The below applies if you have received notification from the Food & Nutrition Services office.  

• Children attending a school participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) are eligible for free meals. 

• Children who have been direct certified by the state are eligible for free meals. 

• All children in households receiving benefits from SNAP or TANF are eligible for free meals. 

• Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals. 

• Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free meals. 

• Children living in households with gross income that is within the free limits on the Federal Income Guidelines are eligible for free meals.

No. You will need to fill out a Free and Reduced Application.

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals. Please fill out an application.

Yes. You, your children, or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced-price meals. 

It is precisely this kind of education that has produced countless great leaders, inventors, scientists, writers, philosophers, theologians, physicians, lawyers, artists, and musicians over the centuries. Classical education never really disappeared, but it did diminish starting around 1900 with the advent of progressive education. In an effort to restore this most proven form of education, the K–12 liberal arts tradition has been renewed and expanded again over the last thirty years.

(Adapted from Classical Academic Press)

• Children who have been directly certified by the state are eligible for reduced meals. 

• Children living in households with gross income that is within the reduced price limits on the Federal Eligibility Chart are eligible for reduced meals. 

Scholars with “paid” eligibility are allowed to go into the negative up to $21.25. Scholars with “reduced” eligibility are allowed to go into the negative up to $2. It is free to set up an account with “MySchoolBucks,” an on-line service, which also offers a mobile app for your convenience. You can set the account to send low balance notifications, set-up automatic payments, and view transactions/payments made to the account. There is a $3.25 service fee for on-line payments. Cash/check payments can be made at the school at no charge. 

You may contact Food Services to place restrictions on the account. We can add serving line notes such as “ala carte on Friday only”. We can also limit the amount spent each day/week/month.

If your child has special diet needs/allergies, please contact Food Services. 

In order for a meal to be considered “reimbursable” a student’s tray must contain a certain number of components-bread, fruit, vegetable, milk, meat/meat alternate. If a cashier encourages a child to pick up an extra item it means he/she is missing a component to make the meal reimbursable (if not reimbursable it may cause the meal to cost more).

Yes, applications can be completed in the convenience of your own home. This process is safe, secure and confidential. Online applications are transferred electronically to the FS office. Eligibility is determined within 1 to 2 business days. If you have not received your eligibility notification in the mail, you may call the FS office to check the status.

No. Use only one “Free and Reduced Application” for all students in your household. If you are applying for a foster child, check the box on the application to indicate this. 

The income chart on the back of the application reflects the maximum amount of income a household can make to qualify for free or reduced lunch.

You must include all people living in your household, related or not. 

You may project your annual income. The prior year’s income may be used if it provides an accurate reflection of the household’s current annual income. 

Yes, you may be asked to send written proof of your income or eligibility for Food Stamps or TANF at any time during the school year.

You may apply at any time during the school year if your household goes up in size or income goes down or if you start getting Food Stamps or TANF.

No. You will need to complete a new application. 

Yes. Please contact Food Services.  

No. Money will need to be provided until notification of the approved status.

Please read the letter you received carefully and follow the instructions. Call the Food Services Office at (904)458-8240 if you have questions.

Yes. Your child’s application is only good for that school year and for the first few days of this school year. You must complete a new application unless you have received a letter saying your child is eligible for the new year. 

If you get an off-base housing allowance, it must be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatized Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. For the purpose of determining household size, deployed service members are considered a part of the household. Families should include the names of the deployed service members on their application. Report only that portion of the deployed service member’s income made available to them or on their behalf to the family. If combat pay is received, in addition to basic pay, because of deployment and it was not received before deployment, combat pay is not counted as income.