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Clover Park School District, under the
management of Sodexho America Food Services, provides students with low-cost
nutritionally balanced meals. Elementary students are offered seven different
entree choices as well as fruits, vegetables and milk. Seventeen elementary
schools offer breakfast.
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Breakfast
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Lunch
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Regular Price
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free
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$2.40
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Reduced Price
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free
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$0.40
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Staff
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$2.15
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$3.60
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Milk
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free
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$0.45
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Students at all schools use a debit card
system to purchase meals. Funds can be placed on the debit card in any
denomination. Free and reduced price meals are available to students who
qualify. Application forms are available at each school office and must be
completed and submitted to the school for approval by the principal or
designated official. For more information, call 583-5490.
The Basic Food Program expanded to serve
more families as of Oct. 1, 2008, the income eligibility requirement for Basic
Food, formerly known as food stamps, increased to 200 percent of the federal
poverty level. This increase enables more families to qualify for free meals
in school districts throughout the state, including Clover Park.
For information about Clover Park School
District’s free and reduced meal program qualifications, contact the student
nutrition department at 253-583-5490. For information about the Basic Food
program, contact the Lakewood Community Service office of the Department of
Health and Social Services at (253) 476-6800.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals: Serving
Washington's School Children
OLYMPIA -Washington public schools play a vital
role to all students in need by providing free and reduced-price meals. The
application process is simple and confidential.
All households with income levels below certain
amounts (see the tables below) are encouraged to apply for any or all of the
following programs, which are administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture:
* National School Lunch Program
* School Breakfast Program
* Special Milk Program
The USDA charges 40 cents per reduced lunch and
30 cents per breakfast. Washington, however, pays all reduced price lunch
costs for public school students in grades kindergarten through third grade,
and all reduced-price breakfast costs for public school students. The Special
Milk Program may provide free milk, depending upon the school, for all
eligible students......
Full story can be read HERE.
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