GENERAL
INFORMATION
The Muscogee County School Nutrition Program serves an average of 25,000
lunches and 8,000 breakfasts every day. The Program provides nutritious,
economical meals for the students and staff in Muscogee County Schools.
Students and adults may choose from a variety of menu items. Each day at
lunch, elementary school students may select one of two entrée items,
middle school students may choose from up to 6 entrée items, and high
school students may choose from up to 15 entrée items. Chef salads and
cold sandwich plates are also available in most schools. The required USDA
meal patterns are used in planning breakfast, lunch, and snack menus.
Meals served provide over half of the nutrients needed every day by the
school-age child. Breakfast provides one-fourth, and lunch provides
one-third.
Staff members are available to make menu modifications for children who
have special health needs or food restrictions. All 52 School Nutrition
Managers and 142 of the program's staff members maintain national
certification with American School Food Service Association.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Muscogee County School Nutrition Program is to provide
a nutrition program that will maintain and improve the health of school
children and the education community and encourage the development of
sound nutrition habits that will foster academic success.
GOALS
The goals of the Muscogee County School
Nutrition Program are to
- Serve meals that incorporate a variety of foods that are appealing to
children and which follow the dietary guidelines and meet the meal pattern
requirements for lunch and breakfast established by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
- Ensure every child an opportunity to participate and receive the
benefits of the school breakfast and lunch program regardless of race,
creed, national origin, sex or income.
- Prepare and serve meals in a clean, orderly, safe, and attractive
environment.
Increase student participation by promoting school breakfast and lunch
through advertising and merchandising.
- Encourage employees to work cooperatively with other school nutrition
personnel, teachers, administrations, support staff members, board
members, and parents to assure every child an opportunity to receive the
benefits of the school nutrition program.
- Encourage personal and professional growth of all school nutrition
personnel by conducting personnel evaluations and offering staff
development training.
- Evaluate the entire program for needs and effectiveness through reviews,
records and reports.
The Muscogee County School Nutrition
Program is operated in accordance with federal law which prohibits
discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, or
disability. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated
against in any USDA-related activity should write to
Administrator
Food and Nutrition Service
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, Virginia 22302
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