Nutrition Services

Nutrition Services recognizes that when children are well-nourished, their ability to learn improves. Mapleton's Nutrition Services program is committed to providing delicious and well-balanced meals for Mapleton's students.

Mapleton Public Schools provides approximately 3,600 nutritious meals every day to students and staff, including a daily breakfast and lunch meal. School meals are beneficial to your child because they help develop sound nutritional habits by exposing students to a variety of foods. We offer many food choices and provide healthy fruits and vegetables daily. A well-nourished student has better attendance, is more attentive and better behaved, and has an increased energy level. All of these elements are tied to academic success.

Menus are designed to provide choices preferred by our students while still meeting their nutritional needs. Students are encouraged to make wise choices and to try different foods. Our department is comprised of caring people, many of them living in the community. Please feel free to call the nutrition services supervisor in your child's school for assistance at any time. Whether you are searching for a particular menu or prices, programs, and services, employment opportunities, or helpful numbers, or you are just checking to see what is new, you should be able to find it right here at your fingertips!

Nutrition Services in Mapleton

Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA)

All Mapleton students have access to healthy, nutritious school meals (breakfast and lunch) at no cost thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All program approved by Colorado voters.

Three things you should know about Healthy School Meals for All:

Mapleton proudly uses local ingredients to prepare healthy and delicious meals and offers fresh fruits and vegetables daily.
You can still use your MySchoolBucks account to purchase second meals and ala carte items from the cafeteria.
Please continue to fill out the meal benefit application. It’s important for us to continue gathering this information to receive access to available federal funds that support programs at your school.

You benefit! Meal Benefits Application

2024-25 You Benefit Application!

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When you complete your family's 2024-25 Meal Benefit Application, your family receives access to additional essential resources, including:

Opportunities for school-related fee waivers
Discounted internet, phone, and utility services
SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or FDPRI

Your child's school receives benefits, too, including funds for:

Classroom resources (from books to technology to teachers!)
Before and after school enrichment activities
Health and wellness services.

It's safe, it's easy, and it can be completed online today!

Completing the application takes less than 10 minutes!
Application information remains private and confidential.
Only one form per household is needed.
A new form must be submitted every school year.
All information on the Meal Benefit application is confidential and will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

Please contact Mapleton Public Schools Nutrition Services, 303.853.1117, or email Foodservice@mapleton.us for more information about the School Nutrition Program in Mapleton!

Please Note:

Information provided on the Free and Reduced application is not shared with anyone or any entity outside of the school district.
We cannot process an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to your child's school.
All Free and Reduced applications will be entered into the system through a scanning process. All applications need to be in the original format. We cannot accept copies or faxed copies. Please complete applications in black ink. Complete only ONE APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD.
The application does not require information about immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status. It does require either the last four numbers of a Social Security number or an indication that there is no Social Security number. This information about Social Security numbers is not reported to any organization outside of your school and school district.
If you receive a letter stating that your application was denied due to missing information please call the Nutrition Services Department at 303.853.1117 to provide the missing information. You do not need to fill out a new application.

Breakfast and Lunch Times

2024-2025 Breakfast and Lunch Times

Academy High School
Breakfast: 8:15-8:35
Lunch: 1:11-2:12
Achieve Academy
Breakfast: 8:15-8:30
Lunch: 10:55-1:00
Adventure Elementary
Breakfast: 7:50-8:05
Lunch: 11:00-1:10
Performing Arts School on Broadway
Breakfast: 7:45-8:10
Lunch: 10:38-1:06
Clayton Partnership School
Breakfast: 7:50-8:05
Lunch: 11:10-12:35
Explore Elementary
Breakfast: 7:258-7:40
Lunch: 10:45-1:00
Global Intermediate Academy
Breakfast: 7:45-8:10
Lunch: 10:45-12:53
Global Leadership Academy
Breakfast: 7:45-8:10
Lunch: M-W 10:38-11:23 T-F 10:38-1:06
Global Primary Academy
Breakfast: 7:50-8:13
Lunch: 11:30-12:55

