Transportation and Lunch

MEAL APPLICATIONS

The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) takes part in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Meals are served every school day. Students may buy lunch for $2.50 at elementary level, $2.75 for middle level and $3.00 for high school level. No-Cost breakfast is available for ALL STUDENTS.

Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who believe they may qualify. Only complete one application per family. If your family chooses to apply, please complete a "Free and Reduced Meal Price Application Form." The forms can be obtained and returned (completed) to any school office. You will be notified by mail of your child's status. Until notification you must provide your child with a lunch or lunch money.

You can also complete your meal application on-line. It’s fast, easy and convenient.

Log on to: Meal Application

The information you give will be used to determine or prove your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals. This information may also be used for other state or federally funded school benefits.

Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household income. HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons, related or unrelated: Including parents, children, grandparents who live in your home and share living expenses – DO NOT INCLUDE FOSTER CHILDREN. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME is the income each household member received last month before taxes -this includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.

Foster Children - In certain cases, foster children are eligible for free and reduced-price meals regardless of your income. If you have foster children living with you and want to apply for them, please contact us.

Nutrition Services also provides MySchoolBucks , a complete service that is designed to meet parental needs to deposit money into their child’s account by logging on to:

www.myschoolbucks.com, Meal Application

TRANSPORTATION

The mission of the MVUSD Transportation Department is to provide the safe and efficient transportation of the District’s students, to and from school, sporting events and special activities; as well as to provide professional development of our employees so that we can provide the best possible service to the students of our District.

The MVUSD Transportation Department travels approximately 1.2 million miles annually transporting 4,500 students daily over the 77 square mile service area of the District. The department operates 108 school buses, 32 which are clean Diesel, 22 Compressed Natural Gas, 18 are Propane powered.

To qualify for a Bus Pass, your student must live outside the following bussing zones:

• Elementary Schools: more than 2.5 miles

• Middle Schools: more than 3.5 miles

• High Schools: No bussing; with the exception of Special Needs students only.

Attached are the following forms for Transportation Bus Passes:

(1) English Application for Bus Transportation

(2) Spanish Application for Bus Transportation

(3) English Application IF Space Available (for students who are in the NO BUSSING ZONES)

(4) Spanish Application IF Space Available (for students who are in the NO BUSSING ZONES)