Meal Payments
PowerschoolLunch Application
Application for Free or Reduced School Meals
Spanish Application for Free or Reduced School Meal
NUTRITION SERVICES
FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
Confidentiality: All information on your application is confidential and will only be used for the meal program, unless you request to release the information. Student computer accounts look identical to cash paying students, so no one can tell what the status of any student is. We respect your privacy.
New Application Each Year: Applications are available at all schools. A new application must be filled out each school year to qualify for free or reduced meals. If your child was free the previous school year, you have that status for the first thirty days or until a new application is approved. The sooner you turn in an application the better. Please be sure your application is complete. Once your new application is processed, your new meal status is effective the day after it is processed.
Income Eligibility Guideline: Click here for a chart that shows the income cut-off to qualify for reduced price meals.
Notification: Nutrition Services will contact you in writing when your application has been approved or denied. Please allow a waiting period of up to 10 working days for the Nutrition Services to process the application.
Apply Anytime: You may apply for meal benefits at any time during the school year.
Foster Child: A foster child living in your home qualifies for free meals regardless of your income. The application must have the child’s legal name, child’s personal use income and an adult signature. Complete a SEPARATE application for EACH foster child.
Free & Reduced Form: Please contact your local school, Nutrition Services at 494-6912 or go to http://www.district6.org/ to obtain an application. Please only complete one application per family even if you have students attending more than one school within the Jackson County School District.6 An income application must have a signature and a social security number. Without these, we can not process your application.
Family Application: Only one application per family.
New Students: New students to Jackson County School District 6 will need to bring money for meals or bring a sack lunch until their family application is processed and approved. Although we have ten working days to process a meal application, our goal is to process your application as soon as possible.
Kindergarten Students: New students to the district must have an application on file to eat free or reduced meals, even if their brother or sister has been free.
When completing an Application for meal benefits please be sure to:
· List all children attending Jackson County School District 6 in part two if they are receiving Food Stamps or TANF benefits. Also list the case number in the space provided after each student’s name.
· List all children attending Jackson County School District 6 in part two if they are not receiving TANF or Food Stamps benefits.
· List all adult household members including all children and their incomes in section four (benefits are based on family size and combined income so it is important to list everyone.)
· An application is not considered complete without a signature and (if based on family income) a social security number. Without these, we can not process your application.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State of Oregon prohibit discrimination in all USDA programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability.
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) or (888) 271-5983 Extension 516 (toll free). USDA and the State of Oregon are equal opportunity providers and employers.
