Food Service

DeWitt Public School District is excited to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students starting this new year thanks to the Michigan Healthy School Meals Program! Even though meals will be provided for free, it’s important for families to continue sharing household income information in order for our schools to receive full access to federal and state funding for educational programs that our students are entitled to. Please complete an application at:

https://dewitt.familyportal.cloud

Extra Breakfast
Extra Breakfast $1.90
Adult Breakfast $2.95

Extra Lunch
Middle School $3.10
High School $3.10-3.90
Adult Lunch $5.25
Milk       .55

It is the responsibility of the parents to provide lunch for their children while at school. However, it is important to provide that children receive the nutrition they need to stay focused during the school day. This procedure shall apply in the event that a child neither has a meal nor the funds to purchase a meal. Dewitt Public Schools Food Service Department will offer meals that meet the USDA school guidelines.

The school meals program is a debit program. Students will be allowed to receive a reimbursable lunch and breakfast if their meal account is negative. However, students wo have negative meal accounts cannot charge extra entrees, or any ala carte items. The point-of-sale system tracks all charges and payments.

Money can be deposited into student's accounts by putting money in an envelope with the child's name and depositing at their school or by setting up an account at https://dewitt.familyportal.cloud/. In addition, parents can send a check or money order to Dewitt High School; Attn: Food Service Dept., PO Box 800, Dewitt, MI  48820. All parents who have supplied an email will receive a low balance notice daily. At the discretion of the Food Service Director, a school or private service fund may be established to pay for student's charged meals. The Food Service Director will work with each Principal to determine a payment schedule for these meals. 

Procedures For Setting Up An Account and Making A Deposit

• Create an Account at www.familyportal.cloud 

•  If you need additional assistance please call Sandy Leach at 517-668-3138.

• If you have an e-mail address you will receive a weekly e-mail message regarding your student(s) low balance.

• You can make a Deposit Online with the following charge cards:  Visa or MasterCard.

• Please note it takes approximately 15 minutes to process each deposit.    

If My Student Has A Food Allergy, Can You Accommodate For Their Needs?
Before we can make any substitutions or accommodate to any allergy or diets, we need to have a copy of the Michigan Department of Education form completed by your doctor. 

Grades K-3 students use ID Cards to make their lunch purchases.

Grades 4-12 students use a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to make their lunch purchases.

In addition, a check or cash can be deposited at any school building.  Cashiers accept deposits during meal periods at the Middle School & High School. All buildings have a food service deposit box near the front office/cafeteria area.  Please check to make sure the student's name is on the envelope when making a deposit. You can make a deposit for the whole family on one check.  We would just need to know all of the student's names you wish to make a deposit for and the school they attend. Deposits are made daily  before lunch each daily at Fuerstenau, Schavey, Scott, and Herbison Woods.  To keep the lunch period on schedule we will be depositing any funds received during  lunch into the next days deposit.

 Checks can be addressed to:  DeWitt Public Schools Food Service Dept. PO Box 800, DeWitt, MI 48820. 

Parents are reminded to make a deposit to their student's lunch account before the first day of school to avoid delays.

FREE AND REDUCED MEALS
2023-24 Free & Reduced Price Meal Application
Frequently Asked Questions Information

Applications are available online at https://dewitt.familyportal.cloud  

Also, applications are available at all school offices, or by calling the Food Services Department at 668-3138.

Students who qualified for Free or Reduced Meals for the this school year are able to use their benefits for the first few weeks of the next school year. A new application must be turned in by the first 30 days of school to continue meal benefits uninterrupted.

JULY 5 is the first date we can start accepting new applications for next school year.

If you received a letter stating that your child was approved for meal benefits through the direct certification process, you will not have to fill out another application. In addition, you will want to keep this letter to verify your student's meal status for other programs within the school district.

When completing the free and reduced application, please include all students enrolled in the on one application, sign, date and include the last four digits of your social security number.

This information is always keep confidential. You may always complete a new application if your family situation changes at anytime through out the school year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).