Plant-Based Options

Starting in January 2025, Organic Life, the district's K-8 foodservice provider, will begin offering Plant-Based options alongside traditional entrees on our menus. This will include Plant-Based meatballs, burgers, chicken nuggets, chicken patties and chicken tenders. Grades K-5 menus will reflect the added options and students will be able to choose Plant-Based "Entree E" in the morning when they choose their lunch entree in the classroom.

Grades 6-8 will find the Plant-Based entrée options alongside the traditional options in the cafeterias. Signs will be posted. We are excited to take this step to provide Plant-Based items to the students!

Local Sites that Serve Summer Meals


Elementary/Middle School Menus


High School Menus

Free and Reduced Meals

If you believe your household qualifies for free or reduced meals based on the current USDA Income Eligibility Guidelines, please complete the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) application. To obtain a form in another language, please visit the USDA Free Free and Reduced application site.

Determination letters will be mailed once the application has been processed. Please retain the letter for your records. 

Students directly certified by the State of Illinois in July will not need to complete a Food or Fee Waiver application.

For Food Waiver assistance, please call 331.228.6529.

To apply for a Fee Waiver, please visit the Fees & Fee Waiver page.

For Fee Waiver assistance, please call 331.228.4927.


Elementary & Middle School

The elementary and middle schools food service vendor is OrganicLife. 

The elementary and middle schools participate in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and are subject to USDA guidelines.

Under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and the National School Lunch Program, the required components of a “meal” to be offered include: 

  • fluid milk
  • grains
  • meat/meat alternates
  • fruits
  • vegetables. 

(Students are required to take at least 3 of the 5 components offered and one component must be a fruit or vegetable.)

For the School Breakfast Program (SBP), the required components of a “meal” to be offered include: 

  • fluid milk
  • grains and/or meat/meat alternatives
  • fruits and/or vegetables. 

(Students are required to take at least 3 of the 4 components offered.)

2024-2025 Lunch & Breakfast Meal Prices:

Elementary Breakfast - $2.00
Reduced Breakfast - $0.30*

Elementary Lunch - $3.50
Reduced Lunch - $0.40 *

Middle School Breakfast - $2.00
Reduced Breakfast - $0.30*

Middle School Lunch - $3.75
Reduced Lunch - $0.40*

Milk - $0.60 (when purchased separately from meals)
A la carte items - prices vary

Charging Policy:

There may be times when a student is in need of charging a meal due to forgetting his/her lunch money. District 303 has a policy in place to support these times.

  • Hunger-Free Students Bill of Rights: Students will be allowed to choose a lunch regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay or has a negative balance on their meal account.
  • Meals are considered full reimbursable meals and will continue to be debited from the student’s meal account.
  • Electronic notifications will be sent on the 15th of every month. Once a student balance is negative, only a value meal purchase will be allowed.
  • Unpaid student accounts, including student fee accounts and student meal accounts, are subject to collections.
  • Please note that ala carte items including single cartons of milk, may not be charged to a negative balance account.

High School

The High School food service vendor is Quest Food Management Services.

The High Schools do NOT participate in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) nor in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); however, a variety of healthy and delicious meals are offered daily along with an extensive selection of a la carte items.

Detailed nutrition information for menu items can be found on the FDMealPlanner app.


Charging Policy:

Electronic notifications will be sent on the 15th of every month when a student has a negative balance. Once a student balance is negative, only a value meal purchase will be allowed.

Please note that ala carte items including single cartons of milk, may not be charged to a negative balance account.

Unpaid student accounts, including student fee accounts and student meal accounts, are subject to collections.


At QuestFood our mission is to provide the communities we serve with fresh, high-quality food, exceptional responsiveness and intensely personal service. Our vision is to build the most enduring relationships in the Industry by what we do and how we do it. At QuestFood our values are centered on Integrity, Responsiveness, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence

Wellness Committee

The District 303 Wellness Committee is made up of administrators, teachers, health professionals and parents who provide support for and promote wellness activities and initiatives in all schools as they relate to School Board Policy 6:50. These activities may include healthy eating, physical activity, and wellness curriculum. 


Parents who are interested in participating may contact Wendy Sedwick at 331.228.4927.  Click here to view the Wellness page.

WS Wendy Sedwick

Coordinator of Business Services/Food Service Director