BPS Child Nutrition

🍎 Looking for a leadership role with a family-friendly schedule?

Bismarck Public Schools is hiring a Kitchen Manager at Murphy Elementary School! Help lead a great team while providing nutritious meals that support student success.

✅ Full-time
✅ School calendar schedule
✅ Meaningful work
✅ Starting pay: $21.47/hour

Join the BPS Child Nutrition team and help fuel our students for success every day. If you're passionate about serving students, leading a team, and making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today: https://bismarck.schoolspring.com/

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Our Child Nutrition Director recently presented at the school board meeting, highlighting the incredible work our team has accomplished together throughout this school year. The presentation also showcased how a future central kitchen could positively impact our department, students, and community by creating greater efficiency and increasing our ability to provide more scratch-cooked meals to students across the district, and purchase more locally grown products. We are proud of the work being done every day to feed our students.

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So proud of our team! There are approximately 16,267 children under the age of 18 in Bismarck, ND, and our Child Nutrition team serves an average of over 12,622 meals each day. They are often the first ones in the building each morning, preparing meals and welcoming students as they arrive. We love what we do—because we truly love our students!

Our very own dietician, Joan Knoll, was on ND Today to talk about teens and energy drinks.

It was great to see Joan Knoll, BPS Dietitian, on ND Today discussing teens and energy drinks. 👏

This is an important conversation for families and students — definitely worth the watch!

Check it out here: https://www.kfyrtv.com/video/2026/04/30/nd-today-teens-energy-drinks/

Thank you BPS Child Nutrition for all you do for our students! 💛

Today we celebrate Administrative Professionals Day and the heart of our department — Dar Wixcey!

Not only do we in Child Nutrition know how incredible she is, but all of BPS does too, as she was named BPS Secretary of the Year for 2025–26. Dar is our office “mom,” the one who always has the answers, keeps everyone calm under pressure, and brings a steady, positive presence to everything she does.

She is truly loved by all — especially her Charlie boy.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day, Dar! We are so lucky to have you.

Join us in celebrating Joan on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day! We are proud to have her as part of our team. Joan takes great pride in her work and loves teaching others, especially our students, about nutrition.

Last year, she was inducted into the Bismarck High School Hall of Fame for both her athletic and professional accomplishments. Joan has been with BPS for 16 years, and we are grateful for the dedication and passion she brings to our students every day.

Thank you, Joan, for all that you do for our students! 🎉🥗

We are proud to celebrate our amazing team at Century High School for winning North Dakota’s Tray of the Month homemade soup contest for February! 🏆

Pictured is their delicious, homemade cheeseburger soup paired with a fresh-made-to-order salad from the CHS Sub Hub. This reimbursable meal is available to all students at Century High School, offering a warm, nutritious option made with care right in their own kitchen.

Thank you and congratulations to our outstanding Child Nutrition team at Century High School for all you do for our students each and every day. Your hard work, creativity, and dedication truly make a difference!

We want your recipes for our cookbook!

Head over to www.ndda.nd.gov/cookbook to submit your most delicious creations. 🍽️

School nutrition professionals, early childcare and education staff and local producers are encouraged to submit recipes, and recipes featuring North Dakota-grown or locally sourced ingredients, as well as those that reflect local, regional or culturally significant foods, are encouraged. 🌱

Join our team. Hiring managers at Legacy high school and Wachter Middle school. Assistant positions open at multiple locations.

We're hiring Child Nutrition Managers at Legacy High School and Wachter Middle School!

This position oversees food services and guides personnel. Learn more and apply at www.bismarckschools.org/jobs

It is a little late, but October was Farm to School Month—and we are incredibly proud of the collaboration between Bismarck Public Schools and our local farmers who help make all of this a reality. None of it is simple; there is so much that happens behind the scenes to bring fresh, local food to our students.

Here is some information on what we accomplished this year:

We are excited to see what the next year brings!