Food Services

Meal Prices and Payment

During the 2024-25 school year, Schoharie CSD will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program, which provides no-cost meals to all students.

All Schoharie CSD students are eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per day, regardless of family income, through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). 

No application is required; however families should complete the CEP Household Income Eligibility Form on LINQ Connect.

The data gathered from this form allows the district to receive additional state and federal funding and can qualify students for additional benefits. The information gathered on the Household Income Eligibility Form is confidential. For questions about the Household Income Eligibility Form, please contact our Shared Food Service Specialist. 

Please note, additional meals and snacks cannot be charged to student accounts without adequate funds.

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School Meal Menus

Menus are updated monthly and are available at LINQ Connect. Lunch items are subject to change. Print versions are available below.

Please note: All school meal menus are all located at the same Linq Connect web page and can be viewed by selecting from the drop-down navigation window available on this page directly above the school menu:

Breakfast is served daily from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Elementary School, and from 8:25 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Jr./Sr. High School. Learn more about Breakfast.

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LINQ Connect

Families may also download the LINQ Connect mobile application:

• App Store for Apple devices
• Google Play Store for Android devices

For commonly asked questions and answers, please see our LINQ Connect FAQ Sheet.

Checks can be made payable to Schoharie Central School District School Lunch Fund. For elementary students, please remember to put payments in an envelope labeled with the child’s full name (and names of any siblings that are to receive account payments) and teacher’s name.

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Healthy Catering for Elementary classrooms

Schoharie’s Food Services department and our Elementary cafeteria offer a catering service to provide healthy snacks for in-classroom birthdays, holiday parties, snack time or any time. Simply download and complete the form below and return it with payment by the morning of the day of your child’s classroom event to the Elementary cafeteria. Forms are also available at the cafeteria.

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How Are Lunches Planned?

Schoharie Central School District plans meals according to nutrition, portion and serving guidelines that have been set by New York State and the federal government to ensure children are offered meals that provide the nutrition they need and to encourage healthy eating habits. The guidelines were established as part of the U.S. Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

Schoharie works with suppliers to find foods that both meet the guidelines and are appealing to students. Food services staff also develop ideas to make eating healthy fun for students, such as a make your own pizza and veggie burritos, while meeting the guidelines.

Snacks

As with meals, federal and state guidelines govern the ingredients, portion sizes and calorie counts for any snacks that are made available for sale to students during school hours.

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Meal Charge Policy

Although payment for school food is typically due at the time of the sale (through a prepaid balance, cash or some other means), the Schoharie CSD recognizes that at times, students are unable to make this payment for a variety of reasons. The Schoharie CSD has established a school meal charge policy to provide clear information about how these situations will be handled, including steps designed to avoid any embarrassment of children.

The complete Board Policy #5660 SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (LUNCH AND BREAKFAST) can be found on our BoardDocs website.

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Prohibition Against Meal Shaming

The goal of the Schoharie Central School is to provide student access to nutritious no- or low-cost meals each school day and to ensure that a pupil whose parent/guardian has unpaid school meal fees is not shamed or treated differently than a pupil whose parent/guardian does not have unpaid meal fees.

View the Prohibition Against Meal Shaming Policy.

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Child Nutrition 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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form. The form can also be accessed 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; or
2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
   program.intake@usda.gov

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