Mapleton Early Career Preparation (MECP)
Breakfast: 7:45-8:10
Lunch: 11:55-12:20
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (MESA)
Breakfast: 7:55-8:10
Lunch: 12:38-1:25
Meadow Community School
Breakfast: 7:40-7:58
Lunch: 11:00-1:15
Monterey Community School
Breakfast: 7:50-8:08
Lunch: 11:00-1:30
North Valley School for Young Adults
Breakfast: 8:15-8:30
Lunch: 11:40-12:30
Trailside Academy
Breakfast: 7:35-7:45
Lunch: 10:50-12:55
Valley View Innovation School
Breakfast: 7:50-8:10
Lunch: 11:00-12:20
Welby Community School
Breakfast: 7:35-7:50
Lunch: 10:15-1:00
York International
Breakfast: 7:55-8:15
Lunch: 10:45-1:30

Menus and Meal Prices

Mapleton is on Mealviewer!

Mealviewer is an interactive website that provides families and students with detailed information about what’s on the menu for breakfast and lunch. Using Mealviewer, you can:

View school menus
Check nutritional information
Set up allergen alerts

To use Mealviewer, select the link below and type in the name of your school.

If you are using a phone, download the Mealviewer app for a more streamlined, user-friendly experience!

Mealviewer

Pricing

Students can have one free breakfast and one free lunch each day! Did your child charge his or her lunch last year? If so, please read the following important information about the charging procedure in Mapleton Public Schools.

PK-12 School Meal Prices for school year 2024-2025

Breakfast Prices

PK-12 | FREE
Adults | $2.25 (does not include milk)

Lunch Prices

PK-12 | FREE
Adults | $4.25 (does not include milk)

Each enrolled student in a brick and mortar school may have one breakfast and lunch meal per day for free. On occasion, a student may not have sufficient funds to purchase an additional entree, meal, or a la carte item and will be charged on their account for those items. While charging for these items is not allowed, when it does happen, it will be handled in the way described below.

Nutrition Services is to handle negative student food service account balances with the following protocol:

Periodically, households with negative balances will be notified and will have 30 days to make payment arrangements with Nutrition Services. If no arrangements are made within the 30 days, another letter will be sent notifying the household they have 5 school days to make prompt payment, and if payment is not made, the account will be turned over to collections.
When a student’s lunch account balance is at $5.00 or less, the student will be reminded daily of the remaining balance. The reminder will be discreet.
When the balance is minus $5.00 or more, an automated phone call and/or email letter will be made to the household reminding parents/guardians the account has a negative balance.
Periodically, households with negative balances of $10.00 or more will receive a letter reminding them of their negative balance and a request for prompt payment.
If the balance is minus $25.00 or more and the household has received the warning letter, an additional letter will be sent to the student's household requesting payment within five business days, or the debt will be turned over to our collection agency.

You may make payments and add money to your child’s account for second meals or a la carte purchases online at www.myschoolbucks.com.

If parents have questions regarding the change to the charge procedure, please contact Nutrition Services at 303.853.1117.

Please note: Checks placed for collection will be subject to a $20.00 service charge plus all allowable collection costs pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute.

Meal Requirements and Special Dietary Needs Information

Have you ever wondered what the meal requirements are for school lunch?

Students may decline (refuse) up to two of the below items and it will still count as a qualified meal as long as one of the three items is either a fruit or vegetable. A student can choose to refuse milk as long as they have three of the below items on their tray.

Some foods count as more than one item. For example, pizza would count as a grain and meat.

The federal government requires schools to offer the following items at lunchtime:

Grades K-8:

Milk (8 oz.)
Meat/Meat Alternative - 1 oz.
Grains - 1 oz.
Vegetables - 3/4 cup
Fruit - 1/2 cup

Grades 9-12

Milk (8 oz.)
Meat/Meat Alternative - 2 oz.
Grains - 2 oz.
Vegetables - 1 cup
Fruit - 1 cup

Nutrition Services provides meals through participation in the USDA School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Meals are planned to be in compliance with all USDA rules and regulations while striving to provide a variety of new and delicious food offerings.

USDA regulations 7 CFR Part 15B requires us to make modifications to the menu plan if your child has a documented medical need.

