recipe book with all the recipes prepared during the competition.

School meals provided free for all SKPS students for 2022-23 school year

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is participating in a federal program available as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program called, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). For the 2022-2023 school year, a nutritious breakfast and lunch are available to all SKPS students at school sites at no charge. Students enrolled in the EDGE program can access breakfast and lunch by contacting their home school or program principal.

Questions?

If you have any further questions or would like additional information, please email the district’s food services department.

Breakfast After the Bell

This year, Salem-Keizer Public Schools will be participating in the Breakfast After the Bell program. Students at 31 school sites will have access to breakfast that will be available to all students after the bell rings, up to 30 minutes before lunch service regardless of when they arrive at school. Students will be able to pick-up bagged or boxed breakfast from mobile carts or designated areas. Students will eat breakfast once returning to their classroom. A list of sites participating in Breakfast After the Bell are listed below.

Contact Food Services

Food and Nutrition Services

office 503-399-3091
SKPS Team Ext. 202625
food_service@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Curtis Eriksen

Food and Nutrition Service Manager
503-399-7101

Mac Lary

Sodexo Food Services Director
lary_robert@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Join our crew!

Food Service Careers

For more information email Austin Gilchrist or call 503-399-3091

Food & Nutrition Resources

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 a 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 Complaint 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:
    program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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