The Rochester City School District Food Services Department participates in the United States Department of Agriculture National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.  Meals are available at no cost to every student in the district.  We serve over 38,000 meals per day that meet or exceed the USDA guidelines.  

Mission Statement: To operate an efficiently managed foodservice program committed to supporting student achievement through proper nutrition.

Dele Akinniyi, Director of District Support Operations
Ray Meyer, Assistant Director of Support Services
David Brown, Director of School Food Services
Stefanie Mangefrida, School Nutrition Dietitian

Christine Colantoni, Field Supervisor - Northwest Region
John Kregal, Field Supervisor - Northeast Region
Michelle Griffin, Field Supervisor - Southeast Region
Jose George, Field Supervisor - Southwest Region

To contact members of the leadership team, please call (585)336-4100 or email sfs@rcsdk12.org. 

No household application is required in order to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at your school. However, the school district still collects income information on students who are not directly certified through the state. This data helps our District to secure adequate financial support to serve all students in Rochester regardless of income status.

Each year, parents will have access to the income data forms that are made available below.

There are several ways to complete the 2021-22 Income Data form:

• Complete a form online at www.incomeform.com
  Note: You will be redirected to a third-party, secured website partnered with our district.
  
  

• Download and submit a form by mail
  • 2021-2022 English Online Income Data Flyer
  • 2021-2022 English Parent Letter
  • 2021-2022 English Income Data Fact Sheet
  • 2021-2022 English Income Data Collection Form
  • 2021-2022 Sample Income Data Collection Form
  • 2021-2022 Spanish Income Data Collection Form
  • 2021-2022 Spanish Parent Letter
  • 2021-2022 Spanish Online Income Data Flyer

All completed forms may be submitted to:
Rochester City School District
131 W. Broad Street
Rochester, NY 14614

Thank you to all parents and guardians for completing this form. Your participation helps to support all students in our schools.

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, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a 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
           Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)       fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3)       email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.