A preschool through grade 8 Dorchester neighborhood school 
Lunch Program
A healthy school nutrition environment provides students with consistent, reliable health information. Good nutrition is essential for optimal learning. The classroom and lunch program provide clear and consistent messages that explain and reinforce healthy eating and physical activity habits.
Lunch Program
School lunches are ordered from ETC and follow the National School Lunch program requirements. The program is allergy aware. The school provides balanced meals with low-fat milk.
Water is available in the cafeteria to all students during the school day and lunch periods.
Click the link here to choose from the monthly menu.
Breakfast Program
The Before School Program provides breakfast, every morning and served in the classroom, for the children who orders breakfast. The After School Program provides healthy snacks for all children staying after the regular school day.
Please note: Soft drinks, candy, and other non-nutritional foods are NOT sold in the cafeteria. NO peanut products or byproducts are allowed in any of the Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy cafeterias and/or classrooms. Due to student food allergies, students are NOT allowed to share food during either snack or lunch in any of the Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy cafeterias and/or classrooms. In the interest of fairness to all students and to encourage healthy eating habits, fast food and /or take-out food are NOT allowed in any of the Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy cafeterias.
Meal Charge Policy
All campuses of Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy participate in CEP (Community Eligibility Program). Students attending any of the campuses can get a free breakfast or lunch.
The state of Massachusetts also has Universal Free lunch so that students will be able to have a meal for free.
Parents order breakfast and lunch through the ezschoolapps.com website. Choices save automatically and no payment is due when the parent is finished ordering for their child/ren.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDSA) 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 a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/document/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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 the 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:(883) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- Email:Program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
School lunches are ordered from ETC and follow the National School Lunch program requirements. Each month families choose from a variety of healthy options for their student.