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What is the Community Eligibility Provision?

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a meal service option that allows schools and school districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without the burden of certifying students for meal benefits. Schools that adopt the CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students who are normally certified for free school meals, without an application. 

Who is eligible for free meals?

All students enrolled in Arthur Academy are able to get one free breakfast and one free lunch at their school each day.

Do I need to apply to get free meals?

No! Meal Benefits applications are no longer needed or accepted.

How do free meals work at the school?

Enrolled students are automatically eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. If a student wants to purchase anything extra, it will be charged to their account. 

Can students have more than one meal if they are still hungry?

Just like the free and reduced meal program, students can get one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. 

Second meals, extra milks, and a la carte items, such as second entrees, for an individual student will be charged to their meal account.

What if a student just wants the entrée or a milk?  Can't they just get that for free?

Students can get one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. Individual meal components like milk are not considered a (complete) meal on their own. Students who wish to have only part of a meal will be charged for that item to their meal account.

Can a student still get a school meal if they brought a meal from home?

Yes, enrolled students are always welcome to get a complete breakfast or lunch at school regardless of what they brought from home. 

CIVIL RIGHTS

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form  which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 Complaint form or letter must be submitted 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; or

2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email:
   program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.