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Free at Beacon and Simpson under Washington’s HB 1238. Free or reduced-price at MJSHS for families that qualify. Pay online through RevTrak. Special diets accommodated with a signed form.
Daily breakfast and lunch at every Monte school, prepared on-site by Monte Nutrition Services. We participate in the USDA National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program — every meal is built to federal standards for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and low-fat dairy.
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Under Washington's HB 1238, elementary schools where 30% or more of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to families. Both Beacon and Simpson meet that threshold, so every student at Beacon and every student at Simpson eats free — no application, no cost, every day.
Students at MJSHS pay at the standard rate, or qualify for a reduced or free rate based on the household application below.
Menus rotate weekly and reflect what's actually growing — local produce when we can, scratch-cooked staples when we can't.
In addition to what's on the printed menu, every meal includes:
Tap any item on a menu page to see its ingredients, allergens, and nutrition information.
Prices are reviewed once a year by the school board.
Add money to your student's meal account through RevTrak, the district's online payment system. Pay with a debit or credit card, see your balance, and review purchases.
[Pay through RevTrak →](TK · district RevTrak portal URL — e.g., monteschools.revtrak.net)
Log in to RevTrak to see your student's current balance, recent purchases, and a transaction history.
Account balances follow the student through their time in the district. When a student leaves, transfers, or graduates, contact the District Office at (360) 249-3942 to request a refund.
Our Meal Charging Policy sets a charge limit and the steps we follow when an account runs short. The full policy is in the Policies and forms section below.
Even though Beacon and Simpson are free for every student, filling out the application still matters. It triggers other family benefits (technology fees, athletics, field-trip costs in some cases) and the data is used to qualify the district for federal programs the kitchen depends on. MJSHS families especially: this is how you qualify for free or reduced-price meals at the secondary level.
You may qualify based on household income, household size, or other factors (foster status, homelessness, runaway status, Head Start enrollment, military combat pay, and others).
Apply once each school year. New applications open every August and are good through the following October — last year's status does not carry over.
You'll find the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application (CNEEB) there — paper version. Pick it up, fill it out at home, return it sealed to your school's main office. You may apply at any point in the year, not just at the start.
Your student may be directly certified — automatically enrolled without a separate application. Watch the mail in early September for a notification letter from the District Office. If you don't get one and you're enrolled in one of those programs, contact us — we can verify and enroll the student.
Your student is automatically eligible for free meals. Contact our McKinney-Vento liaison through Student Services — we'll handle the rest.
Applications are confidential. Information is used only to determine eligibility and to keep meal-counting and reporting accurate. Teachers, classmates, and other parents do not know who qualifies. This is required by law (the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and FERPA).
If your student has a disability that requires a meal substitution, we accommodate it under USDA Civil Rights regulations — at no extra cost. We also try to honor non-disability dietary needs (preferences, religious observance) when we can.
A Request for Special Dietary Accommodations must be on file before we can substitute. It has to be completed and signed by a recognized medical authority (physician, physician's assistant, advance practice registered nurse, registered dietitian).
Download the OSPI form → (PDF)
District Office · (360) 249-3942 · community@monteschools.org
Every meal we serve meets USDA's nutrient standards: minimum servings of fruits and vegetables, whole-grain-rich grains, lean protein, low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk, and limits on sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars. The standards are set in the USDA meal pattern requirements and audited by OSPI.
Foods sold at school outside the meal program — vending machines, school stores, à la carte lines, and most fundraisers held during the school day — follow USDA's Smart Snacks standards. Caps on calories, sodium, sugar, and fatok; minimums for fiber and nutrient density.
Classroom celebrations and school fundraisers should support — not undercut — what we teach about nutrition. Three short guides for staff and parents are linked in the Policies and forms section below.
The Meal Charging Policy, Wellness Policy, and other food-service-relevant board policies are pulled directly from the district's board policy manual — same source, kept in sync.
Each month, our kitchen team writes a short note about what's in season, what's new on the menu, and what's happening behind the line.
The Wellness Committee — staff, parents, and a couple of student reps — reviews the Wellness Policy each year. Meetings are open to the public. Contact the District Office at (360) 249-3942 to join or attend.
Beacon and Simpson welcome lunchroom volunteers, especially during the early-elementary lunch waves. Contact the District Office to start the volunteer process.
Comments, complaints, compliments — community@monteschools.org. We read every one.
Monte Nutrition Services 502 E. Spruce Avenue Montesano, WA 98563 (360) 249-3942 · community@monteschools.org
Who | What | How |
District Office | General food service questions, kitchen contact | community@monteschools.org · (360) 249-3942 |
Cindy Wecker | Free & reduced applications | cwecker@monteschools.org · (360) 249-3942 ex. 1237 |
Sheila Baker | Free & reduced applications | sbaker@monteschools.org · (360) 249-3942 ex. 1235 |
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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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:
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Reviewed once a year by the school board.
Pulled directly from the district’s board policy manual — same source, kept in sync.
Food service policies are linked from the board policy manual. Mark a row “Food Service = yes” in the policies sheet to surface it here.
Updates from the cafeteria team will appear here as they’re posted. Tag a news article with the food-service category in Sanity to surface it on this page.