Check out our NEW Online Menus (Menus include nutrition and allergy information and photos. Click on "EZ School Lunch")

Online Education and Nutrition Benefit Form (replaced the free/reduced meal applications)

Field Trip Order Form (For Teachers & Staff)

News Flash: USDA Announces New School Meal Standards to Strengthen Child Nutrition (April 2024)

November Lunch Menu (English) (Spanish)

November Breakfast Menu (English) (Spanish)

 


Welcome Back! School Year 2024-2025

Free Meals for All!

We are excited to announce that meals will continue to be free during the 2024-2025 school year.  The state of California is the first state to pass the Universal Free Meals Program.  Adult meals, non-student meals, and additional meals will be $6.00 for lunch and $4.00 for breakfast.

Public Media Release for Universal Meals EnglishPublic Media Release for Universal Meals Spanish (2024-2025)

Meal Applications

Although meals are free for students in the state of California, school districts are still required to collect meal applications .  All households will be asked to fill out the Education and Nutrition Benefit Form (similar to the free/reduced meal application).  The information collected from the form is critical for district and state funding.  It will help us put money back into the classroom and it will increase the longevity of funding for the Universal Free Meals Program.  Your family may also qualify for additional benefits like free afterschool care or internet discounts. Please contact Food Services or your school office for assistance in completing the application. Food Services Office 805-681-1200 ext. 2247.

Breakfast

Students will have two opportunities to get school breakfast this year.  A hearty breakfast will be offered, free of charge, before the start of the school day at all schools.  If your student did not get a breakfast before school, grab n’ go 2nd chance breakfast will be available at recess.  Please note that only 1 breakfast is free.

Food Allergies and Special Diet Requests

If your student has a food allergy or dietary restriction due to medical reasons, please submit a medical statement.  Medical Statement Form


Our DISH magazine

For all things nutrition and wellness.

Fall 2024 Dish Magazine

Winter 2024 Dish Magazine

Spring 2023 Dish Magazine

Winter 2023 Dish Magazine English / Winter 2023 Dish Magazine Spanish

Spring 2022 English Version / Spring 2022 Spanish Version

Spring 2021 Winter 2020 Spring 2019  

GUSD Wellness Policy

View the GUSD Wellness Policy: Wellness Policy / Poliza de Bienestar

Wellness Policy Summary/Infograph

Triennial Assessment 2022-2023 / Evaluación Trienal 2022-2023 

Non-Food Reward Ideas

Healthy Classroom Parties

What is school nutrition? (Infograph)

Want to learn more about the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program?  Watch this short video from The School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study.


Other information 

USDA Notice to Beneficiaries

Meal Counting & Claiming Procedures

Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act Communication

Notice: The California Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) Section 19853(b) requires local educational agencies (LEA) that operate the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to annually notify households about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Information Act.

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:

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.

Goleta Food Services logo

Hannah Carroll, MA, RDN
Food Services Director
(805) 681-1200

Joe Beavers
Assistant to the Food Services Director
(805) 681-1200 x2256

Maria Alcantar
Senior Secretary
(805) 681-1200 x2247
malcantar@gusd.us

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