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YSD1 JOINS USDA COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION

Thanks to the Federal USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program, EVERY student is able to receive breakfast and lunch, at school, without cost. This federal program went into effect for YSD1 August 2023 and will continue for at least four years! While all students have breakfast and lunch available at no cost, a la cart items, such as snacks, chips, ice cream, juice, individual entree items, are not included, and students must have funds in their account or cash to purchase these items. 

This program eliminates the need for every student to fill out a "free and reduced lunch" application each year, removes the stigma of receiving free lunches, and will help increase participation in school meals. But, most importantly, it allows students to be health and well-fed at no cost to the student or parents. YSD1 will participate in this program for the next four years, at which point the program will be evaluated at the federal level for potential continuation.

 

 

 

  1.68 (SDE: Student Meals) For the current fiscal year, all school districts shall conduct an updated analysis identify students in poverty according to the provisions in Proviso 1.3 of this act and increase access to free school meals for these students.  School districts shall use the criteria to directly certify pupils eligible for free and reduced-price school meals to the extent permitted under federal law. The local board of trustees of a district in which all schools are eligible to receive the free federal reimbursement rate for all reimbursable school breakfasts and lunches served, pursuant to the Community Eligibility Provision in Section 1759(a) of Title 42 of the United States Code, shall adopt a resolution indicating participation.  If a district is unable to participate because participation causes a financial hardship, the local board of trustees shall adopt a resolution stating that it is unable to participate in CEP and demonstrate the financial hardship.  The resolution shall be published on a public meeting agenda concurrently with the proposed district budget as an action item and shall be approved by a majority of the board.  School districts shall ensure that the parents or guardians of students eligible for free and reduced lunch receive the necessary applications and instructions and upon request are provided with assistance in completing the paperwork.  Schools shall not publicly identify or penalize a student who is unable to pay for a meal or accrues meal debt for any reason including, but not limited to, denying meals, serving alternative meals, discarding meals after serving them to a student, requiring chores or work in exchange for meals, prohibiting participation in extracurricular activities, denying participation in graduation, withholding diplomas, or refusing transcript requests.  Communications from the district regarding any meal debt owed must only be directed to the parent or guardian and may be sent home through the student.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

Email:
intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.