Community Use of Kitchens
The kitchen facilities located in each Seattle
Public Schools building are licensed by the King County Health
Department to be operated by Nutrition Services staff. The
kitchens' contain food products along with kitchen utensils and
commercial food service equipment used by NS staff for cooking,
storing and holding food served to students and staff. The
equipment and supplies are the property of Nutrition Services and
must be properly operated and maintained so they are always
available and functioning for use by NS staff.
In-order to protect the equipment and supplies
and maintain the wholesomeness of food/supplies stored in the
kitchen/stockroom, school kitchen facilities may not be used for
anything other than preparing and serving school meals without
prior written approval from the NS Department. Once approval
has been granted arrangements must be made for a NS staff member or
members to be present and on-site during the event. The staff
member(s) will be responsible for supervising the use of equipment
and supplies along with assisting with any food preparation that
takes place in the school kitchen. The community group
utilizing the kitchen facility will be billed for the labor charges
associated with the use of a school kitchen. The guidelines
and procedures below provide the details of how to apply for
approval to use a kitchen facility and what expectations the
group(s) must meet.
Procedures for receiving approval to use school kitchen
facilities.
- Obtain a permit to utilize a building facility
from Building Rentals at the District Logistics
Center. Building Rentals can be contacted by telephone by
dialing (206) 252-0640.
- Contact the Nutrition Services office to arrange
for approval to use a school kitchen. Nutrition Services can
be contacted by telephone by dialing (206) 252-0675.
- When a building permit and approval to use a
building/kitchen facility has been issued, Nutrition Services will
coordinate the scheduling of the appropriate staff to be on-site
during the event to supervise the proper use and cleaning of the
facility.
The expectations for any group or organization using kitchen
facilities will be as follows:
- All community groups requesting the use of a
kitchen facility are responsible for the total cost of all food,
disposable paper products (plasticware, plates, foil, film, etc),
cleaning supplies and any labor charges associated with the use of
the school kitchen.
- The labor charges charged by Nutrition Services
for the use of a school kitchen are based on the current pay scale
for Nutrition Services lunchroom staff including benefits. The
minimum labor charge is for three hours. There will be an
additional charge for weekends and holidays. The projected
labor costs will be provided to the requesting group based on
information provided to NS at the time of receiving
approval. Charges will reflect the actual time worked and
submitted by the assigned staff.
- A Nutrition Services employee must be on duty at
all times during the use of kitchen facilities. Two lunchroom
personnel will be scheduled for every ten people working in the
kitchen.
- The community group person designated as being
responsible for the use of the kitchen must meet with the lunchroom
manager to discuss the use of equipment and kitchen utensils and
the need for designated storage space. Storing food products
in a refrigerator and/or freezer must be approved by the lunchroom
Manager and meet WA State food regulation guidelines.
- Lunchroom dishes or silverware will not be
used.
- Lunchroom furniture and kitchen equipment may
not be removed from the room in which they belong.
- The group is responsible for leaving kitchen
completely clean and in order.
- The cost of replacing or repairing any equipment
or supplies damaged or removed from the kitchen facility during an
event will be charged back to the community group.
- For safety reasons, students and small children
are not allowed in the kitchen.
- NO alcohol is allowed on school premises
Questions should be directly to the Nutrition
Services Office at 252-0675
Page updated: 8/15/06
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Questions or Comments to Tom Ogg
