From Anne Merry, Cafeteria Manager
Welcome to Andover Elementary School. I am sure you will find AES to be an excellent place for your child to grow and learn. We hope that while your child is a student here, he/she will find the Food Service Program full of delicious and healthy choices to help your student learn and grow.
School Meal Information
Children need healthy meals to learn. The Coventry-Andover School Nutrition Service offers healthy meals every school day. For school year (SY) 2026-27 breakfast is FREE and lunch $3.25. Your children may qualify for either free meals or reduced-price meals. Please note that the is NO COST FOR BREAKFAST this 26-27 school year, reduced-price school meals at NO COST for lunch this 26-27 school year. Student breakfast is free and reduced lunch is free.
Daily Breakfast/Lunch
Lunch: $3.35 Reduced Lunch: $0.00
Breakfast: $0.00 Reduced Breakfast: $0.00
Milk: $0.75 Snack $1.25
If you would like to apply for meal benefits, please go to https://family.schoolcafe.com and file your application electronically. If you haven’t yet done so, you will need to create an account on the family hub. Your student’s ID number can be found on your Annual Permissions and Agreements Form, which you received in your PowerSchool parent account. As a reminder, this new system contains a free and easy app called “School Café Family Hub” which will make online payments easier for parents. You can download the app to your phone and/or access from a website. You will be able to use this to add money to your child’s lunch account instantly and easily at any time.
Alternately, you may fill out the attached form and return it to your child’s school. If you need assistance, please contact Courtney Haines at 860-742-4535 or chaines@coventryct.org.
If you have received a letter from the school food service notifying you of your eligibility for free meals for the 2025-2026 school year through direct certification, you do not need to complete an application.
Also included is Addendum A which should be completed and returned with your application if you wish your eligibility information to be used for other programs, such as discounted technology and WiFi programs, waived fees for chrome books and testing, and more. Please fill out addendum A and return it to kitchen staff or email chaines@coventryct.org.
If you have completed an online application, you can note under information sharing that you would like to receive these benefits. Addendum B refers to Connecticut’s Husky Health Program and Addendum C provides information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly Food Stamps).
We encourage all families to complete the meal benefit application. Please be assured that no student will ever be refused a meal due to insufficient funds. For your reference, the district’s charging policy is attached.
If you have any questions, please contact Courtney Haines, Director of Food Services at 860-742-4535 or chaines@coventryct.org.
Important Documents
We have moved to a new lunch platform called School Cafe. Please create an account by going to https://family.schoolcafe.com/. You will access Andover by first selecting Coventry School District and then Andover Elementary School. Return Free & Reduced applications to : Kitchen Staff / mail: Coventry Food Services 1776 Main St. Coventry, CT 06238 / Email : CHaines@coventryct.org or Fill out in School Café https://family.schoolcafe.com/
Remaining change Family Letter
Application For Free & Reduced Lunch
Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela
National School Lunch Program Participant
Each meal served must meet strict USDA dietary guidelines. A meal may consist of three to five components, as long as one is a fruit or vegetable. Fruit or Vegetable must be served with breakfast and lunch. Breakfast pastry and cereal are whole grain, reduced sugar, and reduced fat.
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