Food Services
About the DPS Lunch Program
Students can either bring lunch from home or buy 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 student (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 add money online via the MySchoolBucks 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 $25 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.
General Inquiries
foodservices@darienps.org
Food Services Team:
Meghan Bendish
Director of Dining Services
mbendish@darienps.org
Chandra Russell
Operations Manager, Dining Services
crussell@darienps.org
Maureen Genna
Darien District Chef
mgenna@darienps.org
Darien High School
Luis Cedeno
Chef Manager
DHSkitchen@darienps.org
Middlesex Middle School
Noelle Kopec
Kitchen Manager
MMSkitchen@darienps.org
Hindley Elementary School
Maureen Szanto
Kitchen Manager
HindleyKitchen@darienps.org
Holmes Elementary School
Olivia David
Kitchen Manager
HolmesKitchen@darienps.org
Ox Ridge Elementary School
Rocio Villanueva
Kitchen Manager
OxRidgeKitchen@darienps.org
Royle Elementary School
Tamara Carter
Kitchen Manager
RoyleKitchen@darienps.org
Tokeneke Elementary School
Lortesha White
Kitchen Manager
TokenekeKitchen@darienps.org
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