MEALS

Free Meal Eligibility

The Westwood Regional School District participates in the National School Lunch Program. In response to COVID-19 the USDA has just released nationwide waivers which allows us to provide free meals to all students aged 18 and younger at the start of the school year through December 31, 2020.

IMPORTANT: It is essential that Parents/Guardians complete the Free and Reduced Applications in GENESIS by October 1, 2020. Families that qualify for the program will be entitled to free meals served by the district after December 31,2020. Also, families that qualify may be eligible for other Programs available by the State. Application instructions for Free and Reduced Meals

If you wish to participate, please be advised that you need to pre-order ALL meals through our online system PaySchools Central. PaySchools Central has an option on your Dashboard to Pre-order meals. Use the following links for instructions in english and instrucciones en español.

Payschools has also created these guides to help parents walk through the basics on how to use Payschools Central as well as provide answers to frequently asked questions. Please use the following links for additional information: PaySchools Central Parent User Guide-English, PaySchools Central Guia de Usuario - Espanol.

This information can also be found on the District Website under Food Services , Prepayment of meals. For all other questions, please reach out to barbara.ravennati@wwrsd.org and maria.popich@wwrsd.org.

Preorder and Distribution Details

ALL MEALS MUST BE PREORDERED USING THE DISTRICT’S PREORDER SYSTEM at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/ BY MIDNIGHT PRIOR TO THE DAY OF DISTRIBUTION. MEAL ORDERING IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TWO OR MORE WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

Very Important to select the correct PICKUP LOCATION according to the Group your child is in: Group 1, Group 2, All Day Students or Full Remote. For FULL REMOTE which also includes the middle school students right now, parents need to choose a pickup location from 1 of the 5 schools.

GROUP 1 STUDENTS: Students will be served Lunch on the days they attend school. On Mondays they will be given meals for Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday they will be given meals for Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

GROUP 2 STUDENTS: Students will be served Lunch on the days they attend school. On Tuesdays they will be given meals for Monday and Tuesday. On Thursday they will be given meals for Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

ALL DAY STUDENTS: Students will be served lunch daily at the school they attend.

FULL REMOTE STUDENTS: Students will select to pick up their Meals at 1 of the 5 School Locations. They will be able to pick up their meals twice a week from 12:30 – 1:30. On Monday they will be given meals for Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday they will be given meals for Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

  • Berkeley School: Right side of the Main Entrance

  • Brookside School: Front of the Building

  • George School: Back of the building at door by the All Purpose Room

  • Washington School: Front of the Building

  • Westwood High School: Enter Cafeteria doors through the Fountain courtyard area.

REMINDER – ONLY STUDENTS THAT PREORDER WILL RECEIVE MEALS

For all other questions, please reach out to barbara.ravennati@wwrsd.org and maria.popich@wwrsd.org.