We proudly serve healthy, delicious meals to Niskayuna students every day.
Allergy Aware, Allergy Prepared
Please be advised, there have been recent changes to the District’s practices around nuts in schools and other allergy protocols, which have gone into effect this school year. For more information please refer to the Allergy Aware, Allergy Prepared page.
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
The link below will bring you to our digital meal menus. These can be sorted by school, allergens and other information about products and ingredients.
Niskayuna Digital Breakfast & Lunch Menus (most accurate/updated)
November Lunch Menu – Elementary Schools
November Lunch Menu – Middle Schools
November Lunch Menu – High School
Available Daily & Gluten-Free Options
If you have any problem accessing menus on this page, please contact communications@niskyschools.org.
Breakfast Information
Breakfast is available at all schools. Learn more about breakfast options
Free and Reduced Price Meals Information
Children of families that meet certain income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free or reduced price meals. Families can apply at any time. Please note: an application result from Titan, not LINQ Connect will be emailed to you.
- Apply Online for Free and Reduced Meals NEW!
- Downloadable Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals (2024-25 school year)
- Translated meal applications available here
(Available in Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, and in an additional 49 languages)
LINQ Connect Prepaid Meal Accounts
We use LINQ Connect to enable families to pay for school lunches and manage their child’s account online. LINQ Connect allows parents to:
- Set low-balance reminders
- Set up automatic meal payments and transfer funds between students
- Create spending limits for the account
- Manage your account using the LINQ Connect app available in the Apple App store and Google Play
- View school lunch menus directly in the app
- iPhone – Apple Store
- Android – Google Play Store
To sign-up and access the online service, visit https://www.linqconnect.com/. From this site you can create an account and add money to your child’s school meal account. When creating your account for the first time, you will need your child’s name and birth date or student ID number. You can find your student ID number in the PowerSchool Parent Portal on the Student Information page.
2024 Summer EBT Information from OTDA
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- Benefits are currently being issued to eligible children in kindergarten through grade 12 who attend public school and received a letter in the mail that benefits will be issued to an existing Pandemic-EBT card that was used to access their P-EBT benefits. If you no longer have this P-EBT card, follow these instructions to request a replacement card.
- During the first two weeks of August, benefits will be issued to eligible children in kindergarten through grade 12 who attend public school and received a letter in the mail saying that a new Summer EBT card will be mailed to them. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for Summer EBT benefit cards to arrive in the mail. Information about how to activate/PIN a Summer EBT card is available here.
- Eligible students who attend non-public school (private, religious, or independent schools) are expected to begin receiving benefits in late August into September.
- Children determined eligible through an application will receive benefits beginning in late August through October 2024, depending on when the application was submitted. All children determined eligible through an application will be mailed a new Summer EBT food benefit card.
- Children who became newly eligible for summer EBT because they were enrolled in Medicaid or SNAP, or certified for free meals by their school at the end of the school year, are expected to receive benefits in October 2024.
Food Assistance Resources
Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder
Address: 837 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY 12307
St. Luke’s Pastoral Center & Daily Bread Food Pantry
Address: 1247 State Street REAR, Schenectady, NY 12304
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
Address: 965 Albany-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110
Protection Against Discrimination
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), disability, age, 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 responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf(link is external), from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, 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 USDA by:
- Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - Email:
program.intake@usda.gov(link is external)
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Policies and Statements
Board of Education Policy 5660: School Food Service, Charging Meals and Meal Shaming