Effective August 31st, 2020: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the availability of free lunches for ALL students up to June 30, 2021. As a result, we temporarily deactivated the online payment portal which is used to add dollars to your student's lunch account.

Important Changes to Food Services due to Covid-19

Breakfast is available before school at  Shrewsbury High School, Oak Middle School, and Sherwood Middle School and Coolidge Elementary.Breakfast is free for all students.

Lunch

Simplified Menu

Due to the restrictions of Covid and guidance published by the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, we will be offering a modified/simplified lunch menu.

Offerings will typically include a brown-bag lunch with a cold or hot sandwich, fruit, vegetable and milk.

There will be no fruit bars, salad bars, nor a la carte items for sale.  For example, individual cookies, chips, milk, bottled waters are not for sale.

Snacks are not available for individual sale.  Students should pack any additional snack items they wish to eat during lunch.

Due to a current extension of USDA regulations lunch will be free of charge to all students up to the end of June 2021.

Seating and Health Protocols

The cafeterias, gymnasiums, and/or other designated spaces will be utilized for lunch in order to maximize space and allow for six feet distancing.

Students will sit at desks or tables that are spaced six feet apart, facing the same direction.

Desks will be numbered and students will be assigned to sit at the same desk each day to assist in contact tracing if necessary.

Masks will be removed after students are seated for eating, and replaced before leaving seat.

Students will wash/sanitize hands before and after lunch.

Meal Access:  Remote Learners & Hybrid Students on “At-Home” Learning Days

Students who have opted for remote learning and hybrid students on their “at-home learning days” may pick-up meals at Shrewsbury High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-11am at the main driveway. Please contact Beth Nichols at bnichols@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us if you need meals delivered.

Meal Access: Snow Days and Delays

Snow Days

If there is no School on a Tuesday,due to inclement weather, meal pick up  will be on Wednesday ,same time ,10-11 and place ,main driveway at the High School.Meal Deliveries will be on Wednesday ,the same time 10-11.

If there is no School on a Thursday due to inclement weather, meal pick up  will be on Friday ,same time ,10-11 and place ,main driveway at the High School. Meal Deliveries will be on Friday,the same time,10-11.

Delays

If there is a 1 hour delay on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Meal pick up will be 11-12 at the main driveway of the High School.Meal delivery will be 11-12.If there is a 2 hour delay on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Meal pick up will be 12-1 at the main driveway of the High School. Meal delivery will be 12-1.

FOOD SERVICE

Beth Nichols, Food Service Director

Please contact the school lunch office with any questions, suggestions, or ideas. The School Lunch Office is located at Shrewsbury High School, 64 Holden Street. Shrewsbury, MA 01545. The telephone number is 508 841-8819. Each school site has a manager also available to speak with you.

The contact numbers and email addresses are as follows: