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Important Update regarding School Meals for Students 2025 – 2026 

      Greeting Families!

    EDAdvance Food Service welcomes you to the 2025-2026 School Year. 

   Per USDA and State requirements, MEALS will be returning to the tiered system of PAID and FREE. Students who  qualify for FREE receive FREE Breakfast and FREE Lunch.   REDUCED -  REDUCED Breakfast is .30 cents, and REDUCED LUNCH is .40 cents. 

   Breakfast Meal Paid                      $2.25

   Free  Breakfast                                 $0.00

  Reduced Breakfast                         $0.30

  2nd Breakfast Meal for ALL      $2.25

  Lunch Meal Paid                               $4.25

 Free  Lunch Meal                              $0.00

Reduced Lunch Meal                      $0.40

  2nd Lunch Meal for ALL             $4.25

 Milk purchased separately        $0.50

  Those students who are directly certified for Free and Reduced Meals will be receiving letters to verify their status. We encourage anyone not directly certified who believes they may qualify for free meals to complete an application.   Applications can be found on the link below under FREE And REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS. 

Meals payments or ala carte purchases may be made directly to the school as checks made out to Region 7 Food Service or CASH in an envelope marked FOOD SERVICE with the child's name, child's student ID  and POSID Lunch ID number.  Parents may also go to MYSCHOOLBUCKS to access or set up an account for your student at the following link: https://www.myschoolbucks.com

Questions related to School Meals may be directed to Becky Tyrrell, Food Service Director at EdAdvance at Tyrrell@EdAdvance.org or 860.567.0863  ext  1148.

 Becky Tyrrell | Food Service Director|  PO BOX 909 | 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, CT 06759 | OFFICE 860.567.0863 x 1148  |F: 860.567.3381

 Please complete a Free & Reduced Meal Application if you believe you qualify.

Why should I complete an application?

If you feel you qualify, it is critical that households submit a free and reduced-priced meal application as soon as possible to determine a student’s eligibility for this school year and avoid unpaid meal charges. Also, students who qualify for Free & Reduced Meals may be eligible for other benefits throughout the school year unrelated to food service.

Free & Reduced Meal Applications can be found on the school website by clicking on the following link: 

Free and Reduced Lunch Application  

 FAQ about Free/Reduced Meals for Parents link.  For a tutorial on how to complete the application, visit How to fill out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT.

To request a paper copy of the application, please email Debra Sugerak at  dsugerak@nwr7.org.

Questions related to School Meals may be directed to Becky Tyrrell, Food Service Director at EdAdvance at Tyrrell@EdAdvance.org or 860-567-0863 ext. 1148.

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*No lunch or breakfast  served during exams.  Menu is subject to change.   Inclement weather may also affect menu.  Thank you.
 

 

Meal Payments

For convenience & safety, we encourage pre-payment of meals and snacks. Payment options are as follows: 

  • Create an on-line account with MySchoolBucks.com to have accessibility to your student’s account and be able to deposit money on-line. My SchoolBucks.com charges a FEE for each transaction. 
  • Checks can be made out to: Northwestern Regional School Food Service and brought directly to the cashier to be deposited in your child’s account. NO FEE, deposited right into your student's account. 
  • CHARGING: 
  • Parents must communicate with their children about whether they are allowed to take breakfast or lunch each day.  Breakfast or lunch will be provided if requested by students, and accounts will be charged accordingly unless approved for free meals.    If meals are charged, negative balances will incur.  Weekly phone calls, text messages, and email alerts will be sent out weekly if accounts become negative.  A la carte items are unable to be charged with negative balances.
  • If you have questions related to this system please contact Becky Tyrrell, Food Services Director, at tyrrell@edadvance.org or 860-567-0863 OR Kristin La Mesa-Hamzy, Cafeteria Manager, at klamesa-hamzy@nwr7.org or 860-738-6998 Ext 2607.