Free & Reduced Price Meals
If you believe your children qualify for free or reduced priced meals, we encourage you to complete your application promptly. You may obtain an application from your child's school office or your kitchen manager. This not only helps extend your budget, but may also assist your school in receiving additional "at risk" funding. Although we are allowed 10 operating days to process applications, we will process your application as quickly as possible. YOU MUST PAY FULL PRICE FOR MEALS, UNTIL THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: If your student was approved for free and reduced meals in our school district last year, we automatically extend the free and reduced status for the first twenty operating days of the next school year. Approval of your application cannot be retroactive to meals already served. Even if you do not wish your child to participate in free or reduced price meals, we encourage you to complete and submit an application if you would qualify so the district can earn additional money for the General Fund. We treat your student's free and reduced status as highly confidential. If your income changes and you believe you qualify for free or reduced meals, you may complete an application at any time during the school year. You may obtain an application from your child's school office or your kitchen manager. If your student is approved for free or reduced meals, we encourage you and your student to take advantage of this valuable benefit, which helps stretch your family budget.
How to Apply (pdf)
Privacy Act Statement: This explains how we will use the information you give us.
The National School Lunch Act requires the information on this application. You do not have to give the information, but if you do not, we cannot approve your children for free or reduced price meals. The Social Security Number of the adult household member who signs the application is required unless you list a Food Stamp case number, OR if you are applying for a foster child. You must check the "I do not have a Social Security Number" box if the adult household member signing the application does not have a Social Security Number. We WILL use your information to see if your children are eligible for free or reduced price meals, to run the program, and to enforce the rules of the program. We MAY share your eligibility information with education, health, and nutrition programs to help them evaluate, fund, or determine benefits for their programs, auditors for program reviews, and law enforcement officials to help them look into misuse of program rules.