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FSSD Food and Culinary Services was one of five school cafeteria programs selected in 2020 as a recipient of the Chef Ann Foundation, Get Schools Cooking Grant.  The Foundation has reached over 3 million children across the country, providing tools that help schools serve children healthy and delicious scratch-cooked meals made with fresh, whole ingredients.  Ann Cooper, the founder, is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker and advocate for healthy food for all children.  This grant over the course of three years will help provide our program with the operational foundation to transition from a heat and serve model to a program that is rooted in scratch cooking.  

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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1.       mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

2.       fax: (202) 690-7442; or

3.       email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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FSSD Food and Culinary Services program strives to add funding to its cafeteria services through grants and awards. Here are a few that we have recently been awarded:

• Winston Foodservice Grant: In 2019, FCS was awarded a $50,000 grant to purchase kitchen equipment. This grant enabled FCS to order four Winston Retherm Ovens, three holding cabinets and four pass-through warming units for our school cafeterias. 

  Using a retherm oven, cafeteria staff can cook food ahead of time, then chill or freeze it until it’s needed. The oven reheats it quickly for large mass consumption.
  Read more here.

• Dairy Alliance Grant:  In 2020, FCS was awarded $1,200 to purchase blenders for the school cafeterias.

• The Tennessee Titans and The Dairy Alliance: In 2019, Freedom Middle School was awarded a $10,000 grant as part of the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant. Money was used to purchase materials and resources for programs to further educate students on healthy eating and physical activity. Read more here.

• Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award: In November 2020, FCS Supervisor Robbin Cross, was named one of two state finalists for the Tennessee RISE award, announced recently by the Tennessee Department of Education. The RISE award was created by Congress in 2019 and is overseen by the U.S. Department of Education to honor classified school employees, such as administrative, food and nutrition, health and student service, transportation or custodial staff, who provide exemplary service to students and their communities. Read more here.

• No Kid Hungry Grant: In Spring 2019, FCS received a $20,000 grant to purchase breakfast carts, point of sale systems and other items to increase breakfast participation in four FSSD schools.

• School Nutrition Foundation Grant:  In Spring 2020, the FSSD FCS program received a $2,500 grant to purchase insulated bags, which are used to keep our food hot and/or cold during emergency feeding situations.

Free and Reduced Meals

The FSSD offers free or reduced prices to eligible children as set forth by the U.S. Department of Education.

• Information and FAQs about the National School Lunch Program
• Online Application:  Free and reduced applications must be completed through your Skyward Family Access account. Once in your family account, please select the Food Service tab in the left-hand column. Then select Applications at the top of the screen. Choose Add Application in the pop-up window. If you have trouble logging in, please contact the Food and Culinary Services Office at 615-794-6624 or your school office.

Please contact your school office if you do not remember your Skyward Family Access login information.

The USDA’s Eligibility Manual for School Meals contains information on federal requirements for determining and verifying eligibility for free and reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. The manual also includes information describing to whom and under what conditions information regarding free and reduced eligibility status may be disclosed (pp. 83-93). 

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

The Nutritional Analysis for FSSD breakfast and lunch offerings provide you with calories, carbohydrates, and protein information for the daily menu. These are available either through MealViewer or in each of the school clinics. If your child requires assistance with a special diet, please contact the Food and Culinary Services Supervisor at 615-794-6624.

Account Refunds

If your student withdraws from the district, please print out and complete the form below. You may transfer the balances to other FSSD schools, donate the amount to a student assistance account, or request a full refund.

• Meal Account Refund Request

Nutritious meals improve students’ cognitive function, test scores and attention spans. With a nutritious breakfast and lunch, student behavior and attention spans improve, and they have fewer absences and office referrals. Before the school closure, some families struggled to pay for their children’s school lunch. When students come back to school, we want them to return without the worry of debt.

You Can Help!
Help us erase student lunch debt so students and families can begin again with a clear balance. There are several options to make a donation:

• Click the link below to make an online donation to go toward eliminating lunch debt – one student at a time!
• Donate by check, made out to FSSD Food and Culinary Services with Lunch Debt Donation in the memo field. Mail checks to FSSD Food and Culinary Services, 507 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, TN 37064.
• Transfer money that is already in a student account to other students with negative balances. To do this, email Food and Culinary Services Operations Coordinator Marne Price at pricemar@fssd.org with your child’s name (so the correct account can be accessed) and how much you would like to transfer. 

Thank you!

$50 = 17 lunches or 25 breakfasts
$100 = 34 lunches or 50 breakfasts
$500 = 170 lunches or 250 breakfasts

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