Federal law and USDA regulation require nutrition programs to make reasonable modifications to accommodate children with disabilities, which can include allergies and digestive conditions, but does not include personal diet preferences.
Requesting Special Meal Accommodations
You need to request special meal accommodations if:
- Your child plans to eat school meals AND
- Your child has a medically prescribed dietary need that would require us to modify our menu
Note: we do not need accommodation requests for soy milk (we offer this at every school), fish/seafood allergies, treenut or peanut allergies because they do not require menu modification. Vegetarian meals are offered every day.
To Request Special Meal Accommodations
If your student is participating in our meal programs and would like to request a special dietary accommodation, please fill out a Dietary Accommodation Request Form (see below). This form must be signed by a state-recognized medical provider. Please return the completed form to the Child Nutrition Department or your school nurse.
Dietary Accommodation Procedure Dietary Accommodation Request Form
Procedimiento de necesidades dietéticas especiales Solicitud de ajustes dietéticos especiales
Sesame Notification
The bakery that provides hamburger and hoagie buns to our district added sesame flour to the ingredients in October 31, 2022. If your child has a sesame seed allergy please reach out to your building nurse as soon as possible and complete the Dietary Accommodation Form (above) to request meal modifications.
Sesame Allergen Notification Notificación de alérgenos de sésamo
Allergen Information
Our menu posted on the website can be filtered to identify allergens. In addition, allergens can be viewed along with nutritional information for each food item by selecting the specific item. Only the top 9 allergens are flagged (plus cinnamon), the top 9 allergens are: soy, wheat, milk, peanut, treenut, egg, fish, sesame and shellfish. While there are many more ingredients that can cause allergic reactions, the top 9 are the only ones required on nutrition labels, therefore, these are the ones the menu planner can track.
Allergen information is taken directly from manufacturer’s labels and databases and is subject to change without notice. Ellensburg School District does not guarantee the information and provides it solely for your convenience. The Child Department does everything we can to accommodate special dietary needs, however, the safest meals are those brought from home.
For additional information, please contact the Child Nutrition Department at 509-925-8217.
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