Food Services
All of North Adams Public Schools participate in the Community Eligibility Program. This program allows the district to offer one free breakfast through the USDA National School Breakfast Program and one free lunch through the USDA National School Lunch Program to all students daily free of charge. All other additional food purchases by students must be paid in full with cash or account funds at the time of purchase.
All district elementary schools utilize a breakfast-in-the-classroom service delivery model. Each week students pre-order their choice of a main breakfast entrée from a variety of options and choose from a selection of milks. The breakfast entrée and milk choices are delivered daily to classrooms along with two different servings of fruit. As required, an additional serving of a whole grain product such as a graham cracker is also provided three days a week. Drury High School uses a traditional breakfast in the cafeteria service model.
Brayton Elementary School and Colegrove Park Elementary School participate in the USDA After School Snack Program. Students who participate in the NAPS 21st Century Afterschool Program can choose a healthy snack free of charge when the program is in session.
Brayton and Colegrove Park Elementary Schools participate in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to provide supper on regularly scheduled school days. There are no student eligibility requirements to participate in this program. In the months of October through June, supper is available for free to all K-12 students Monday—Friday in the Brayton cafeteria.
For the 24-25 school year, we will no longer be utilizing MySchoolBucks. We have updated our software to a new program to better streamline meal services and maintain compliance with changing state and federal regulations. Student and staff account balances from last school year have been carried over to this year. If you would like to make payments or check account balances online, click here.
If you have questions, concerns, or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Food Services Department at 413-776-1631.
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 here, 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.