The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are designed to promote the health and well-being of children by providing nutritious meals and support their learning abilities. As a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, there have been many changes to the NSLP and SBP. Regulatory changes include updated nutrition standards for school meals. The cornerstone of the new standards is the new meal patterns, which include more servings of fruit and whole grains, a wider variety of vegetables, and low-fat and fat free milk.

Studies have documented measurable advantage to students who eat a nutritious breakfast and lunch. Those advantages include better attendance, less discipline problems, better grades, and improved reading levels. Those students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are also eligible for a free or reduced price breakfast. Each meal, by government regulation, must contain certain nutritional components which provide a part of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) recommended by the Institute of Medicine Council.

Policy for Providing Free Meals for School Divisions Participating in the Community Eligibility Provision for all Schools in the Division (Division wide) 2024-25

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:

(1)     mail:
         U.S. Department of Agriculture
         Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
         1400 Independence Avenue, SW
         Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2)    fax:
         (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3)    email:
         [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.