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About Food Services

Food Services

Fresh Meals for Flourishing Minds

Welcome to the Vashon Island Food Services Program!

The Vashon Island School District distinguishes itself by offering a predominately ‘made-from-scratch’ (breakfast and lunch) menu to our students and staff at all three of our schools. We thank the previous Director, Lisa Cyra, for her fourteen years of leadership and expertise in helping our district build this meaningful program.

Over the last several years, we have made it a priority to connect students to our local food system through procurement of locally-grown produce whenever possible. We are thrilled that our partnership with Matsuda Farm allows us to serve sustainable and delicious vegetables grown less than a mile from our schools!

Because we are a mostly made-from-scratch program, our kitchen is a bustling and dynamic space where we take immense care and caution to ensure our meals exceed all nutritional, caloric, quality, and safety standards. Our menu items are often composed of many ingredients that we process and prepare on-site, daily -- which can make managing allergens a uniquely challenging, yet vital part of our effort to be an inclusive and welcoming space to all. To help us best support our students and staff, we ask that all allergens be provided to the school nurse, Brandi Greenidge, with a note from the treating physician so our staff can be fully prepared to feed your child.

Questions?

Contact Food Services Program Manager Cierra Hunziker.

How to Make Payments on Your Food Services Account

Payments/deposits can be made on your student's meal account with a credit/debit card online through Skyward Family and Student Access. A small fee applies.

Payments/deposits can also be dropped off at school offices or mailed to VISD, P.O. Box 547, Vashon, WA 98070.

Donations

All donations to the Food Services Program are used to help zero out negative balances on families who face unexpected financial changes or hardships throughout the school year.

Donate to the VISD Food Program!

Free and Reduced Information

VISD schools send school meal applications home at the beginning of each school year. However, you may apply for school meals at any time throughout the school year by submitting a household application to your school. Your school will provide you with an application upon request.

If you are earning at or below current Income Eligibility Guidelines, we encourage you to contact your school to fill out a school meal application. The school or local education agency will process your application and issue an eligibility determination. If you think your family may qualify free-and-reduced-price meals, please fill out and return the free and reduced application and the consent to share forms below.

If you are eligible for unemployment compensation, you might also be eligible for free or reduced price school meals and can submit an application to your school.

If you are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, your child automatically qualifies for free school meals.

Please contact Tory Gateman in the VISD District Office (206-463-8528) to determine if you need to fill out an application or if you have questions.

Please note: ALL Chautauqua Elementary Schools students will receive free breakfast and lunch through the 2027-28 school year, regardless of family income.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs

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 Form AD-3027, 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:

  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: USDA Program Intake

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual
puede obtenerse en línea en: Formulario de Denuncia por Discriminación del Programa del USDA, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al
866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

  1. correo:
    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 o 202-690-7442; o
  3. correo electrónico:
    program.intake@usda.gov

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.

Civil Rights Complaints

Civil Rights Complaint Log
Civil Rights Complaint Form
Procedure for Handling Complaints of Discrimination

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, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may 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 complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: this link., 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: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.