About us
The Norwalk Community School District Nutrition Department participates in the National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs and follows the regulations under the guidance of the USDA. All breakfast and lunch menus adhere to strict nutritional guidelines set forth by the USDA and meet age appropriate dietary recommendations.
The mission of the Nutrition Department is to provide exceptional service to our customers while providing them not only with nutritious and appealing meal options, but also with compassion and kindness.
The department currently has over 25 staff members. Each cafeteria has a minimum of 2 employees who are currently Serv-Safe Certified through the National Restaurant Association. Last school year, the Nutrition Department served 359,662 lunch meals to the students in Norwalk. We also served over 75,000 student breakfast meals. Students at the secondary campuses have access to various a la carte options. All beverage and snack options sold in the cafeteria meet the standards established by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Meal account balances can be paid at norwalk.revtrak.net.
We are proud of the food served to the students in Norwalk. Breakfast is served at each cafeteria before the start of the school day beginning at 7:30 each morning, unless school is delayed due to inclement weather.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Resources
If you have questions about your child’s lunch account please contact Michelle Stockwell.
Disability-Medical Condition Statement Form
The Disability-Medical Condition Statement Form is to allow for food substitutions for students with medical disabilities requiring lunch alternatives.
Student Wellness Assessment Tool
View the Student Wellness Assessment Tool (PDF)
Free and Reduced Meals
Children need healthy meals to learn. The Norwalk Community School District offers healthy meals every school day. Your child(ren) may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals, as well as other programs in the District such as the waiver of school fees. You may apply online at www.schoolcafe.com or find the paper application below. If you have any questions, please contact the Nutrition Department at 515-981-9876.
Meal Assistance Application for the Upcoming 2025-2026 School Year
Feeding American Program
The Facts
- 1 in 5 children does not have enough to eat in Iowa
- Up to 5,000 children (K -6th grade) are served each week through the BackPack Program
- 138 sites in 31 Iowa counties participate in the program
What Participating Children Receive
- Two Breakfast Items
- Two 100% juice/veg boxes
- Two fruit items
- Two snack items
- Two shelf-stable servings of milk
- One main meal
- One individual sized nut butter
How to Help
- Donate funds – For approximately $4 a week, you can provide a backpack full of food to a child in need
- Volunteer – Groups or individuals are needed on a monthly basis to set-up, pack and assemble more than 4,000 sacks of food for participating children
Questions/Contacts
For eligibility to participate in the Norwalk program
Rodney Martinez
515-981-1855
Questions
Please contact the Food Bank of Iowa
515-564-0330
Negative Meal Accounts
Resource for negative meal accounts
The Nutrition Department would like to provide parents with a resource that is available to your family if you applied for meal assistance, but did not qualify. Due to the generosity of members of the community, and the Norwalk Ministerial Association, if you are in need of financial assistance to help with school meal balances, you may reach out to www.norwalkhelp.org.
Notice Regarding Collections of Negative Student Lunch Accounts
The Nutrition Department would like to remind parents that delinquent student meal accounts will be sent to a third party collection agency. A delinquent account is any individual student account that is over $5 negative as of the 1st each month.
Students in grades K-12 will continue to be provided with one breakfast and one lunch meal per day if they do not bring an alternate meal from home, but the account will continue to accumulate meal charges even after the account has been submitted to collections.
Parents should enroll in the District’s online student meal account program at www.schoolcafe.com to monitor account balances and register for low balance email alerts. (Parents with students in grades 6-12 need to select Norwalk High School when enrolling in the program.)
If you do not have Internet access, the Nutrition Department is happy to provide you with a balance via telephone. Please phone 515-981-9876 if you have questions.
The District may assess a $25 administrative fee on any delinquent account.
Contact Us
1130 W North Ave.
Norwalk, Iowa 50211-1534
Phone: 515-981-0676
Fax: 515-981-0559