AUXILIARY SERVICES

Series 700

Policy Title: Free or Reduced-Price Meals Eligibility Code No.:          704

Students enrolled and attending school in the school district, who meet the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) eligibility guidelines, will be provided school nutrition program services at no cost or at a reduced price. The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of students who are eligible for free and reduced-priced meals.

The district shall annually notify all families of the availability, eligibility criteria, and application procedures for free or reduced-price meals in accordance with state and federal law.

It shall be the responsibility of the Food Service Director to determine the eligibility of students for free or reduced-priced school nutrition programs, in accordance with criteria established by state and federal law. If school personnel have knowledge of a student who is in needs of free or reduced-price meals, school personnel should contact the Food Service Director. Employees, students not qualified for free meals and others will be required to pay for meals consumed.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative regulations for implementing this policy.

Date of Adoption/Review/Revision:

July 1979

August 21, 1990

August 1992

August 1995

June 1999

June 2001

June 2004

July 2007

July 2010

August 2013

August 2017

October 2021

AUXILIARY SERVICES

Series 700

Policy Title: Eligibility for Meals at a Reduced Cost Regulation Code No.: 704.1

Procedures for provision of free or reduced-price meals:

1. For the purpose of these guidelines, a meal served at forty (40) cents or less is a reduced-price meal.

2. Type A meals meeting established nutritional requirements shall be served at a free or reduced-price to students who are determined to be economically needy according to guidelines contained herein.

3. No physical segregation of or other discrimination against any student participating in the reduced-price meal program shall be made because of his/her participation in the program.

4. These guidelines are to be used uniformly in all attendance units in this district in determining the eligibility of students for reduced-price meals.

5. The Food Service Director shall determine which students are eligible for reduced-price meals under guidelines provided by the Bureau of Food and Nutrition.

6. The names of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will not be published, posted or announced in any manner to other students, and these students will not be required, as a condition of receiving free or reduced-price meals to:

• • Use a separate lunchroom.
  • Go through a separate serving line.
  • Enter the lunchroom through a separate entrance.
  • Eat lunch at a different time than paying students.
  • Work for their meal.
  • Use a different medium of exchange in the lunchroom than paying students use.
  • Eat a different meal than paying students.