USDA and the Oregon Department of Education has approved the Estacada School District to offer free meals to ALL students in the 2021-2022 school year. Below are the updated program changes:

• Only one breakfast and one lunch will be offered free daily

• Second daily meals will be charged to the student's accounts for a regular breakfast or lunch meal fee

• If a student selects only a milk without a full meal, they must pay $.55 (Milk alone is not offered for free).

• Only children enrolled in the Estacada School District will be offered free meals

• If a student is attending a school in the Estacada School District, but is learning from home for various reasons, they will need to notify their school's secretary to sign up for bus meal delivery.

• We encourage families to continue to fill out the annual free and reduced meal application. If eligible, the family may have a reduction in fees for other school programs and it helps the District in receiving educational grants.

The Estacada Nutrition Services staff is dedicated in providing students' healthy meals meeting their nutritional needs which better enables their ability to learn.

Students dining in our cafeterias enjoy menus comprised of "home-made" recipes as we strive to use as little highly processed foods as possible. More locally grown fruits and vegetables are served, as well as, whole grain rich breads and pizza crust.

During the current pandemic, the Nutrition Services staff teamed up with our Transportation department to continue serving meals when our buildings have been closed. Meals served through our bus delivery program are quite different than served in our cafeterias. Both breakfast and lunch meals are mainly comprised of cold items that are intended to be heated at home, and continues to focus on meeting the necessary nutrients for our students health.

All meals served at our dining facilities and through our bus delivery, follow state and federal requirements based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines.

Julie has been employed with the Estacada School District since 1999 and has served in the leadership role of Nutrition Services since 2012.

Before coming to the district, Julie's prior positions were with banking and Insurance accounting. Julie began her journey with the district as an Educational Assistant working with both English language learners and in our Title 1 reading program. In 2010, Julie was awarded the opportunity of accounts payable and purchasing clerk in our district's business office and in 2012 her additional responsibilities included leading our Nutrition Services department.

Julie currently holds an Associates degree from Clackamas Community College, a Level IV certification with the School Nutrition Association, and Servsafe Certification through the National Restaurant Association.

Julie lives in Estacada with her husband, Cole. They have three sons who have all graduated from Estacada High School, and she has two little granddaughters; she enjoys sewing, painting, singing and cross country skiing.