Food Services

Food Service Information

Breakfast & Lunch Programs

Pioneer Union Elementary School District offers a Breakfast program and a Hot Lunch program at all three of its campuses. Both breakfast and lunch are available for all students which includes a choice of milk. Breakfast is served every morning starting at 7:30 a.m. A different entree item is offered each day, along with fruit, 100% fruit juice, and a choice of milk. You will find breakfast listed above each day’s lunch menu on both the monthly menu and weekly bulletin.

The Food Service Department uses an “Offer versus Serve” system for all students. This means that students may choose from any of the items available during breakfast or lunch, taking the items they wish. At the minimum, students must take three of the four meal components offered for breakfast and three of the five meal components offered for lunch. One of the choices MUST be a 1⁄2 cup of fruit and or 1⁄2 cup of vegetables. Milk is available for cold lunch students and one additional milk may be purchased at lunch only for $0.50.

Meal Accounts

Each student is issued a cafeteria code number upon enrolling into the district. The student is required to enter their code when they wish to receive a breakfast or lunch meal. During lunch only, cold lunch milk and one additional milk can be deducted from the students account if they have funds available. Payments can be made online through MyPaymentsPlus, dropped off in the payment drop box located in the school office, or turned into the student’s teacher first thing
in the morning to expedite the lunch line.

Current prices are as follows:

• Milk Price – $0.50
• Adult – $6.00

Remaining Meal Account Funds

Any balance remaining on an exiting free or reduced-priced student’s account will be automatically refunded.

Parents/Guardians of a full pay student may request a refund, to transfer funds to a sibling, or donate remaining balance any time during the year.

Cafeteria Clerks will attempt to contact a parent/guardian of all exiting or graduating paid students with a balance $20.00 or less to see if they would like a refund, to transfer funds to a sibling, or donate funds to the cafeteria. The Cafeteria Clerks will note on the Withdrawal Slip which option has been made. The cafeteria clerk will attempt to contact the parent/guardian twice and record the date, time, and name of the person contacted. Should the parent not respond within five business days of the last phone call, the balance shall be transferred to the cafeteria fund as a donation.

This Institution Is An Equal Opportunity Provider. You can read the full USDA Nondiscrimination Statement here: https://www.pioneerunion.org/departments/foodservices/nondiscriminationstatement/

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 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 state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). 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 (PDF), found online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf.

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, Mail Stop 9410 Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. Fax: 202-690-7442; or
3. Email: [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Questions: Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Complaints | [email protected]

Last Reviewed: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Source: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/cr/crfactsheet.asp

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las regulaciones y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA tienen prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, discapacidad, edad, estado civil, estado familiar/parental, ingresos provenientes de un programa de asistencia pública, creencias políticas o represalias por actividades previas de derechos civiles, en cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el USDA (no todas las bases aplican a todos los programas). Los recursos y los plazos para presentar quejas varían según el programa o el incidente.

Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios alternativos de comunicación para obtener información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, grabaciones de audio, Lenguaje de Señas Americano, etc.) deben contactar a la agencia estatal o local que administra el programa o comunicarse con el USDA a través del Servicio de Retransmisión de Telecomunicaciones al 711 (voz y TTY). Además, la información del programa puede estar disponible en idiomas distintos al inglés.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en un programa, complete el Formulario de Queja por Discriminación en Programas del USDA, AD-3027 (PDF), que se encuentra en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf.

Cómo presentar una queja por discriminación en un programa y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o escriba una carta dirigida al USDA proporcionando en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de queja, llame al 866-632-9992. Envíe su formulario completado o carta al USDA por:

1. Correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410 Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. Fax: 202-690-7442; o
3. Correo electrónico: [email protected].

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

Preguntas: Quejas sobre Programas de Nutrición Infantil (CNP) | [email protected]

Última revisión: jueves, 17 de abril de 2025

Fuente: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/cr/crfactsheet.asp