Food Services

General Information

The New Castle Area School Food Service Department is dedicated to providing healthy and exciting meal choices for our students!

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 includes the follow guidelines:

  • All beverages will have less then 2 grams of sugar per serving unless naturally occurring sugars.
  • All milk will be 1% milk fat or skim.
  • All snack items must have whole grain or fruit as the first ingredient.
  • All ice cream products are either low fat or contain no more then 25% sugar by weight.
  • All Breads, Grains, and Pizza Crusts are Whole Grain.
  • In order to qualify for a meal, a student MUST take a fruit or vegetable.

As a District we are able to offer breakfast & lunch at no cost to call of our students as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program. More information on this program can be found at:

https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/community-eligibility-provision-resource-center

New Castle Area School District is Proud to use Local Products whenever possible.  All of our milk comes from Marburger’s Dairy.

We also have a Great Partnership with Apple Castle, and they are the exclusive provider of apples served to our students.

Now Accepting Online Payments!

The New Castle Area School District now offers an online payment solution for students’ cafeteria accounts.  If interested in adding money to your child’s cafeteria account, setting up automatic payments, and/or tracking your child’s purchases, please visit: https://www.schoolcafe.com/NEWCASTLEAREASD
Thank you!

Student Wellness Policy

Please click HERE for the Student Wellness Policy (#246).
Please Note:  Members of the community are welcome to be a part of the Wellness Committee.  Interested individuals should contact:
Jeremy Bergman, NCASD Food Services Director
 724-656-4700   Ext. 1353 

Non-discrimination 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), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, 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 agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, 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:

  1. Mail:
    Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
    1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
    Alexandria, VA 22314; or

  2. Fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

  3. Email:
    FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov
This institution is an Equal Opportunity provider.