MCSD Nutrition Services

Adult Meal Prices

Breakfast-- $3.00
Lunch--- $5.00
Extra Milk--- $.50

Summer Food Service Program

• http://www.cde.state.co.us/nutrition/nutrisummer
• http://www.cde.state.co.us/nutrition/osnsfspfindasummersitenearyou
• http://kidsfoodfinder.org/

Public Release Documents

BALANCING CALORIES

• Enjoy your food, but eat less
• Avoid oversized portions

FOODS TO INCREASE

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
• Make at least half your grains whole grains
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk

FOODS TO REDUCE

• Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals-choose the foods with lower numbers
• Drink water instead of sugary drinks

START YOUR DAY WITH A GOOD BREAKFAST

Breakfast Provides Benefits...Make it a Priority!!!

• Higher Test Scores- Research has proven that children who eat breakfast have higher math and reading scores.
• Improved Attendance- Studies show that students who eat breakfast are absent and tardy less often.
• Fewer Trips to the School Nurse- When students eat breakfast, nurses report fewer hunger related office visits.
• Improved Classroom Behavior- Students are better able to pay attention in class when they have eaten. Principals confirm that they see fewer discipline problems when students have eaten breakfast.
• Better Learning- Students learn best when they have eaten a good breakfast.
• More Time on Learning- When students have eaten, they are better able to concentrate and behave in the classroom. This allows teachers to spend more time on teaching and less time on discipline.

MONTEZUMA SCHOOL TO FARM PROJECT

A program of the Mancos Conservation District in southwestern Colorado.

Since 2009, the project has focused on providing integrated, hands-on school garden classes in Montezuma County. What began with a farm field trip for 40 Mancos students has grown to incorporate five school garden programs, professional school garden coordinators, summer farm camp, youth farmers markets, and an apprentice program.

MSTFP has installed a 2+ acre school production area, heritage orchards, high tunnels, cold frames, vertical growing spaces, permaculture swales, wicking beds, adobe ovens, and numerous living examples of water and soil conservation across the schools in the county. Classes also utilize a green house, a biothermal heating system, an on-site beehive, and an aquaponics unit as garden learning spaces.

Wellness Policy

Cortez RE-1 School District (hereto referred to as The District) is committed to the optimal development of every student. The District believes that all students should have the opportunity to achieve personal, academic, developmental, and social success. The District intends to create positive, safe, and health-promoting learning environments at every level, in every setting, throughout the school year. 

Research shows that two components, good nutrition and physical activity before, during, and after the school day, are strongly correlated with positive student outcomes, lower absenteeism, as well as better performance on cognitive tasks, higher grades and tests scores. This policy outlines the District’s approach to ensuring environments and opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing unhealthy distractions.

Special Diet Needs

You may request meal modifications for your child if you meet the following criteria.  

Your child’s school/site: 

1. Will make meal modifications prescribed by a licensed physician, advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority or physician assistant to accommodate a disability. 
2. Will make substitutions for dietary preferences, religious preferences, or cultural preferences. 

Note: Meal modifications will only be accommodated for one of the reasons listed above. No other meal modifications will be accommodated.  Please see the following documents for more information or to request a meal modification.