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The Akron Public Schools
serve nutritious meals every school day for their student population.
Students may participate in the lunch program at no charge at the elementary
level. Secondary students may purchase lunch for $1.75. Breakfast meals,
where applicable, will be served at no cost to the students regardless
of meal status. All meals served must meet nutrition standards established
by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
If you now receive food
stamps or OWF for your children, your children may be eligible
for free
meals. If you did not receive a notice of your children's eligibility
in the mail
during August, you should fill out and return the
application to your child's school.
(NOTE: MEDICAID AND HEALTHY START
CASE NUMBERS ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE MEALS. OHIO DIRECTION CARD
NUMBERS ARE
NOT FOOD STAMP CASE NUMBERS.) If your total household
income is the same or
less than the amounts on the Income Chart below,
your children may be eligible for free
meals or reduced price meals. A
foster child may be eligible to get free or reduced price
meals regardless of your household income. The reduced price is $.40 for
lunch at secondary locations. Breakfast meals where available will be
served at no charge to students with reduced price lunch meal status.
The reduced price income chart is shown.
If you did not receive
a Direct Certification-Eligibility Notification Letter for your
child,
you must complete an application for that child and return it to
the school to be evaluated
for free or reduced price meals. WE CANNOT
APPROVE AN APPLICATION THAT IS
NOT COMPLETE. (If you have any questions
or need help in filling out the application,
please contact the Child
Nutrition Office at 330-761-1335. A correctly completed
application
will ensure a timely processing of the application.)