Food Services
Setup Your SchoolCafe Student Meals Account
Groton Public Schools Student Nutrition Program is now on SchoolCafe!
- View your student's meal balance
- Add funds to their meal account via credit or debit
- Set-up autopay or low balance reminders
- Fill out the Free & Reduced Meals Application Electronically
You'll need your Student's ID number when creating a School Cafe account. Contact Food Services at 860-449-7208 or you can find it in ParentSquare or PowerSchool.
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Free and Reduced Meals
Groton Public Schools announces its participation in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) for 2025-2026 school year. Students enrolled at the schools listed below are eligible to participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no cost.Household applications are not required to receive free meals at the following schools. The CEP is part of the federally funded National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. learn more about the Community Eligibility Provision on the USDA website.
All students will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge at the following sites:
- Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School
- Mystic River Magnet School
- Thames River Magnet School
- Groton Middle School
All students, including those who attend one of the CEP eligible schools, should complete a Free or Reduced Price Meals Application online or paper form. Beyond meals, Free and Reduced helps provide information for our district to receive other important services and supports for our students.
What is CEP?
CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) is a federal option that allows certain schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, without collecting meal applications.
Why aren't all schoolsl CEP?
To qualify, a school must have a high percentage of students directly certified for free meals through programs like SNAP or Medicaid. If that percentage is too low, the school doesn’t qualify or may not receive enough funding to cover all meal costs.
Learn more on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Breakfast Menus
Lunch Menus
Other Food Services Information
Elementary Food Service Managers
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
USDA: Spanish
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable deadministrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDAProgramComplaintForm-Spanish-Section508Compliant.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
1. correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.