Food Services

 

About the DPS Lunch Program

Students can either bring lunch from home or buy a lunch. Lunch includes an entrée, one carton of milk, and a hand fruit.  Additional drinks and snacks can also be purchased a la carte. There are numerous snack and drink options daily also.

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Meal Prices:

"Create" Daily Hot Meal Prices:

Elementary School: $3.55

Middle School: $3.75

High School: $3.75-$4.75 and a la carte pricing

All reduced price lunches $.40

You may fund lunch accounts by sending a check to school with your child (made payable to the “Darien School Lunch program”) or by using the K12 Payment Center. 

To view our menus please visit Darien Public Schools Menus by Nutrislice

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Negative Balances 

The cafeteria will never deny your child a meal, even if the account is negative, but the following limitations will apply: 

• Elementary School - When a student’s account is at negative $20 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account.
• Middle School - When a student’s account is at negative $20 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account. 
• High School - When a student’s account is at negative $25 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account.

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Food Services Team:
Meghan Bendish
Director of Dining Services
Phone:  (203) 656-7435
Email:    mbendish@darienps.org 

Chandra Russell
Administrative Assistant to Director of Dining Services
Email:    crussell@darienps.org 

Maureen Genna
Darien District Chef
Email: mgenna@darienps.org

Darien High School
Walter Estrada
Chef Manager
westrada@darienps.org

Middlesex Middle School
Noelle Kopec
Kitchen Manager
nkopec@darienps.org

Hindley Elementary School
Maureen Szanto
Kitchen Manager
mszanto@darienps.org

Holmes Elementary School
Olivia David
Kitchen Manager
odavid@darienps.org

Ox Ridge Elementary School
Zoraida Butler
Kitchen Manager 
zbutler@darienps.org

Tokeneke Elementary School
Maureen Genna 
Kitchen Manager
mgenna@darienps.org

Royle Elementary School
Norma Sari
Kitchen Manager
nsari@darienps.org

General Inquiries
foodservices@darienps.org

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