Child nutrition department Faqs

· We serve meals in 15 grade schools, 6 middle schools, 3 high schools, 4 alternative education buildings, 5 private schools, and 3 pre-school buildings.

· We utilize the Community Eligibility Provision so ALL TPS students receive free breakfast and lunch meals.

· Kitchens that prepare food for delivery to other locations are called “base” kitchens. They are French Middle School, Highland Park High School and Topeka High School.

· Kitchens that prepare food for just their own students are called “production kitchens.” There are 12 kitchens like this in the district.

· There are 139 staff members in the Child Nutrition Services department.

· We served 665,000 breakfast meals and 1,470,000 student lunches last year.

· We purchase more than 2 million cartons of milk during one school year.

· Eleven grade schools participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program.

· We offer second chance breakfast at Topeka High School and Highland Park High School.

· We support “Student’s First” philosophy!!

Engage students in the highest quality of learning • Prepare students for responsible, productive citizenship • Inspire excellence for a lifetime

We Support Equal Opportunities

The Topeka Public Schools, Unified School District No. 501 is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity. No person shall, on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin or ancestry be denied lawful access to any appropriate educational service, program, or activity provided by the school district. For students, the Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504 compliance coordinator is the General Counsel for the district. For employment, the EEO/AA and Title VII compliance officer is the general director of human resources. Compliance coordinators may be contacted at 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294, (785) 295-3000. The clerk of the Board of Education has been designated to receive and redirect or handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, regulations, and procedures. The clerk may be contacted by calling (785) 295-3059 or by writing to 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66611-1294.