Food Service
East Grand Rapids Public Schools provides nutritional services through a Joint Operating Agreement with Grand Rapids Public Schools. Grand Rapids Public Schools provides all services for the program with the exception of the local preparation and serving of food to our students, which is handled by EGRPS employees. The district values this partnership, which we feel provides a nutritional program to our students and provides cost efficiencies for the district.
The State of Michigan recently enacted legislation making school breakfast and lunch “free for all students.” This is exciting news for our families and the District has been preparing for this possibility over the last several months.
While the state has not released every detail for how this program will function as of today, it remains critically important for families who believe they may qualify to continue to submit the federally required free and reduced lunch application. Michigan’s free breakfast and lunch program assumes federal funding will continue to support the majority of meal costs and the annual free and reduced lunch application is key to this federal funding being received.
Important state funding for educational programs is also directly connected to the number of students approved for free and reduced lunch through the application. The state funding we currently receive supports elementary reading interventions.
The online application is quick and confidential. Please consider filling out this application today.
If you have any questions about the process, or need assistance in applying, please contact your building secretary for support.
Summary of food service programs by building level
Summary of food service programs by building level
K-5 Lunch Program Summary
- A daily cold and hot breakfast offering from 7:55 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. served in the gym
- Students eating breakfast should enter door #1 and go directly to the gym
- A daily hot lunch offering
- Lunch orders will be taken in class at the start of each school day
6-8 Lunch Program Summary
- A daily cold and hot breakfast offering in the cafeteria
- Multiple hot lunch offerings each day
- No lunch orders required - buffet-style cafeteria line
- A la carte items available for purchase
9-12 Lunch Program Summary
- A daily cold and hot breakfast offering in the cafeteria from 7:10 a.m to 7:30 a.m.
- A daily hot lunch offering
- Lunch orders will be taken at the start of 2nd hour each school day via an online form that will be directly distributed to students
- Due to open campus lunch, students not ordering a lunch during second hour will not be able to secure a free lunch that day
- A la carte items available for purchase
- Open campus lunch will continue without changes
Note: As the high school hot lunch program is reestablished, the menu will be expanded as operations are refined.