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Food Services

Welcome to MSAD 75 Food Services!

The MSAD 75 Food Service Program provides nutritious and delicious meal options for all students at no cost. Additional à la carte purchases are available at each school beyond the free offerings. Students wishing to make these purchases must have money added ahead of time to their student meal accounts, or students can bring cash for payment. If a student has a negative balance on their student meal account, à la carte purchases will not be allowed.

The preferred method of payment in our cafeterias is by a student's meal account. This method allows our students to get through the lunch line faster so they can spend more time socializing and eating! Continue reading further down this webpage to learn about the different options parents/guardians have to load money onto a student's meal account.

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MSAD 75 Digital Menus!

The MSAD 75 Food Services Department is pleased to announce that MSAD 75 now offers all menus in digital format! These menus contain detailed nutritional information, can be translated into multiple languages, and are WCAG 2.0 Level AA/Section 508 Compliant (Phase 3). Our menus are brought to you through technology available from the MySchoolMenus company.

Review the MSAD 75 Digital Menus

Loading Money to a Student's Meal Account

We accept many forms of payment! Checks, cash, and digital payments through MySchoolBucks

There is a lunch money drop box in the main office of each MSAD 75 school. Students should drop off payment as soon as possible upon arrival at school. Our Food Services staff processes payments daily, and the money will be on your child’s account by lunch time on the same day. 

If using a check, write your child’s full name in the memo section of the check.

If using cash, insert the cash into a sealed envelope. Write your child’s full name and the amount enclosed on the outside of the envelope.

We are also happy to provide parents/guardians a convenient, easy, and secure online pre-payment service called MySchoolBucks (MSB). MSB allows parents/guardians to check account balances, look at purchasing history, and set up low-balance reminders. Setting up an account is free, and if you have more than one child in the district, you can handle all child meal accounts from your single parent/guardian account. There is an MSB mobile app available for both Android and iPhones.

You will need your child's student ID number to set up a MSB account. This number can be found in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. In order to use MSB, there is a $2.49 convenience fee for each deposit transaction. Please note: parents placing money on multiple meal accounts will only be assessed the $2.49 fee once per deposit transaction. MSAD 75 does not profit from this fee; it goes directly to MSB.

Testimonials

Apple

 

Thank you for supporting Maine farmers (and no pesticides) by using The Good Crust. What a great choice! Catherine

Bread

 

What amazing and healthy changes! Thank you for all of the hard work. Shana

Avocado

 

Thank you for having vegan and vegetarian options!Carly

Milk

 

This is a little note of thanks. My first grader at Woodside Elementary came home with some information regarding the pizza crust you use, and my husband and I are very impressed! Grateful Parent

USDA 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, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

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 responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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 discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

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Daily Meal Offerings

Elementary — Free breakfast program, free lunch program, and à la carte milk purchases

Middle School — Free breakfast program, free lunch program, à la carte lunch program, and à la carte milk purchases

High School — Free breakfast program, free lunch program, à la carte lunch program, and à la carte milk purchases

Our Food Services Heros

Two food services staff members stand in the Bowdoin Central School cafeteria check out line smiling and wearing matching aprons that celebrate hero week.
Three food services staff members stand in the Williams-Cone school kitchen smiling and wearing matching aprons that celebrate hero week.
A food service hero from Bowdoinham Community School scoops balls of dough to make blueberry muffins.
One food services staff members stands in the Harpswell Community School kitchen smiling and wearing an apron that celebrates hero week. A thank you poster decorated by students hang on the wall.
Two MSAD 75 food services staff members hold the plaques celebrating their victory in the 2024 Farm to Table competition.
Two food services staff members stand in the Bowdoinham Community School kitchen smiling and wearing matching aprons that celebrate hero week. Thank you posters decorated by students hang on the wall.
Three food services staff members stand in the Woodside Elementary School kitchen smiling and wearing matching t-shirts with an outline of Wonder Woman displayed the front of the shirt.
Five food services staff members stand in the Mt. Ararat Middle School cafeteria smiling and wearing matching aprons that celebrate hero week. One staff member holds a golden lunch tray.

A Special Note About Allergies

Please inform the nurse at your child's school of any food allergies so they can be reported within our lunch system. Our software system highlights any food allergies whenever our staff pull up a student's profile. If you feel we need to make special arrangements to support the nutritional needs of your child, please contact the kitchen manager at your child's school. For more information, please see the district's allergy policy.

Food Assistance

There are many available programs for food assistance in our area, and from our state and federal government.

MTA Counseling Office Food Bank has take-home groceries available for MTA students during school hours. Please contact the MTA main office for more information at 207-729-2951.

W.I.N.G. Food Pantry at Mt. Ararat Middle School (Open Wednesdays from 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm) Please contact the MAMS main office for more information at 207-729-2950.

EBT/SNAP Benefits and SUN Bucks 

WIC Benefits

Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program

Bath Area YMCA Summer Food Program