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.
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 are $.40
You may fund lunch accounts by sending cash or a check to school with your child (made payable to the “Darien School Lunch program”). Students can hand funds to any lunch cashier. Please include your student's ID on checks and correspondence. You can also now add money online via our new online payment system. Please see the "Paying For Lunch" tab for more information.
To view our menus please visit Darien Public Schools Menus by Nutrislice
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.
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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