Food Services
Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand.
The Nutrition Services department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well-being, and ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.
Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet their health and nutrition needs of students.
The Nutrition Services department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well-being, and ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.
Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet their health and nutrition needs of students.
It is the mission of Child Nutrition Services to make a significant contribution to the overall physical and mental well-being of each student to enable them to participate fully in the education process. Our goal is to provide school meals that are both nutrition
Staff and Resources
Meet Our Team
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Lorie Pennington
937-578-6180
lorie.pennington@mevsd.us
Food Service Admin and Accounting
Michelle Baschnagel
937-578-6181
michelle.baschnagel@mevsd.us
Kitchen Manager
Marysville High School
Elizabeth Tevis-Harris
937-578-6316
liz.tevisharris@mevsd.us
School Kitchens
Early College High School Head Cook
Rebekah Niekamp (937) 578-7335
rebekah.niekamp@mevsd.us
Rebekah Niekamp (937) 578-7335
rebekah.niekamp@mevsd.us
Bunsold Middle School Head Cook
Michele Griffith (937) 578-6416
michele.griffith@mevsd.us
Creekview Intermediate Head Cook
Rebecca Mears (937) 578-6616
rebecca.mears@mevsd.us
Edgewood Elementary Head Cook
Ginger Jenkins (937) 578-6816
ginger.jenkins@mevsd.us
Mill Valley Elementary Head Cook
Denise Dunn (937) 578-6916
denise.dunn@mevsd.us
Navin Elementary Head Cook
Becky Blankenship (937) 578-7016
becky.blankenship@mevsd.us
Northwood Elementary Head Cook
Marlie Opphile (937)578-7116
marlie.opphile@mevsd.us
Raymond Elementary Head Cook
Sara Brown (937) 578-7216
sara.brown@mevsd.us
Resources
Menus and Payment
LUNCH MENUS
MEAL INFORMATION
- 2024-2025 Meal Prices
- Free and Reduced Meal Applications
- Summer Meal Program
- Refunds
- Pre-Payment Options
- Meal Charge Policy
- Smart Snacks Competitive Foods
2024-2025 Meal Prices
Breakfast $2.00
Reduced Breakfast $.00*
Adult Breakfast $2.75
Elementary Lunch $3.25
Grades 5-12 Lunch $3.50
Reduced Lunch $.00*
Adult Lunch $4.50
Milk Only $.75
*For the 2024/2025 school year, the State of Ohio will be paying the reduced-price lunch of $.40 and reduced-price breakfast of $.30. Families who qualify for reduced meals will not need to pay for breakfast or lunch meals.
Free and Reduced Meal Applications
You are highly encouraged to fill out the free and reduced meal application for your family. Applications are now available along with pricing and payment options. The USDA will continue to update us throughout the school year, and we will notify you of new policies as they become available. Families who fill out these forms are eligible for school fee waivers as well as helping to provide essential funding for our schools. Click under Application Resources for Application Forms.
Meal Applications
Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who believe they may qualify. If your family chooses to apply please complete a "Free and Reduced Meal Price Application Form." The forms can be obtained and returned (completed) to any school office. You will be notified by mail of your child's status. Until notification, you must provide your child with lunch or lunch money.
Only complete one application per family. The information you give will be used to determine or prove your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals. This information may also be used for other state or federally-funded school benefits.
Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household income. HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons, related or unrelated: Including parents, children, and grandparents who live in your home and share living expenses. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME is the income each household member received last month before taxes - this includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.
Foster children are categorically eligible for free meal benefits. An application is not needed yet there does need to be documentation of status by a state or local entity familiar with the child's status. Foster children may be included in the household application as part of the household size.
Only complete one application per family. The information you give will be used to determine or prove your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals. This information may also be used for other state or federally-funded school benefits.
Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household income. HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons, related or unrelated: Including parents, children, and grandparents who live in your home and share living expenses. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME is the income each household member received last month before taxes - this includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.
Foster children are categorically eligible for free meal benefits. An application is not needed yet there does need to be documentation of status by a state or local entity familiar with the child's status. Foster children may be included in the household application as part of the household size.
