We are committed to ensuring that all students have access to healthy meals that meet their needs. If your child has a special need that affects their diet, we can provide meal modifications or substitutions.

requesting special meals

To help ensure that children with disabilities have the same opportunities as other children to receive an education, federal legislation mandates that federal school nutrition programs are required to provide special dietary accommodations for these students by providing reasonable substitutions to the regular meal for children whose disabilities restrict their diets when a recognized medical authority certifies the need.

Faamolemole silasila i le Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs (November 4, 2021) memo ma fa'apipi'i nei mo nisi fa'amatalaga:

• Fa'aopoopo A (PDF) – Exchange information with the student’s Primary Care Physician
• Fa'aopoopo B (PDF) – Exchange the Public Health Nursing Consultation Report and information with the Department
• Fa'apipi'i C (PDF with form fillable J-1 Form) – Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in School Nutrition Programs
  • J-1 Pepa (PDF) Fill out PART I of this form to request a meal modification for your child. Have a licensed health care professional, such as a doctor, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner fill out PART II of the form and then submit it to your school. For more information, please reach out to your Special Dietary Designee (SDD) at your child’s school.
  • Faamolemole silasila Fa'aliliuina Pepa & Pepa vaega oi lalo mo Pepa J-1 ua faaliliuina.

• Fa'aopoopo D (PDF) – Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs Checklist
• Carbohydrate counts for the 2025-26 school year (Excel) 'aiga o le taeao, 'aiga o le aoauli pe a uma le a'oga ma filifiliga AlaCarte.
• Pork Containing Foods for the 2025-26 school year (PDF)

If you have any other questions about special diets, please email the Lala o Auaunaga Tau A'oga.

Fa'aliliuina fomu & Pepa

Fill out Attachment J-1 Form for accommodating children with special dietary needs.

FA'AALIGA E LE FA'AVA'I USDA

E tusa ai ma tulafono a le feterale o aia tatau a le malo ma le US Department of Agriculture (USDA) tulafono ma faiga faavae, e faasaina lenei faalapotopotoga mai le faailoga tagata i luga o le faavae o le lanu, lanu, tupuaga o le atunuu, itupa (e aofia ai le faasinomaga o alii ma tamaitai ma feusuaiga), le atoatoa, tausaga, po o le taui ma sui mo gaoioiga muamua o aia tatau a tagata lautele.

E mafai ona maua fa'amatalaga o polokalame i gagana e ese mai le Igilisi. O tagata e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa e mana'omia isi auala feso'ota'iga e maua mai ai fa'amatalaga o le polokalame (fa'ata'ita'iga, Patupatu, lolomi tetele, lipine fa'alogo, Gagana Fa'ailoga Amerika), e tatau ona fa'afeso'ota'i le setete e nafa ma le ofisa fa'apitonu'u o lo'o fa'atautaia le polokalame po'o le USDA's TARGET Center i le (202) 720-2600 (leo ma le TTY) pe fa'afeso'ota'i le USDA e ala i le Federal Relay Service ile (800) 387.

Ina ia fa'aulu se fa'aseā fa'ailoga tagata o le polokalame, e tatau i le Fa'aseā ona fa'atumu se Pepa AD-3027, USDA Programme Fa'ailoga Fa'ailoga Fa'ailoga e mafai ona maua i luga ole laiga ile: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, mai so'o se ofisa USDA, e ala i le vala'au (866) 632-9992, po'o le tusiina o se tusi e fa'atatau i le USDA. E tatau ona iai i le tusi le igoa o lē ua tagi, tuatusi, numera o le telefoni, ma se fa'amatalaga tusitusia o le tu'ua'iga fa'ailoga tagata i se fa'amatalaga lava e logoina ai le Failautusi Fesoasoani mo Aia Tatau a Tagata (ASCR) e uiga i le natura ma le aso o le tu'ua'ia o le soliga o aia tatau. O le pepa faʻatumu AD-3027 poʻo le tusi e tatau ona tuʻuina atu i le USDA e:

• meli:
  US Department of Agriculture
  Ofisa o le Failautusi Fesoasoani mo Aia Tatau a Tagata
  1400 Independence Avenue, SW
  Uosigitone, DC 20250-9410; pe
• fesi:
  (833) 256-1665 poʻo (202) 690-7442; pe
• imeli:
  [email protected]

O lenei fa'alapotopotoga e tu'uina atu avanoa tutusa.