Woodmore Local Schools

Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder

Summer EBT Letter

2024-2025 Public Release

QuikApps 2.0 allows you to quickly and easily fill out free and reduced cost meal applications online on PaySchools.

If you think your children might be eligible for free and reduced school meals, just sign into your www.payschoolscentral.com account and fill out a free and reduced application.

Please click on the link below with more information.

PaySchools Info Sheet with New Fee Rates

Free and Reduced Paper Application forms are available from the building secretaries or you can print your own off at the link below.

Free and Reduced Application - Paper Form

Free and Reduced Paper Applications are also available in translated forms for those that are non-English speaking.

USDA I Speak Statements

USDA Translated Meal Application Listing

The following major food allergens are used as ingredients in this facility: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, and Sesame. 

Please notify staff for more information about these ingredients.

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Woodmore’s Food Service program provides wholesome, nutritious meals while keeping in mind students preferences. School lunch meets 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Allowances set by National School Lunch Program. We continually introduce new items that students should find fun and nutritious. Whole grains along with fresh fruits and vegetables are among the many choices offered to students every day for breakfast and lunch. Our goal is to serve a wholesome, nutritious meal every day to every student at a moderate cost and the smiles are free! We have a Wellness policy in place, to promote healthy habits.

All students qualifying for Free OR Reduced Breakfast/Lunch will be FREE this year! The State of Ohio budget for 2024-2025 includes funding to cover the cost of reduced meals for breakfast/lunch. The Federal Income Eligibilty Guidelines will be used to determine eligibility. Please fill out a Free/Reduced application.

Woodmore Breakfast Announcement

Director of Food Services: Jolene Sandrock

HS Kitchen Staff: Christine Barnhouse, Kelly Maynard, Michaelena Martikan

K8 Kitchen Staff: Tonia Kruse, Corissa Everhardt, Jillian Drill, Melissa Faunce

Woodmore Local Schools Wellness Policy

Adopted: February 21, 2019

Last Revised: May 20, 2021

8510 - WELLNESS

 As required by law, the Board of Education establishes the following wellness policy for the Woodmore Local School District as a part of a comprehensive wellness initiative.

 The Board recognizes that good nutrition and regular physical activity affect the health and well-being of the District's students. Furthermore, research suggests that there is a positive correlation between a student's health and well-being and his/her ability to learn. Moreover, schools can play an important role in the developmental process by which students establish their health and nutrition habits by providing nutritious meals and snacks through the schools' meal programs, by supporting the development of good eating habits, and by promoting increased physical activity both in and out of school.

 Schools alone, however, cannot develop in students healthy behaviors and habits with regard to eating and exercise. It will be necessary for not only the staff, but also parents and the public at large to be involved in a community-wide effort to promote, support, and model such healthy behaviors and habits.

 The Board sets the following goals in an effort to enable students to establish good health and nutrition habits: 

1. With regard to nutrition education, the District shall:
    

   1. Nutrition education shall be included in the Health curriculum so that instruction is sequential and standards-based and provides students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to lead healthy lives.
       

   2. Nutrition education shall be included in the sequential, comprehensive Health curriculum in accordance with the curriculum standards and benchmarks established by the State. 
       

   3. Nutrition education shall be integrated into other subject areas of the curriculum, when appropriate, to complement, but not replace, the standards and benchmarks for health education.
       

2. With regard to physical activity, the District shall:
    

   1. Physical Education
       

      1. A sequential, comprehensive physical education program shall be provided for students in K-12 in accordance with the physical education academic content standards and benchmarks adopted by the State.
          

      2. The sequential, comprehensive physical education curriculum shall provide students with opportunities to learn, practice, and be assessed on developmentally appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to engage in lifelong, health-enhancing physical activity.
          

      3. Planned instruction in physical education shall be sufficient for students to achieve a proficient level with regard to the standards and benchmarks adopted by the State.
          

   2. Physical Activity
       

      1. Physical activity and movement shall be integrated, when possible, across the curricula and throughout the school day.
          

      2. Schools shall encourage families to provide physical activity outside the regular school day, such as outdoor play at home, participation in sports sponsored by community agencies or organizations, and in lifelong physical activities like bowling, swimming, or tennis.
          

      3. All students in grades 7 - 12 shall have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities and intramural programs that emphasize physical activity.
          

3. With regard to other school-based activities:
   
   Free drinking water shall be available to students during designated meal times and may be available throughout the school day.
    

