New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 27 - PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL
Part 30 - STATEWIDE ADEQUACY STANDARDS
Section 6.27.30.17 - FOOD SERVICE STANDARDS
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.27.30.17
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Cafeterias - general requirements. A school facility shall have adequate space and equipment necessary to provide regular meals to students during the school day.
(1) Serving and dining. A school facility
shall have a covered area or space, or combination, to permit students to eat
within the school site, outside of general classrooms. This space may be
multi-purpose and may fulfill more than one adequacy standards requirement not
in conflict with the regular serving and dining function. Dining area shall be
sized for the planned school program capacity or average enrollment to allow
for a meal period requiring no more than three serving periods. The dining area
shall have no less than 15 net sf/seated student.
(2) Serving area(s) accommodating efficient
flow of traffic shall be provided in addition to net sf areas assigned to
dining and food preparation area.
(3) Fixtures equipment, and storage. A school
facility shall have space, fixtures and equipment accessible to the serving
area, in accordance with the standard equipment required, for the preparation,
receipt, storage or service of food to students.
(a) The space, fixtures and equipment shall
be appropriate for the food service program of the school facility and shall be
provided in consideration of the size and location of the facility and
frequency of food service supply deliveries. Food service facilities and
equipment shall comply with the food service and food processing regulations of
the New Mexico department of environment.
(b) Fixtures and equipment should include:
food prep area items, including sink, oven, range, serving area equipment (or
buffet equipment), dishwasher, and cold storage, dry storage and other
appropriate fixture and equipment items.
B. Kitchen. Kitchen and equipment shall comply with either the food preparation kitchen or the serving kitchen standards defined as follows:
(1) Food
preparation kitchen - 2 net sf/meal served minimum based upon the single
largest serving period:
(a) Elementary school:
1,000 net sf minimum.
(b) Middle
school/junior high school: 1,600 net sf minimum.
(c) High school: 1,700 net sf
minimum.
(d) Combination school:
shall provide the elements of the grades served by Subparagraphs (a), (b) and
(c) above without duplication, but meeting the higher standards.
(2) Serving kitchen. Where food is
not prepared on the school site but is delivered prepared, there shall be a
minimum of 200 net sf with a hand wash sink and a phone.
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