Food Service
WELCOME TO THE
RSU1 FOOD PROGRAM
DID YOU KNOW?
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Every day all of our schools serve meals that are healthy and nutritious!
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We offer FRESH fruit and vegetables EVERY DAY – it’s a State requirement!
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Our kitchen staff receives training every year – topics range from nutrition, food preparation, and safety. Many of our cooks have restaurant experience and have years of cooking experience!
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Our program purchases fresh fruit and vegetables on a weekly basis from the same vendors that many local restaurants use!
All Students in RSU1 may eat Breakfast & Lunch for NO CHARGE going forward.
For the 2025-2026 school year there will be no Free and Reduced Application to fill out.
A MESSAGE FROM FOOD SERVICE:
As the Director of Food Service for RSU1, I am excited about the prospect of feeding your children. As the year goes on, we will be making exciting changes to our menu and program – so please stay tuned. We will be evaluating our menus in order to implement meals that are exciting, nutritious and fun. We hope to work with staff to find opportunities to integrate food into the curriculum. We would like to implement programs such as purchasing local foods, conducting taste-testings, and recipe development with students.
We believe the food that we are serving is as fresh and healthy as what is prepared at home. We know that your time is precious, especially as you race to get your children ready to start the day. We would love to have the opportunity to take some of that burden from you – let us provide your children with a healthy breakfast or lunch each day!
Melissa Cole
Director of Food Service and Nutrition
Phone: (207) 443-6601 Ext 120
Fax: (207) 443-8295
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Nutrition and Contact Information
Federal Non-Discrimination 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/
(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@
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
(Federal statement updated 5/18/2022)
State Non-Discrimination Statement
The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin.
Complaints of discrimination must be filed at the office of the Maine Human Rights Commission, 51 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0051. If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, visit the Human Rights Commission website at https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/