If there is a need for an application in a different language other than English and Spanish, please click on translated free and reduced applications below.
Application Resources
Turn in Application
Please return your completed
Free & Reduced Meal Application to your student's school office or you may email your application to:
lorie.pennington@mevsd.us or mlbaschn@mevsd.us
One application per household, please.
Application Forms
Application Forms
Free and Reduced Application (English)
Free and Reduced Application (Spanish)
Instructions for c0mpleting applications:
Frequently Asked Questions
Care Train Application
Summer Meal Program
Learning does not end when school lets out. Neither does the need for good nutrition.
Announcing the 2024 Summer Food Service Program sponsored by Marysville Public Library.
Please join us for lunch from June 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024, Monday - Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Marysville Public Library.
We look forward to seeing your fun-filled, happy faces this summer!
Please follow this link for our menus for the two months Marysville Exempted Village School District | My School Menus. Choose Marysville High School - Summer Menu
Find Summer Meals in Your Community
Nutritious free meals are available for children and teens 18 and younger at many locations throughout the nation throughout the summer while school is out of session. Click this link to find a site near you.
Good nutrition is essential for learning in school. Continuing healthy eating habits is also important during the long hot summer months. Eating nutritious foods helps ensure students retain their hard-learned knowledge… and to help them to keep right on learning throughout the summer. For many of these children, summer vacation can bring the temptation of eating empty-calorie snacks and foods that are high in sugar, fats, and sodium. And for many others, summer exposes students to an increased risk of hunger and developmental decline. Make seasonal fruits and vegetables a high priority for your snacks, meals, and anytime.
Summertime is a time to play hard...but it is also a time to remember to eat right. Make sure good nutrition remains a priority all summer long, and students will return to school in the Fall healthy, sharp, and ready to learn.
Refunds
Senior Refund/Donation of Lunch Account:
Your graduating senior may have a balance in his/her lunch account. You may choose to have these funds:
1. transfer funds to the account of another household member
2. refunded to you
3. used to assist families in need.
If there is no response by June 15th, your child's lunch account balance will be used to assist those in need within the Marysville School District.
If you wish to transfer funds to another household member's account or receive a refund of your child's balance, please complete the refund/transfer form, by clicking here.
Pre-Payment Options
We encourage you to take advantage of the options to prepay your student's meal accounts. Prepaid meal accounts help the lunch lines go faster and gives the students more time to eat, relax, and play. It also gives you peace of mind of not having to worry about looking for lunch money every day or worrying that it might get lost or stolen.
To set up your SPS EZpay account, please visit www.spsEZPay.com
To register your account, click "create an account" and enter your name, email address, and set up a password.
If you would like to receive low balance alerts, click the box at the bottom "send low balance alerts to me."
Add students to your account by entering the last name of your student(s) and PIN number(s).
*NOTE: You do not have to pay online to get your student’s meal account balance or email notifications.
Senior Refund/Donation of Lunch Account:
Your graduating senior may have a balance in his/her lunch account. You may choose to have these funds:
1. transferred to the account of another household member
2. refunded to you
3. used to assist families in need.
If there is no response by June 15th, your child's lunch account balance will be used to assist those in need within the Marysville School District.
If you wish to transfer funds to another household member's account or receive a refund of your child's balance, please complete the refund/transfer form, by clicking here.
Online Payments
Online payments are a simple, safe and secure way to make payments to your students account 24 hours a day at your convenience.
LUNCH ACCOUNT BALANCE
Meal Charges
Marysville Schools will allow students to charge up to three lunches ($9.75 Elem) and ($10.50 Inter/Middle/High). No breakfast or a la carte charges are permitted. Click here to view our full meal charge policy.
Meal Charges
Marysville Schools will allow students to charge up to three lunches ($9.75 Elem) and ($10.50 Inter/Middle/High). No breakfast or a la carte charges are permitted. Click here to view our full meal charge policy.
Keep track of your child's account balance through our online payment system, SPSEZpay, and receive email notifications for balances below $10.00. Click here to log into SPSEZpay.
