Free/Reduced Lunch Information
Free/Reduced Lunch:
Please click HERE to access the Free/Reduced Meals Family Application. This link also includes instructions for filling out the application.
When filling out the application for free/reduced lunch, please read the instructions and fill it out completely. The application cannot be processed if it is incomplete.
The breakfast/lunch prices this year have changed slightly. The prices are as follows:
ELEMENTARY: Breakfast - $.85 Lunch - $1.80
MIDDLE SCHOOL: Breakfast - $1.05 Lunch - $2.05
HIGH SCHOOL: Breakfast - $1.05 Lunch - $2.05
REDUCED: Breakfast - $.30 Lunch - $.40
Please make sure your student has lunch money in his/her account as we will not allow them to eat lunch if they have a negative lunch balance. We will remind your child to bring lunch money when they reach $5.00 in his/her lunch account. If your child's lunch account reaches zero or below, we will ask them to eat one peanut butter & jelly sandwich and a carton of milk at a cost of $.50. If your child is on free/reduced lunch, he/she will not be able to purchase any extra food or drink if they do not have money in his/her account. Please be sure to have money in student accounts if they wish to purchase any extras.
The prices of our lunch are as follows:
Main entrée - $2.05
Salad bar as main entrée - $2.05 (this includes soup)
Extra entrée - $.75
Extra slice of Pizza Hut pizza - $1.00
Bottle of water or juice - $1.00
Soup (if salad bar is not purchased as main entrée) - $.75
Yogurt (this is not included in the salad bar) - $.50
Any item off the salad bar (if salad bar not purchased as main entrée) - $.50
Milk - $.40
If you have any questions pertaining to the lunch program, please contact Kathy Myers in the superintendent's office: 443-3051.
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TO GET FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS FOR YOUR CHILDREN, YOU MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND RETURN IT TO THE SCHOOL. WE CANNOT APPROVE AN APPLICATION THAT IS NOT COMPLETE.
How To Apply: If you now get food stamps or AFDC for the children you are applying for, the application must have the children's names, a food stamp or AFDC case number for each child, and signature of an adult household member. If you are applying for a foster child, the application must have the child's name, the child's "personal use" income, and an adult signature. If you do not list a food stamp or AFDC case number for all the children you are applying for, then the application must have the children's names, the names of all household members, the amount of income each person got last month and where it came from, the signature of an adult household member and that adult's social security number or the word "none" if the adult does not have a social security number.
Verification: Your eligibility may be checked at any time during the school year. School officials may ask you to send papers showing that your children should get free or reduced meals.
Please remind your child that no liquids from the outside will be allowed in the school building. They may purchase a drink from the machines or the lunch line.
Fair Hearing: You may talk to school officials if you do not agree with the school's decision on your application or the results of verification. You may also ask for a fair hearing. You may do this by calling or writing.
Galen Boldt
2201 N. Locust
Wahoo, NE 68066
(402) 443-3051
Reporting Changes: If your children get free or reduced price meals because of your income, you must tell the school if your household size decreases or your income increases by more than $50 per month or $600 per year. If your children get meals because they get food stamps or AFDC, you must tell the school when you are not getting AFDC or food stamps for them. You may then fill out another application giving income information.
Confidentiality: School officials use the information on the application only to decide if your children should get free or reduced price meals.
Reapplication: You may apply for meal benefits anytime during the school year. If you are not eligible now but have a change, like a decrease in household income, an increase in household size, become unemployed or get food stamps or AFDC for your children, complete an application then.
Other Benefits: Families eligible for free and reduced price meals may also be eligible for other programs: 1. Child Care Subsidy, a program that assists parents with child care costs. For more information on child care subsidy, call 1-800-600-1289. 2. Kid's Connection; Nebraska Children's Health Insurance Program, a program that provides health insurance coverage for children up to age 19. For more information on health insurance, call toll free 1-877-632-5437.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
We will let you know when your application is approved or denied.
