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Healthy Garden Bars
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Note: Garden Bars will be available unless health department regulations change due to COVID restrictions .D60 Foodworks is proud to share the success of our healthy garden bars and how they have contributed to getting students to eat more fruits and vegetables every day at school. Students have shown that when offered multiple fruit and vegetable choices, they respond by trying new items, incorporating greater variety into their diets, and increasing their daily consumption of fruits and vegetables.
School garden bars are an effective strategy to increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption, promote healthier eating habits and meet the healthy nutrition standards for school lunch.
There are many benefits of garden bars in schools, and they extend beyond the healthy foods consumed during the breakfast or lunch hour. Increased daily access to a variety of fruits and vegetables provides a personal experience about choices that can shape behavior far beyond the school lunch line. Children learn to make decisions that carry over outside of school, providing a platform for a lifetime of healthy snack and meal choices.
LUNCH CHOICE AND GOOD NUTRITION
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Menus at Pueblo D60 are planned using the Assisted Nutrient Standard Menu Planning System. The district offers a variety of meal choices and guarantees all menus meet federal and state nutritional standards. We work to keep sodium, fat, and cholesterol low and fiber, vitamins, and minerals high while still offering foods that kids love. Beyond nutrients, you will notice whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and vegetarian options on our menus.
Every day we offer multiple entrée choices at lunch. Every child also has the option of fat-free or 1% milk and a trip through the salad/fruit bar. As part of encouraging healthy eating and activity, we supply nutrition education on our digital menus each month and encourage our students to “pick five” every day.
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Community Eligible Provision Program (CEP)
In Pueblo School District 60, breakfast and lunch is free of charge at most schools* through the federal Community Eligible Provision program.
All students enrolled in Pueblo School District 60 may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge. Pueblo School District 60 participates in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a provision available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs with high numbers of students who receive SNAP benefits.
What does this mean for you and your child(ren)?All students enrolled in Pueblo School District 60 may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge, regardless of the student's individual eligibility status.
Studies have shown that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing lunch for all children at no charge, we are hoping to create a better learning environment for our students.
Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements based on the USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES. All meals, foods, and beverages are prepared and served by qualified child nutrition professionals. The School Breakfast and Lunch Programs cannot succeed without your support; please encourage your children to participate in the school meal programs.
For more information on this program, contact D60 Foodworks staff at (719) 549-7205.
(Note: Additional a-la-carte options are available for students to purchase at their school.)
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School Health Services Medicaid Program
Pueblo School District 60 participates in the School Health Services Medicaid Program. The district receives partial reimbursement from Health First Colorado (Medicaid) for the health and medical services provided in the school setting to students enrolled in Health First Colorado with an Individual Education Plan (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), 504 Plan, other individualized health or behavioral health plan, or where medical necessity has been otherwise established.
Health services provided by the school at no cost to the family and reimbursed to the district do not affect your child’s lifetime Health First Colorado benefits. Students can receive health services at school on the same day they receive services outside of school. Please read the CDE Parental Brochure for additional information, links below -
Parental Brochure from CDE
Medicaid reimbursement is used to improve, expand, and/or enhance health and health-related services to all students throughout the district in accordance with our Local Service Plan. Below is a list of the health services the district’s Medicaid reimbursement funds:
- Registered Nurses
- Health Technicians
- Student & Family Wellness Outreach Coordinators
- Partner with Care and Share
- Expand Send Hunger Packing Weekend Food Backpack Program
- Increase Food in the School Pantries
- Provide all medical supplies for the Nurses office
- Provide personal hygiene supplies & feminine hygiene products for homeless students
- Purchase Vision Screening Equipment
- Purchase Hearing Equipment
- Sensory Rooms
- Hi-Lo Changing Tables
- Health equipment & supplies
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Mental Health Services
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Non-discrimination statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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D60 Nutrition Services Department Civil Rights Complaint Policy
Policy: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instruction 113-1 (dated 11/8/05) delineates the civil rights requirements for participants in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). The following is required at the local school food authority (SFA) level.
Any person alleging discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, or disability has a right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action. All civil rights complaints within Pueblo School District‘s Food and Nutrition Services Department should be directed to Dana Elkins-Greene. Dana Elkins-Greene can be reached via phone at 719-549-7203 or by email at dana.elkinsgreene@pueblod60.org . Complaints can be submitted verbally, in writing, or anonymously.
Pueblo School District 60’s Food and Nutrition Services Department will obtain all necessary complaint information and process the complaint within 90 days. The complaint will be forwarded to:
CDE School Nutrition Unit
1525 Sherman Street, Suite 309
Denver, CO 80203.