Send Check or Cash
You can always bring money personally or send it with your student. Please place it in an envelope marked clearly with your student's name, their ID #, their teacher's name, the $ amount and the check #. Turn in prepaid deposits to the cafeteria cashier(s) or school office.
If you choose to bring money to school personally or send it with your student, please put it in an envelope clearly marked with the student's first and last name, their ID #, their teacher's name, and the amount enclosed.
How to Sign-Up
English Instructions
Spanish Instructions
Meal Charge Policy
Meal Charge Policy (English)
Meal Charge Policy (Spanish)
Smart Snacks Competitive Foods
Click Here for Competitive Foods
Policy and Statements
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/ad-3027.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:
- mail:
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.
12/09/2022
Wellness Policy
Our District has developed a Wellness Policy that is focused on improving the health of students. The policy was developed by the health and wellness advisory council that includes teachers, parents, administrators, and the district nurse.
Sharing the Message of Wellness
One of our goals is to share the message of nutrition and wellness via our department's Web site that emphasizes the importance of nutrition AND fitness. Our site provides information on the nutrition and fitness for teachers, parents, and students, as well as, a variety of learning tools.
Key Areas of our Wellness Policy
Balance is essential for any Wellness Policy. Key areas include:
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Nutrition Education
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Physical activity
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Other school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness.
Wellness Policy
Click Here for Wellness Policy
Public Notice
Marysville Exempted Village Schools, announced its 2024-2025 program year policy for free and reduced-price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Programs. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The State of Ohio Budget for the school year 2024-2025 includes funding to cover the cost of reduced meals for breakfast and lunch. This provision allows schools to provide no-cost meals to reduced-price meal-eligible students.
The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used to determine eligibility. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the federal guidelines are eligible for free and reduced-price meals or free milk if the school participates in the Special Milk Program.
Application forms are distributed to all homes in a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free and reduced-price benefits, households should complete an application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. A complete application is required. Households that currently receive Special Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (SNAP, formally known as food stamps) or Ohio Works First (OWF) funds for a child must provide the child’s name, the SNAP or OWF case number, and signature of an adult household member on the application. Households that do not receive SNAP or OWF funds must provide the names of all household members, the last four digits of the Social Security Number of the adult signing the application or state “none” if the adult does not have a Social Security Number, the amount and source of income received by each household member (state the monthly income) and the signature of an adult household member. If any of this information is missing, the school cannot process the application.
FREE HEALTH CARE: Families with children eligible for school meals may be eligible for free health care coverage through Medicaid and/or Ohio’s Healthy Start & Healthy Families programs. These programs include coverage for doctor visits, immunizations, physicals, prescriptions, dental, vision, mental health, substance abuse, and more. Please call 1-800-324-8680 for more information or to request an application. Information can also be found on the web at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/consumers/familychild.stm. Anyone who has an Ohio Medicaid card is already receiving these services.
The information provided on the application is confidential and will only be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by the school or other program officials. To discourage the possibility of misrepresentation, the application forms contain a statement above the space for signature certifying that all information furnished is true and correct. Applications are being made in connection with the receipt of federal funds. Schools or other officials may check the information on the application at any time during the school year. Deliberate misrepresentation of information may subject the applicant to prosecution under applicable state and federal laws.
Households will be notified of the approval or denial of benefits.
Foster children are categorically eligible for free meal benefits regardless of the household’s income. If a family has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for such meals or milk for them, contact the school for more information. Under the provision of the policy, Lorie Pennington, Director of Food & Nutrition will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian disagrees with the decision on the application or the result of verification, the decision may be discussed with the determining official on an informal basis. If a formal appeal is desired, the household has the right to a fair hearing. A fair hearing can be requested either orally or in writing from:
Jonathan Langhals
Marysville Exempted Village Schools
212 Chestnut St
Marysville, OH 43040
The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.
Households may apply for benefits at any time during the school year. If a household is not currently eligible and if the household size increases or income decreases because of unemployment or other reasons, the family should contact the school to file a new application. Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for free or reduced-price benefits if the family income falls at or below the levels shown above.
Nondiscrimination 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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mail:
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.