school district · New York, NY
NYC Public Schools publicly identifies Majlis Ash-Shura as its current Halal School Lunch Program oversight provider through December 30, 2026.
NYC Public Schools says halal food options are available at every school and describes an expanded program in which participating kitchens are inspected, certified, and monitored. The April 23, 2025 Panel for Educational Policy agenda names Majlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan New York, Inc. for citywide program support, food review and certification, kitchen-staff training, facility certification, and inspections under an 18-month term from July 1, 2025 through December 30, 2026. The meeting minutes show that contract item 16 passed unanimously. This establishes a current named oversight provider for participating schools; it does not mean every school kitchen or every item served across the system is certified.
The public claim and scope
NYC Public Schools states that halal food options are available at every school and that an expanded certified halal menu is available on request. It says participating kitchens must be inspected and comply with a Halal Food Safety Management system before certification.
The every-school statement concerns option availability. The certification and inspection language applies to kitchens that join the Halal Food Program; it does not establish that every school kitchen is certified.
How approval or assurance is publicly described
Majlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan New York, Inc.
The approved 2025 contract identifies Majlis Ash-Shura as the provider responsible for review and certification of DOE-procured food items, kitchen-staff training, and facility certification. Its service schedule includes initial inspection or annual recertification, announced and unannounced maintenance inspections, failed-inspection remediation, and menu review. The agenda says Majlis uses a review committee of imams representing different schools of Islamic law to review and certify halal products and kitchen facilities.
What is publicly established
- NYC Public Schools says halal food options are available at every school and an expanded certified menu is available on request.
- The current page says participating kitchens must be inspected and comply with a Halal Food Safety Management system to become certified.
- The approved April 2025 contract names Majlis Ash-Shura for continuation of the Halal School Lunch Program at participating schools citywide through December 30, 2026.
- The contract describes food review and certification, kitchen-staff training, facility certification, annual recertification, announced and unannounced maintenance inspections, remediation inspections, and menu review.
- The April 23, 2025 minutes show that contract item 16 was approved unanimously, 17-0-0.
What is not publicly established
- A current public NYCPS list identifying every participating or certified school kitchen.
- School-specific certificate numbers, certificate dates, current inspection reports, or the exact certified scope at each location.
- A public product-by-product certification list connecting each current menu item to a reviewed DOE procurement record.
- Final approval or the term of the additional extension requested in the September 24, 2026 City Record notice.
What this means in practice
Families can trace the current citywide program for participating schools to a named oversight provider and a publicly approved contract. For a particular school or menu item, they should still confirm whether that kitchen participates in the certified program and request its current certificate or inspection record.
Evidence boundary: The approved contract establishes the provider, term, and contracted oversight work, but it does not independently verify day-to-day execution at every school or establish that every NYCPS kitchen and meal is certified. A September 2026 committee notice requests another extension; because that notice is a pending request, this record does not treat it as final approval. This record does not determine legal compliance or issue an independent religious ruling.
Opened sources
Source 1: Food Service for Principals, School Administration & Charter Schools
New York City Public Schools · Observed 2026-09-24
“Halal food options are available at every school.” The page also describes an expanded certified halal menu, kitchen inspection, certification, and maintenance inspections.
Source 2: April 2024 Contracts Agenda — Halal School Lunch Support Services
New York City Department of Education · Observed 2026-09-24
The agenda named Majlis Ash-Shura for review and certification of procured food, kitchen-staff training, facilities certification, and inspections for a term ending June 30, 2025.
Source 3: April 23, 2025 Contracts Agenda, Item 16 — Majlis Halal School Lunch Support Services Extension
New York City Public Schools — Panel for Educational Policy · Observed 2026-09-24
Agenda item 16 names Majlis Ash-Shura, sets the contract term at July 1, 2025 through December 30, 2026, and describes food review and certification, kitchen-staff training, facility certification, annual recertification, announced and unannounced inspections, remediation, and menu review.
Source 4: Minutes of Action — April 23, 2025 PEP Meeting
New York City Public Schools — Panel for Educational Policy · Observed 2026-09-24
The minutes state that contract items 4–18 and 20–21 passed unanimously, 17-0-0; the Majlis extension was contract item 16.
Source 5: September 24, 2026 Committee on Contracts Agenda — Majlis Extension Request
The City Record — New York City Public Schools · Observed 2026-09-24
The notice says OFNS is requesting another Majlis contract extension for Halal Lunch Consulting support services citywide. The recommendation remains contingent on no competing expressions of interest by October 1, 2026, so this source is not treated as final approval.
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