Child Nutrition
Child Nutrition Staff Directory
RYAN COMERFORD
Director
ryan.comerford
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4701
LORETTA MEDINA
Operations Manager
loretta.medina
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4703
TL MIKULUS
Administrative Assistant
terri.mikulus
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4702
DESIREE DUNBAR
Accounting Technician
desiree.dunbar
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4705
NIKKI SCHNEIDER
Purchasing Technician
nicole.schneider
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4704
NICOLE ALONSO
Elementary Manager I
nicole.alonso
@simivalleyusd.org
Extension 4706
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2023-2024 Meal Pricing:
One breakfast and lunch per day will be available to all SVUSD students at no charge for the 2023-2024 school year through the California Universal Meal Program. Even if your child qualified for reduced-price meals or did not qualify for free or reduced through the NSLP program, your student can still get a free breakfast and lunch daily. At no point will your child be asked to pay for their meal unless they have already received a free one for the day and are returning for seconds. Single cartons of milk and bottles of water are sold at our Elementary Schools, and a variety of a-la-carte items are also offered daily during breakfast and lunch at our Secondary Schools. These items are not included in the free meals for 2023-2024. Any student who wishes to purchase a-la-carte items must either bring money to purchase the items, or have money in their lunch account. No student will be charged into the negative for a-la-carte items or second meals.
SVUSD Board Policies
For information on all Board Policies and Administrative Regulations regarding Child Nutrition, please follow this link:
SVUSD Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
The supply chain for our student meals is very tight. Vendors are currently unable to fulfill complete orders due to multiple districts ordering food. The demand is higher than their supply at the moment.
Please keep in mind: Due to vendor limited availability, all menu items are subject to change without notice. The posted menus are for your convenience but may change. We are doing our best to keep to our menu. Our priority continues to be to provide nutritious meals to our students daily. Our Online Menus are updated continuously and will provide the most accurate information about your child's meals.
Please visit our page about Free Meals for information on what qualifies as a free meal.
The Child Nutrition department is committed to providing healthy school meals to the students of the Simi Valley Unified School District in order to support student academic success and promote healthful eating habits that lead to lifelong positive nutrition practices. More than 8,000 lunches are served each school day.
We strive to meet or exceed the meal standards recommended by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Our menus include fresh fruit, vegetables, whole-grain rich products, fat-free and low-fat milk, lower levels of sodium, saturated fat and zero trans fat in our meals.
Free, reduced and full paid meals are served using an automated accounting system that protects the privacy of all students.
What's New in a Cafeteria Near You?
October menus are now available
See below for a pdf download of our Elementary menus for October 2023.
See our Menus OnlineFill out National School Lunch Program meal applications for School Year 2023-2024 here!
California Universal Meals Press Release 2023-2024 (PDF)
*Please check with your office for breakfast times at your child's school.
****Application for the federal National School Lunch Program for Free or Reduced Price Lunches is not required to qualify for the California Universal Meal Program. If you do not wish to disclose income information or elect not to fill out an application for any reason, your child may still eat free breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria daily.****
Pay For School Meals Online And View Account Activity with mySchoolBucks
- No carrying money to school.
- Convenient – make payments 24 hours a day from your computer or smartphone.
- View and monitor your student’s cafeteria purchases and account balance.
- Make payments with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover credit/debit cards or electronic check.
If you have any questions, email support@myschoolbucks.com or call 855.832.5226.
Refund requests go through SVUSD, please fill out this form and email it to terri.mikulus@simivalleyusd.org
*Please note there is a $2.75 fee for all credit/debit payments beginning 7/29/2021. The fee for e-checks will remain $2.49.
Want a list of all our important links and forms?
Questions? See our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on refunds, allergies and other topics related to your student and child nutrition
National School Lunch Program Information (Free & Reduced-Price School Meals)
National School Lunch Program Information
Farm to school at SVUSD
Harvest of the Month and our Farm to School Program
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