Food Service
Joe Barraco
Director of Dining Services
(203) 245-6371
Substitutes Needed!
Looking for a flexible work schedule plus an opportunity to work with students?
The Madison Public Schools is in need of Teacher and Food Service Substitutes.
Cohen's Bagels
Available at Polson MS and Daniel Hand HS
The district values our relationships with local vendors who provide:
- Cohen's Bagels
- Ashley's Ice Cream
- Fresh produce from Connecticut farms
Our menus include a wide variety of appealing choices that our students love.
All schools offer lots of fresh fruits and veggies at every meal, with an emphasis on produce from local Connecticut farms when in season. Soup is on the menu seasonally.
We bake many of our snack items right here in our cafeterias, and a large assortment of chips and cookies are available.
All schools serve lunch. Breakfast items are also available at Polson Middle School and Daniel Hand High School.
Lunch
Breakfast
Available at Polson Middle School and Daniel Hand High School.
School | Breakfast | Reduced Price Breakfast |
Polson Middle School (before school) |
$3.00 | 30¢ |
Daniel Hand High School | $3.00 | 30¢ |
My Payments Plus
Each MPS student is automatically issued an account for our cashless system in the cafeterias. Parents can login to the My Payments Plus system to view meal purchases, account balances, fund the account and set up low balance alerts.
Funding your account
You can add money to your child’s account using:
- Bank account, Visa/Mastercard.
Paying by card allows you set up automatic funding if the account fall below your chosen amount. My Payments Plus does charge a transaction fee for funding your balance with bank account or credit card. - Check, payable to Madison Public Schools Food Service. Check payments do not incur a transaction fee.
- You may send the check in to school with your child.
- Checks may be sent by US Mail. Please enclose a note with your child’s name, grade, student ID number and how to divide the check if you have multiple children.
- Send to: Joe Barraco, Director of Dining Services
Daniel Hand High School
286 Green Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443
- Send to: Joe Barraco, Director of Dining Services
Complete instructions on how to register are available on the MyPaymentsPlus Website.
Need help? Please contact My Payments Plus for assistance with your account at 1-877-237-0946 or utilize the HELP CENTER at the bottom of their website.
FAQs
- How do I find the nutritional information for the lunch meals?
- Can my K-3 elementary school student buy snacks with their meal card?
- Are substitutions available if my child has a food allergy?
- Is Madison on the National School Lunch program?
- How many fruits and vegetables does my child get with their meal?
- Can I see what my child has purchased with their card?
- How do the meal options change as my student gets older?
- Can I set up Low Balance alerts for my child’s account?
- Is water available for free?
How do I find the nutritional information for the lunch meals?
Can my K-3 elementary school student buy snacks with their meal card?
Are substitutions available if my child has a food allergy?
Is Madison on the National School Lunch program?
How many fruits and vegetables does my child get with their meal?
Can I see what my child has purchased with their card?
How do the meal options change as my student gets older?
Can I set up Low Balance alerts for my child’s account?
Is water available for free?
Free and Reduced Price Application
Madison Public Schools does not participate in the National School Lunch Program. Children who qualify may be eligible to receive lunch for free or at a reduced price. Polson Middle School and Daniel Hand High School students who are eligible for free/reduced priced lunch are also eligible for free/reduced priced breakfast.
2024-2025 Free & Reduced-Price Application
If at any time you are not sure what to do next, please contact Christine Buchetto 203-245-6307
Summer Meals
End Hunger Connecticut! is a statewide anti-hunger and food security organization. Summer Meals are free, nutritious, meals and snacks that are provided to kids and teens, 18 years of age and younger, throughout the summer when school is out.
Madison Youth & Family Services assists citizens in need with various local and state assistance programs, help applying for financial assistance, transportation, food, utility and adult counseling needs. Please contact MYFS directly if you need assistance with summer meals.
If a child has a disability, as determined by a doctor, and the disability prevents the child from eating the regular school meal, the school will make substitutions prescribed by the doctor. If a substitution is needed, there will be no extra charge for the meal. Please call the school for further information.