Aramark K-12 Dining Food Service
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Thomas Heagerty, Food Service Director
716.478.4804
theagerty@lockportschools.net
Welcome to Food Services
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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome your student(s) back to Aramark Dining Services for the 2020-2021 school year. During these unprecedented times we want you to know that keeping your students safe while eating with us is our #1 priority.
With the weeks quickly passing, we have been busy working alongside District Administrators to determine what is the safest dining solution and option(s) to offer students when they come back to school.
As we complete our opening preparations, we want to share with you our key areas of focus this year.
- Focus on Students
- Maintain Safe Environments
- Adapt our Operations
- Engage our Teams
With school officially opening for students on September 8th, 2020, we have a lot to accomplish, but we are excited to finally be back with the best customers we know…our kids!
In the time remaining, continue to relax and enjoy the summer. We look forward to the start of the school year.
School Dining FAQ's
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👩🏼🤝🧑🏿Under typical circumstances, cafeterias get very crowded. How will you ensure a safe dining environment for students this school year, as a response to Covid-19?
Keeping students safe while eating with us is our #1 priority. We are constantly working closely alongside District Administrators to prepare and evolve our dining operations to respond to changing needs. Our key areas of focus will be to:
- Introduce more classroom dining; this will help avoid crowds in the cafeteria, when possible
- Use disposable food service items; if non-disposable items are used, they will be handled with gloves and washed with dish soap and hot water, or in a dishwasher
- Offer pre-packaged boxes or bags; this will help avoid sharing food and utensils
- Close or minimize communal spaces; otherwise, keep physical distance of at least 6 feet apart, add physical barriers such as plastic flexible screens if needed, and stagger use of these spaces, while cleaning and disinfecting between use.
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🍕How will meals be distributed while children are remoting learning?
We want to ensure that every student is fed throughout the school year.
Blue Cohort students on Tuesdays will take home three breakfast and three lunches for the three days they are remote learning.
Gold Cohort students on Fridays will take home three breakfast and three lunches for the three days they are remote learning.
Full time Remote Learning students ONLY, will order five days of meals online. Create an account and order online.
- Pick-up time is every Wednesday from 11AM-3PM at the sites below:
- North Park Junior High School – 160 Passaic Avenue - north cafeteria door 4
- Charles Upson Elementary School – 28 Harding Avenue – cafeteria door 6A
- Pick-up time is every Wednesday from 11AM-3PM at the sites below:
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😷What measures are the cafeteria employees taking to ensure a safe and clean environment?
Our Aramark Covid-19 training and tools include a robust re-opening plan that all managers must review with their employees. This includes instructions on cleaning procedures and products, social distancing guidance, workplace hygiene, personal protective equipment, and employee health checks.
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🧼What measures is the school taking to keep food surfaces, furniture (tables and chairs), and equipment clean?
Cleanliness and food safety are a priority for our cafeteria staff. They are trained weekly on following proper safety practices, while implementing increased measures unique to Covid-19. The school cleaning staff is continuously cleaning and disinfecting community spaces. They are trained on appropriate use of cleaning and disinfection chemicals and provided with the personal protective equipment (PPE) required.
MySchool Bucks
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Lockport City Schools is excited to offer MySchoolBucks. This online payment service provides an easy way to pay for items such as extra meals, drinks and ala carte items using your credit/debit card or electronic check. MySchoolBucks provides:
- Convenience: Available 24/7 on the web.
- Efficiency: Make purchases for all your students, even if they attend different schools within the district. Eliminate the need for your students to take money to school.
- Flexibility: Make payments using credit/debit cards and electronic checks.
- Security: MySchoolBucks adheres to the highest security standards, including PCI and CISP.
Enrollment is easy!
If you are already using MySchoolBucks to pay for school meals, your account is already set-up and ready to go! Just login and click on School Store.
- Go to MySchoolBucks and register for a free account.
- Add your students using their school name and student ID.
- Make purchases with your credit/debit card or electronic check. A program fee may apply. You will have the opportunity to review any fees and cancel if you choose, before you are charged.
If you have any questions, email MySchoolBucks directly at support@myschoolbucks.com, phone 1-855-832-5226, or visit MySchoolBucks and click Help.
Payments
The Feed Newsletters
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The Feed: Back to School
Welcome Back! Since the start of the pandemic in March we have served 290,000 meals to the community.