   1. The schools shall provide at least twenty (20) minutes daily for students to eat.
       

   2. The school shall provide attractive, clean environments in which the students eat.
       

4. With regard to nutrition promotion, any foods and beverages marketed or promoted to students on the school campus, during the school day, will meet or exceed the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
   
   Additionally, the District shall:
    

   1. encourage students to increase their consumption of healthful foods during the school day;
       

   2. create an environment that reinforces the development of healthy eating habits, including offering the following healthy foods that comply with the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards:
       

      1. a variety of fresh produce to include those prepared without added fats, sugars, refined sugars, and sodium;
          

      2. a variety of vegetables daily to include specific subgroups as defined by dark green, red/orange, legumes, and starchy;
          

      3. whole grain products - half of all grains need to be whole grain-rich upon initial implementation and all grains must be whole grain-rich within two (2) years of implementation;
          

      4. fluid milk that is fat-free (unflavored and flavored) and low-fat (unflavored); 
          

      5. meals designed to meet specific calorie ranges for age/grade groups.

 Furthermore, with the objectives of enhancing student health and well being, and reducing childhood obesity, the following guidelines are established:

 In accordance with Policy 8500, entitled Food Service, the food service program shall comply with Federal and State regulations pertaining to the selection, preparation, consumption, and disposal of food and beverages, including but not limited to the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards, as well as to the fiscal management of the program. 

1. As set forth in Policy 8531, entitled Free and Reduced Price Meals, the guidelines for reimbursable school meals are not less restrictive than the guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
   
   The sale of foods of minimal nutritional value in the food service area during the lunch period is prohibited.
    

2. The sale of foods and beverages to students that do not meet the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards to be consumed on the school campus during the school day is prohibited. 
    

3. All food items and beverages available for sale to students for consumption on the school campus (any area of property under the jurisdiction of the school that is accessible to students during the school day) between midnight and thirty (30) minutes after the close of the regular school day shall comply with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards, including, but not limited to, competitive foods that are available to students a la carte or as entrees in the dining area (except entree items that were offered on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP) menu on the day of and the day after they are offered on the NSLP or SBP menu), as well as food items and beverages from vending machines, from school stores, or as fund-raisers, including those operated by student clubs and organizations, parent groups, or boosters clubs. 
    

4. All foods offered on the school campus during the school day shall comply with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including competitive foods that are available to students a la carte in the dining area, as classroom snacks, from vending machines.
    

5. All food and beverages that are provided, other than through sale, on the school campus during the school day (which may include for classroom parties and at holiday celebrations) shall comply with the food and beverage standards approved by the principal.
    

6. The food service program will provide all students affordable access to the varied and nutritious foods they need to be healthy and to learn well regardless of unpaid meal balances and without stigma.

 The Board designates the Building Principals as the individual(s) charged with operational responsibility for measuring and evaluating the District's implementation and progress under this policy. The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines necessary to implement this policy.

 The Superintendent shall appoint a District-wide Wellness Committee that includes parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, educational staff (including health and physical education teachers), mental health and social services staff, school health professionals, members of the public, and school administrators to oversee development, implementation, evaluation and periodic update of this policy. The Wellness Committee shall be an ad hoc committee with members recruited and appointed annually. School level health advisory teams may assist in the planning and implementation of these Wellness initiatives.

 The Wellness Committee shall be responsible for: 

1. assessment of the current school environment;
    

2. review of the District's Wellness policy;
    

3. presentation of the Wellness policy to the Board for approval;
    

4. measurement of the implementation of the policy; and
    

5. recommendation for the revision of the policy is necessary.

 Before the end of each school year, the Wellness Committee shall recommend to the Superintendent any revisions to the policy it deems necessary and/or appropriate. In its review, the Wellness Committee shall consider evidence-based strategies in determining its recommendations.

 The Superintendent shall report annually to the Board on the Wellness Committee's progress and on its evaluation of the policy's implementation and areas for improvement, including the status of compliance by individual schools and progress made in attaining the policy's goals.

 The Superintendent is also responsible for informing the public, including parents, students, and community members, on the content and implementation of this policy. In order to inform the public, the Superintendent shall post the policy on the District's website, including the Wellness Committee's assessment of the policy's implementation.

 The District shall assess the Wellness Policy at least once every three (3) years on the extent to which schools in the District are in compliance with the District policy, the extent to which the District policy compares to model wellness policies, and the progress made in attaining the goals of the District Wellness Policy. The assessment shall be made available to the public on the School District's web site.

 © Neola 2021

Coming Soon! Wellness Committee will be forming. Please watch for more details in the next few months!

Wellness Policy Assessment

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: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.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:

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.