Beginning in the 23-24 school year, the Warrensburg Central School District is supported by the Capital Region BOCES Shared Food Services Team. Our participation in this service provides many benefits to our students and school community, including: increased access to a wide variety of wholesome food choices, optimized quality and customer service in our food service programs and shared staff with expertise in school nutrition, including a registered dietitian and program specialists. Click here for more information about our Food Services.

• Parent Wellness Policy Summary 2023-2024

As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, Warrensburg Elementary School is pleased to announce its summer meals site will be serving kids and teens. Starting on July 8, 2024, all kids and teens 18 and under can receive meals free of charge, no registration needed. Program run dates are Monday through Thursday, July 8 – August 8, 2024.

Meals will be available Monday – Thursday during the summer meal program. Breakfast and Lunch will be served on-site at Warrensburg Elementary School. Breakfast hours are 8 – 8:30 am and Lunch hours are 11:30 – 12:00 pm, There is no need to make a reservation to eat breakfast or lunch, children can attend one or both sessions each operating day. Program eligibility for school aged children only up to 18 years of age.

No cost or sign up is required to participate.

• Click here to view the July 2024 Breakfast Menu

• Click here to view the August 2024 Breakfast Menu

• Click here to view the July 2024 Lunch Menu

• Click here to view the August 2024 Lunch Menu

• Click here to view the Elementary School's menu for breakfast and lunch on LINQ

• Click here to view the June 2024 Lunch Menu

• Click here to view the Jr./Sr. High School's menu for breakfast and lunch on LINQ

• Click here to view the June 2024 Lunch Menu

To be automatically eligible for Summer EBT food benefits:

• A child must receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Temporary Assistance (cash) benefits, or be directly certified for free meals through Medicaid, OR

• A child must be determined eligible for free/reduced price school meals by their school.

These children will receive benefits automatically and DO NOT need to apply. Most eligible children will receive their benefits this way. These families will receive a letter this summer letting them know that their child is eligible.

For those households that do need to apply, children may be eligible if they meet two criteria.

• The child must attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which our district does, AND

• The household's income must be at or below the income limits for eligibility for free/reduced price school meals (2024-2025 School Year Income Eligibility Guidelines)

If your household must apply to be considered for benefits, an online application (English and Spanish) will be available by July 1, 2024, here.

Breakfast is available to all students in every building.

• Elementary School breakfast will start at 8am in classrooms

• Jr./Sr. High School breakfast will start at 7:30 in the cafeteria

In order to meet USDA requirements, school breakfasts must contain no more than 30% of calories from fat and less than 10% from saturated fat. Breakfast must provide one-fourth of the Recommended Dietary Allowances for protein, calcium, iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and calories.

Research shows that children who eat breakfast:

• Show improvement on math, reading and standardized test scores

• Establish healthier habits for later in life

• Have fewer absences and incidences of tardiness

• Are more likely to behave better in school

• Consume more calcium, fiber, foliate and protein

During the 2023-24 school year, our school district will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program, which provides no-cost meals to all students. CEP is a federal provision that allows qualifying schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. This option increases school meal participation by removing stigma, maximizes federal reimbursements, eliminating unpaid school meal debt, while upholding nutrition standards and meal quality.

New York State still requires CEP schools to collect alternative forms – also referred to as CEP Household Income Eligibility Form – for other purposes, such as state education funding and Foundation Aid. Also, individual families may be eligible for certain benefits based on the data collected through these forms. Complete the form here to apply.

Titan.com allows parents to make deposits into their child’s school meal account online or via a mobile app (Apple App Store or Android App Store)

With Titan, parents can check balances, review transaction history and receive low balance alerts at home or work. When creating a new account, you will need your child's student ID number. Titan requires the ID number to be 9 digits long so you will need to add 0's to the front of your child's student ID number. For example, if your child's student ID number is 8910, you will need to add 5 0's to the front and enter it as 000008910 If you don't know your child's student ID number or are having difficulty creating an account, please contact Susan Frank at (518) 464-5133 or susan.frank@neric.org.