Anderson County Schools will be participating in the National School Lunch and National
School Breakfast Program. As part of
this program, Our schools will
offer healthy meals every school day.
Breakfast
costs $1.35 for PK-grade 5 and $1.45 for
grades 6-12; lunch costs
$2.25 for PK-K; $2.40 for grades 1-5; and $2.75 for grades 6-12. Your
children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price
is $.30
for breakfast and $.40 for lunch.
Qualifications for children to receive free or
reduced price meals include: belonging to a household whose income is at or
below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines, belonging to a household that
receives public assistance, or if the child is homeless, migrant, runaway,
foster, or participates in a federal Head Start or Even Start pre-Kindergarten
program.
Household size and income criteria are used to
determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits if the household does
not receive assistance or the children are not in the other categories
mentioned above. Children can get free
or reduced-price meals if the household’s gross income falls at or below the
limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guideline chart.
Federal Eligibility Income Chart for School Year 2018-2019
|
|
FREE
|
REDUCED-PRICE
|
Household Size
|
Yearly Income
|
Monthly Income
|
Weekly Income
|
Yearly Income
|
Monthly Income
|
Weekly Income
|
1
|
$15,782
|
$1,316
|
$304
|
$22,459
|
$1,872
|
$432
|
2
|
$21,398
|
$1,784
|
$412
|
$30,451
|
$2,538
|
$586
|
3
|
$27,014
|
$2,252
|
$520
|
$38,443
|
$3,204
|
$740
|
4
|
$32,630
|
$2,720
|
$628
|
$46,435
|
$3,870
|
$893
|
5
|
$38,246
|
$3,188
|
$736
|
$54,427
|
$4,536
|
$1,047
|
6
|
$43,862
|
$3,656
|
$844
|
$62,419
|
$5,202
|
$1,201
|
7
|
$49,478
|
$4,124
|
$952
|
$70,411
|
$5,868
|
$1,355
|
8
|
$55,094
|
$4,592
|
$1,060
|
$78,403
|
$6,534
|
$1,508
|
Each additional person:
|
$5,616
|
$468
|
108
|
$7,992
|
$666
|
$154
|
To
apply for free or reduced-price meals, households can fill out the application
and return it to the school unless the household has already received
notification that their children are approved for free meals this year. Application forms are being distributed to
all households with a letter informing households of the availability of free
and reduced-price meals for their children and what is required to complete on
the application. Applications also are
available at your child's schools and from the Anderson County
Schools website.
Only one application is required for all children in the
household and the information provided on the application
will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and verification of
data. Applications may be verified at
any time during the school year by the school or other program officials. An application for free or reduced-price
benefits cannot be approved unless it contains complete eligibility information
as indicated on the application and instructions. In the
operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against
because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability.
Families can apply for benefits at any time. If a household member becomes unemployed or
if the household size increases, the household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the
household eligible for benefits if the household's income falls at or below the
Federal Guidelines. Contact Ronnie Fields at any time to request an
application.
Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price
policy, Ronnie
Fields - Director of District-Wide Programs and Operations will
review applications and determine eligibility.
Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may
wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal
basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision
may make a request either orally or in writing to Sheila Mitchell at the
Anderson County Board of Education Office located at 1160 Bypass North
Lawrenceburg, KY or call her at 502-839-3406.
When
known to Anderson County
Schools, households will be notified of their
children’s eligibility for free meals if they are members of households
receiving assistance from the:
=
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP);
=
Kentucky Transitional Assistance
Program (KTAP);
=
Medicaid* (Household composition and
income criteria must be met for free meal eligibility)
An application is not required for free meal benefits for
Assistance Program participants and all of the children in the household are eligible
for free meal benefits. If any children
were not listed on the notice of eligibility, or if
a household does not receive a notice of eligibility, the
household should contact the school to have free meal benefits extended to
them. Participants in the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may be
eligible for free or reduced-price meals, but they will need to turn in an
application including household size and total income.
When
known to Anderson County Schools, households will also be notified of any child’s eligibility for free
meals if the individual child is considered “Other Source Categorically
Eligible”, because the child is categorized, as defined by law as:
=
Foster
=
Homeless,
=
Migrant,
=
Runaway,
=
Enrolled in a federal Head Start, or Early
Start class
If any
children were not listed on the notice of eligibility, the household should
contact the school about their eligibility through the list above, or should
submit an income application.
Households
notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the school if the
household chooses to decline the free meal benefits.
For more information, you may call Ronnie Fields (502) 839-3406 or email
at [email protected]
In accordance
with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil
rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and
employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex,
disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in
any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.) should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for
benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities
may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than
English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or
write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form,
call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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; (2) fax:
(202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected].
This
institution is an equal opportunity provider.