Nutrition Services

The Michigan School Aid Budget for the 2025–2026 school year has been finalized. As a result, the state will continue funding free meals for all students.  Menus are posted on the District’s website under the Nutrition Services link and on each school’s web page.

Educational Benefits Form 

Families are encouraged to complete an Educational Benefits Form to help the district secure additional funding for the District’s educational programs. Families may submit their Educational Benefits Form online at https://farmington.family portal.cloud. Families who check the Special Considerations box on the form, may qualify for additional benefits such as test fees waived, summer EBT benefits, community outreach programs, etc. 

Meal & Ala Carte Purchases

NEW THIS YEAR:  When making a cash purchase in line, any change due to the student will be automatically deposited into the student’s account to help reduce wait times. Flexibility on this new procedure will be provided during the first few weeks of school as students become comfortable going through the line.  Additional entrees will be charged $2.35–$3.35. Secondary schools will begin selling a la carte purchases on September 2, 2025. Elementary schools will not sell ala carte or 2nd entrees until further notice.

Online Payments for Purchases

All cafeteria meals and à la carte items should be purchased through your student’s prepaid cafeteria account. Deposits can be made online using credit or debit cards or by e-checks through the Family Portal  https://farmington.familyportal.cloud or by cash or check in the cafeteria—preferably during breakfast service. There is no fee for online or in-person deposits.  Please make checks payable to Farmington Public Schools with your child’s name and their ID number in the memo section of the check. There is a $25 fee for returned (NSF) checks or returned e-checks for any reason and for any amount. Be very careful entering your account numbers.  

Charging

Students are not allowed to charge ala carte purchases. Students must have funds in their meal account to make ala carte purchases.  Please allow ample time for an electronic transaction to be completed as the fund transaction is not always immediately available.

Meal Account History

Parents may also view meal purchases at https://farmington.familyportal.cloud. Low balance notifications will be emailed once a student’s account falls below $5.00. Students with a negative balance will be notified via email and a phone call.

Allergies

A “Special Diet Statement” form must be completed to make dietary substitutions for medical conditions and must be signed by a doctor. The form can be found and printed from the Nutrition.

Nutrition Services Bad Debt Policy

Bad debt incurred through the inability to collect lunch payment from students is not an allowable cost chargeable to Nutrition Services. Any related collection cost, including legal costs, arising from such bad debt after they have been determined to be uncollectible are also unallowable. Bad debt is uncollectible/delinquent debt that has been determined to be uncollectible by the end of the school year in which the debt was incurred. If the uncollectible/delinquent debt cannot be recovered by the Nutrition Services Department in the year when the debt was incurred, then this is classified as bad debt. Once classified as bad debt, the General Fund, or other local funds, will reimburse the Nutrition Services Fund for the total amount of the bad debt. Once the uncollectible/delinquent debt charges are converted to bad debt, records relating to those charges will be maintained in accordance with the record retention requirements in 7 CFR 210.9(b) (17) and 7 CFR 210.15(b). The Business Office shall pursue collection efforts pertaining to the bad debts subsequent to the close of each fiscal year.

Nutrition Services Invites you to join the Local Wellness Committee

The Local Wellness Committee reviews important functions related to student health, wellness, and student environment policies.  If interested or for more information, please contact Nutrition Services at (248) 489-3717.

Questions

You may call the Nutrition Services Department at 248-489-3717, between the hours of 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.  If we are not available, please leave a detailed message with your name your child's full name and a description of the issue, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.  Thank you. 

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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: 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 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: Program.Intake@usda.gov.This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Civil Rights Complaint Link:   https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf