Food Service
The Montague Food Service Staff is looking forward to serving your children nutritious, great-tasting meals that support their achievements in school and promote healthy lifestyles. We strive to provide outstanding service and good quality meals.
All meals for the 2024-25 school year are FREE.
Montague Area Public Schools Food Service Department is committed to providing and serving foods that best enhance our students' academic, athletic and personal performance. Montague Food Service Department prepares breakfast and lunch for over 1000 students daily, preschool through 12th grade.
U.S.D.A. guidelines are followed to ensure that our children are offered healthy choices at every age level. Each lunch includes a main entree and side choices of fat free chocolate or white milk, juice, fruit, vegetables and breads. All schools have a salad bar and over a dozen fruit and vegetable choices each day. Parents can also add special instructions to their child's account in order to inform the food service department of allergies and other menu instructions. Montague Area Public Schools participates in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
Complete the Educational Benefits Form to Support Your Child and Our Schools
We need your help! Completing the Educational Benefits Form may qualify your family for valuable programs, and our district can access additional resources.
Benefits for Your Family: ALL meals are free regardless of the completed form.
- Discounts on local cable, college application fees, SAT, and AP class testing.
- Summer EBT assistance: Up to $360 per child for groceries during summer break.
Why It Matters:
This form helps us provide critical technology and educational programs for all students.
Education Benefits Form
How to Apply Online:
1. Visit: [https://montague.familyportal.cloud/
2. Select: APPLY FOR BENEFITS
Or scan the QR code below.
How To Apply (Print and Return to School):
Education Benefit Form
Your Info is Confidential: All information is used only to determine eligibility.
If your family's gross income is at or below the amounts in the chart based on your family size, you qualify for benefits.
Questions? Contact: Dan Gorman | gormand@mapsk12.org
Thank you for supporting Montague Schools!
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
All menu are now available online or with the Nutrislice App available on Appstore or Google Play.
On Line Lunch Payments- Now No Fees!!!
Online payments now can be made from our Family Portal site.
Quick tips for setting up an account to deposit money:
- Must have the student ID number
- Must have the students name the same as we have in our system. (Ex. If we have Jonathon but you put Jon and application it won't work.)
Family Portal helpline:1-877-383-3100.
Email Dan Gorman for account information.
Creating Healthy Schools: Muskegon County
Creating H
Montague Area Public Schools has been a key partner in this initiative. Under the leadership of Food Service Director Dan Gorman, Montague has integrated these principles through its own signature effort, the MAPS Real Food SEED Project. This project connects students with the origins of their meals by collaborating with local farms, partnering with the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center’s Catering & Culinary Program, and incorporating hands‑on food literacy activities into the curriculum. These efforts not only enhance students’ understanding of nutrition and local food systems but also empower them to take active roles in cultivating healthy eating habits.
Through these integrated efforts, Montague Area Public Schools is not only ensuring that students receive nutritious meals but is also cultivating a lasting appreciation for healthy, locally sourced food.
Creating Healthy Schools Website
Creating Healthy Schools Facebook Page
Creating Healthy Schools Instagram
Real Food SEED Project
Student Engagement Every Day
Montague Food Service Department has developed a program called MAPS Real Food SEED (Student Engagement Every Day) Project. The overall goal of the project is to help students make connections to the source of their food and the seasonality of Michigan products, specifically fruits and vegetables. We do this through a number of programs:
- Cultivate Michigan is our collaboration with students from Muskegon Area Career Tech Center’s Catering & Culinary Program who create new recipes from seasonal Michigan products and conduct taste test in all school buildings
- Chef’s Select are items we menu daily that have limited additives and colors with a focus on cleaner nutritional label.
- Harvest of the Month features Michigan fruits and vegetables found locally during each specific month, introducing the concept of seasonality to students. Apples, Winter Squash, Cranberries, Brassica and Dry Beans have been highlighted so far this year. A monthly newsletter with links and videos is developed as a resource for teachers to incorporate Harvest of the Month activities into the classroom.
MAPS Real Food SEED Project Coordinator, Lynn DeVlieg. Lynn can be contacted at devliegl@mapsk12.org.
Meal Accountability Procedures
This procedure establishes a clear student meal purchasing process that ensures student will have a healthy meal, students will be treated with dignity and foster clear, positive communication for students and parents.