Please refer to the documents below for further information:

Carb Counts:

While carb counts can be found on Mealviewer for all menu items, sometimes a further breakdown of certain entrée items is needed. This spreadsheet has been created to assist Health Assistants and students provide more accurate carbohydrate information for dosing. Please contact the Nutrition Services office at 303.853.1117 for additional information.

Wellness Committee

Mapleton Public Schools and the Board of Education promote healthy schools by supporting student wellness, good nutrition, and regular physical activity as part of the total learning environment. Schools contribute to the basic health status of students by facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity. Improved health optimizes student performance potential, as children who eat well-balanced meals and are healthy are more likely to learn in the classroom.

District Wellness Policy

Please join the DAAC meeting on Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 at 4:30pm as they review the wellness policy via a Teams meeting. The Teams link to participate can be found here: https://www.mapleton.us/Page/5737. Students, parents, and Mapleton staff are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate during this review. Additional meeting dates will be added when DAAC participants request additional time to understand and comment on specific topics.

Mapleton Public Schools uses the Colorado Healthy Schools Smart Source Evaluation Tool to assess implementation. Below are the results from the fall 2023 assessments by school.

The district wellness policy implementation summary can be found here. Additionally, a comparison to the 2019 survey and 2023 survey can be found here.

Academy High School

Achieve Academy

Adventure Elementary

Clayton Partnership School

Explore PK-8

Global Primary Academy

Global Intermediate Academy

Global Leadership Academy

Mapleton Early Career Preparation

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

Mapleton Online

Meadow Community School

Monterey Community School

North Valley School for Young Adults

Performing Arts School on Broadway

Preschool on Poze

Trailside Academy

Valley View Innovation School

Welby Community School of the Arts

York International School

Enrichment Activities

School Kitchen Contacts

School Contact Information

Academy High School

Kitchen Manager: Ana Sanchez

Phone Number: 303.853.1207
Achieve Academy

Kitchen Manager: Janet Fresquez

Phone Number: 303.853.1308
Adventure Elementary

Kitchen Manager: Rosa Linda Gonzalez

Phone Number: 303.853.1408
Performing Arts School on Broadway

Kitchen Manager: Rafaela Perez

Phone Number: 303.853.1938
Clayton Partnership School

Kitchen Manager: Ana Sanchez

Phone Number: 303.853.1207
Explore Elementary

Kitchen Manager: Elizabeth Huerta

Phone Number: 303.853.1168
Global Intermediate Academy

Kitchen Manager: Rafaela Perez

Phone Number: 303.853.1938
Global Leadership Academy

Kitchen Manager: Rafaela Perez

Phone Number: 303.853.1938
Global Primary Academy

Kitchen Manager: Eileen Mosher

Phone Number: 303.853.3008
Mapleton Early Career Prep (MECP)

Kitchen Manager: Nadine Saenz

Phone Number: 303.853.1206
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (MESA)

Kitchen Manager: Nadine Saenz

Phone Number: 303.853.1206
Meadow Community School

Kitchen Manager: Toni Lovett

Phone Number: 303.853.1508
Monterey Community School

Kitchen Manager: Marcela Arzate

Phone Number: 303.853.1368
North Valley School for Young Adults

Kitchen Manager: Nadine Saenz

Phone Number: 303.853.1206
Trailside Academy

Kitchen Manager: TBD

Phone Number: 303.853.3048
Valley View Innovation School

Kitchen Manager: Martha Ramirez

Phone Number: 303.853.1568
Welby Community School

Kitchen Manager: Kassandra Sims

Phone Number: 303.853.1668
York International

Kitchen Manager: Silvia Guerra

Phone Number: 303.853.1608

Nutrition Services Contact Information

Nutrition Services Director

Lindsay Hull, MS RDN

Phone Number: 303.853.1117
Department Secretary

Lina Burmann

Phone Number: 303.853.1117
Chef/Production & Catering Manager

Pete Monnier

Phone Number: 303.853.1115
Field Supervisor

Tammy Boddy

Phone Number: 303.853.1121

Contact Information

Lindsay Hull
Director, Nutrition Services
303.853.1117

Lina Burmann
Department Secretary, Nutrition Services
303.853.1117

Pete Monnier
District Chef
303.853.1115

Department Email: Foodservice@mapleton.us

Fax: 303.853.1156

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