Welcome to the Food Services page. Here, you’ll find information about our daily school meal programs, interactive menus, Halal certifications, and summer nutrition initiatives.
The Annual Food Services Wellness Meeting will take place on Dec. 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Contact Us
(313) 827-3065
18700 Audette St
Dearborn, MI 48124
Food Services Leadership Team
Emiona Kreste, B.S, CND
Food Service Director
krestee@dearbornschools.org
(313) 827-3065
Stacey Meloche
Food Services Liaison
melochs@dearbornschools.org
(313) 827-3065
Hisam Chowdhury
Resident District Manager, SFE
chowdhh@dearbornschools.org
(313) 827-3065
Child Nutrition Coordinator, SFE
(313) 827-3065
Osman Gencyuz
District Chef, SFE
gencyuo@dearbornschools.org
(313) 827-3065
Hussein Alkaaby
General Manager, SFE
alkaabh@dearbornschools.org
(313) 827-3065
Our Mission
IWe work to create a healthy and nutritious environment that promotes learning and wellness.
Dearborn Public Schools serves nutritious meals every full school day. The district participates in the Community Eligibility Program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s School Lunch Program and offers free lunch and breakfast to most of our kindergarten to 12th grade students, regardless of family income. Breakfast is available in the school cafeteria. Contact your child’s school to learn what door they should enter for breakfast. Elementary schools serve breakfast from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m., middle schools from 8 to 8:20 a.m. and high schools from 7:25 to 7:45 a.m.
Partnership with SFE
Dearborn Schools proudly began a partnership with Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE) on July 1, 2019. SFE is a culinary-based foodservice management company dedicated exclusively to K-12 nutrition. Focused on nourishing students to reach their highest potential, the company provides superior food with more focus on “fresh-from-scratch,” more menu options and more onsite support than any other K-12 provider. SFE has partnerships in school districts spread across 15 states serving more than 300 million meals per year.
SFE is committed to the nutritional well-being of every student and staff member in the Dearborn School community, fueling students to reach their highest potential. In fact, the company brings a fresh, culinary approach that contrasts with that of traditional school cafeterias, where meals are traditionally pre-packaged and highly processed.
Throughout the school year, SFE also offers nutrition education classes and events that are community-interactive, involving students, staff and parents. These regular events include health fairs, farmer’s markets, and food demonstrations. They also include SFE’s own “Roving Chef” program, designed to teach kids about culinary skills and nutrition principles– right in the kitchen, alongside a real chef.
Menus & Nutrition Information
Interactive school menus, along with complete nutrition information, are available through can be found here. Note the website and app can be set to display in Arabic or a number of other languages.
If you are interested in food pantries in your area, here are some links:
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
https://foodfinder.us/
Halal Certification
Dearborn Public Schools ensures all meats served in our schools are certified Halal. Certificates for our products can be found here.
Payment for A la Carte and Adult Meals
While students will not need money to buy meals, schools will continue to offer individual items for sale in their cafeteria such as milk and snacks. Students will need money in hand or in their student account to buy those items. Money can be send via cash or check with your child to school. To check their account balance, log into your ParentConnect (hyperlink) account.
Adult Meal Prices:
Breakfast: $3.50 + tax
Lunch: $6.25 + tax
Salad bar/single entree: $4.00
Special Dietary Needs
If your child has special dietary needs, changes can be made to your child’s school breakfast and/or lunch at no extra charge, with the proper documentation from a physician. If your child has special dietary needs, please contact your child’s school to learn more.
Careers
Our foodservice team at Dearborn Public Schools is top notch! Looking for a fulfilling career with an opportunity to make a difference in your community? We are hiring team members for our department at various locations. No experience? No problem!
Qualified candidates can expect:
Part-time hours (4 to 6 hours/day)
Summers, nights weekends and holidays off
Health and retirement benefits
A fun, team environment
It is the policy of Dearborn Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, religion, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information as required by federal or state law.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
Email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.