Chartwells Food Services

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are thrilled to be serving your child for the 2025-2026 school year! To kick off the new year, we wanted to share a few things you and your child can look forward to this fall.

Food Kids Love to Eat

Chartwells’ team of chefs and dietitians are working to bring even more variety to our menus featuring new recipes with kid-approved foods. This year we’re serving up all of the favorites: Breakfast for lunch, Nachos, Pizza on whole grain crust and fish Po' boy sandwiches.  Comfort foods like spaghetti & meatballs, homemade macaroni & cheese, hamburgers, and chicken nuggets.  Every meal is offered with an assortment of vegetables, fruits, and milk.

Breakfast and Lunch

For the 2025-26 school year, breakfast and Lunch will be provided at no charge to students. Extra food items that students take will be charged to their meal account.  Please review with your child what is included with the meal:

Breakfast includes up to 2 single grain or protein foods or 1 combination entree, up to 2 servings of fruit, 1 milk.

Lunch includes 1 entree providing protein and whole grains, 2 servings of vegetables, 1 serving of fruit (grades K-8), 2 servings of fruit (grades 9-12), 1 milk.

Food Allergies and Special Dietary Needs

We recognize the critical importance of our approach to supporting students and families who manage food allergy issues every day and work closely with the families of students who have food allergies and medical conditions that require a modification to their menu. 

If you would like your child to receive meal accommodations for food allergies or a medical condition impacting the diet, please ensure that you submit the required documentation to your child's school nurse. We must have a written Medical Statement on file signed by a licensed medical provider (physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner). The statement must identify the following:

• Information about the child’s impairment that is sufficient for understanding how it restricts the child’s diet,

• An explanation of what must be done to accommodate the child’s disability, and

• If appropriate, the food(s) to be omitted, texture modifications, and recommended substitutions.

For any children who are currently receiving meal accommodations, please contact Nancy Franks, 570-421-4840 or nfranks@sburg.org to review the meal accommodation plan, which may require additions or amendments based on the ongoing supply chain issues.

We will make every attempt to update Nutrislice in real-time, but please do not solely rely on nutrition or allergen information on Nutrislice to accommodate allergies or medical conditions in the event of last-minute menu changes.

Programs that Encourage Fun and Discovery

Chartwells continues to inspire healthy eating habits and spark a culinary curiosity to last a lifetime through fun and engaging programs, including:

• Discovery Kitchen: Providing new recipe samples to Elementary & MS students

• Mood Boost:. It features recipes and characters that focus on six moods: Smart, Happy, Confident, Alert, Strong and Calm.

• Student Choice: Giving High school students a voice in deciding what food concepts are featured and new menu items that will be available, Student Choice brings the latest food trends to school menus.

Menus and Nutrition Facts, at Your Fingertips

Through Nutrislice, an innovative app, students, parents, and faculty have access to school menus, including nutrition information, allergens, and photos. Nutrislice can be downloaded for free from the App store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) and is available on desktop and mobile devices. Menus are also available at https://stroudsburgsd.nutrislice.com/menus-eula

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the dining services team with perks including, family-friendly schedules, no night or weekend work, hiring incentives, and more. For more information, go to www.compassgroupcareers.com and click on Hourly then enter Stroudsburg for the city.

We love hearing from parents, and your feedback is important to us. Please reach out to our team with any questions or comments. We’re looking forward to a great school year!

Thank you,

Nancy Franks

570-421-4840

nfranks@sburg.org