Bridgeton Public School District

Bridgeton Public School District is not seeking new Corps Members for the 2025-2026 term.

The Mission of the Bridgeton Public School District is to provide multiple pathways for all students to attain the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and to meet the needs of our student population. All students will be provided with the opportunity and resources to succeed through the creation of state-of-the-art safe learning environments which will ultimately enable all students to graduate from high school and become productive members of a global community.

Bridgeton Food Service Department’s Philosophy: “Feeding Education is Always on the Menu.” It is our belief that the cafeteria is an extension of the classroom. The BFSD offers nutritious meals daily along with nutrition education to our staff and students. Our menus emphasize whole grains, fresh produce and low-sodium items that fuel our students’ day. We participate in every program the department of agriculture offers in an effort to provide our students with every opportunity to nourish their bodies. We are labeled a 5 Star Nutrition Hub for participation in breakfast, lunch, after school snack (ASSP), fresh fruit and vegetable (FFVP), supper (At-Risk Dinner), summer feeding, and farm to school programs.

Bridgeton, a town with a strong commitment to preserving its heritage, is located in the southernmost county of New Jersey on the banks of the Cohansey River near the center of the Delaware Bay lowlands. Home to over 2,200 houses and buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Bridgeton is also home to one of New Jersey’s largest exhibits of artifacts related to the Lenni Lenape tribe that first inhabited this land and served as the first farmers of what we now call the Garden State. Cumberland County boasts nearly 70,000 acres of farmland, of which 13,000 is preserved under the New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program, and accounts for nearly 20% of the state’s agricultural market value. It’s no surprise that one of the core values of Bridgeton’s school meals program is connecting their students to their agricultural roots through the local fruits and vegetables that make regular appearances in their cafeterias and classrooms.

Connecting New Jersey kids to local agriculture reinforces our agricultural roots, economy, and unites communities with a shared vision of improving child health and wellbeing. In partnership with our network of service sites, we strive to positively impact the ways New Jersey children experience food in school by using a variety of action-driven and scientifically-backed farm to school efforts including promoting local procurement and student voice and choice in cafeterias, leading hands-on lessons in classrooms and school gardens, and by supporting our community partners to foster the culture of health that’s right for them within each unique school building we serve across the state.