Nutrition Program
The Scarborough School Nutrition Program provides safe, healthy and appetizing meals for our students. Our meals are planned using nutrient analysis which defines amounts of protein, calories, fat, and Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium and sodium that must be served for each age group.
The food is prepared and served in a clean safe environment.
All school nutrition workers are trained and certified as sanitarians.
Our healthy school meals help the students achieve academically and physically to the best of their abilities. It is well-documented in scientific data that a hungry child will not reach his/her greatest level of achievement. Healthy school meals provide a learning laboratory for the child to make good food choices that he/she will carry into his/her adult life.
All Student Meals Are Free
As a general reminder, all breakfast and lunch meals for all students in Scarborough Schools are free. All existing students whose parents have an account will be able to order breakfast and lunch using the same procedure as last year, from the Nutrislice app on a device or at the Nutrition Program Menus page (at the top of the page click “Quick links”, then go to School Lunch Info for all meal menus).
All Kindergarten and new students to the district will have to make a Nutrislice account through the Nutrislice app or through https://scarboroughschools.nutrislice.com/menu/create-account before they can order breakfast and lunch. Parents will need the child's ID# before they can start the registration process.
For breakfast meals in all of our schools, you can order online on the same day before 6:30 AM, while for lunch meals, you can order online on the same day before 7:30 AM. You can order meals for the day, or set up a weekly or monthly plan for meals to be provided to your children. The menus for all meals for a new month will be posted on the school’s website and on the Nutrislice app the last Monday at the end of the previous month.
High school students will not be utilizing a pre-order system, students can select their desired meals at the time of their meal period, with a la carte options available for purchase at an extra cost.
Backpack Program
Scarborough Public Schools are dedicated to supporting families in need of food. We offer a weekly Backpack Program to provide food to those who could benefit.
Please call or email Brenda Franklin at 207-730-4700 or bfranklin@scarboroughschools.org for any help or questions or if you need the child's ID#.
Resources
Maine School Nutrition Association ↗
National School Nutrition Association ↗
Nutrition Program Office
Wentworth School
P.O. Box 370
Scarborough, ME 04074-0370
Phone: (207) 730-4700
Fax: (207) 730-4702
Brenda Franklin
Administrative Assistant
Wentworth School
Primary Schools
Phone: (207) 730-4700
bfranklin@scarboroughschools.org
Tia Shao
Wentworth School Kitchen Manager
Phone: (207) 730-4700
tshao@scarboroughschools.org
Krista Sawyer
School Nutrition Unit Manager
High School
Phone: (207) 730-5181
ksawyer@scarboroughschools.org
Joe Wright
School Nutrition Unit Manager
Middle School
Phone: (207) 730-4845
jwright@scarboroughschools.org
Peter Esposito
Nutrition Program Director
Phone: (207) 730-4700
pesposito@scarboroughschools.org