Lunch Program

Lunch Program 

Welcome to NICE Community School District Food Service Department.

The kitchen staff at Westwood High School and Aspen Ridge School work hard to provide meals that the students will enjoy and that meet the nutrition guidelines of the USDA as well as the Department of Education.

For the 2024-2025 school year, we are participating in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) and the Michigan School Meals Program. All students can get one breakfast and one lunch free of charge each day at school. Although no application is required to receive this free meal benefit, filling out the Education Benefits Form is still important! We still need you to fill out and sign the Education Benefits Form and return to the school as soon as possible.  This information is used to determine eligibility and is critical in determining the amount of money that our district receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-Risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc.  

Forms are available in the Principal’s office or can be printed from the district website and may be completed and turned in at any time during the school year.

More than just school lunches!  Breakfast is also available at both buildings for all students. The NICE breakfast program is available to all students every weekday morning.  Times served are Aspen Ridge School 7:45 am – 8:15 am and Westwood High School 7:30 am – 8:00 am. 

Food Service Guidelines/Policy 

Summer Food Service Program

Aspen Ridge Lunch Menu

Westwood Lunch Menu 

Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment 05/30/2023

News Release:
USDA Community Eligibility Provision Info for Families
USDA CEP Fact Sheet

News Release:

Michigan School Meals Info for Families 

Public Announcement:

Income Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price Meals

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: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, 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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.