It is the goal of School Nutrition Services to feed all students of OKCPS a nutritious and well balanced meal.

Beginning from the 2017-2018 school year, all OKCPS students can eat breakfast and lunch for FREE. The meals will be funded through the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

By providing meals for students at no cost, we give our students a better opportunity to succeed academically and athletically. Research has shown that students who eat breakfast and lunch on a daily basis increase their attendance, improve their behavior and perform better in school.

Another great benefit of CEP is that it will change the perception of the cafeteria and make it a welcoming place for all students, regardless of their socioeconomic status. There is no need to fill out a meal application, a child qualifies for free meals just by being an OKCPS student.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.  

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;

2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or 

3. Email: intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal-opportunity provider.

The Oklahoma City Public School District (the District) recognizes the important role schools play in the development of children’s lifelong health habits, their ability to learn, and their overall well-being. Schools can improve the health of students not only by educating them about the importance of healthy behaviors, but also by implementing policies that promote those behaviors.

Therefore, the District establishes the following policy to promote the health and wellness of students and staff and to ensure its schools comply with those standards established by federal and state law. Specifically, this policy requires the

District to:

•  Adopt the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) framework that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for planning and coordinating school wellness activities. 

• Require each school site in the District to establish a Healthy & Fit School Advisory Committee (HFSAC).

•  Establish nutrition guidelines that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meal requirements and the nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages.

•  Create goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity and physical education, and other activities that promote student and staff health.

•  Allow parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, physical education teachers, school health professionals, the school board, school administrators, and the general public to participate in the development, implementation, review, and update of the school wellness policy.

•  Adopt a plan to ensure the policy is properly implemented, regularly assessed, and periodically updated.

• Development, implementation and review of district wellness will be guided by the following goals:

•  Each district school shall be a safe and healthy place for students and employees to learn and work, with a climate that nurtures learning, achievement, growth of character, health and wellness.

•  All students shall be taught the essential knowledge and skills needed to become health literate; that is, to make health-enhancing choices and avoid behaviors that can damage their health and well-being.

•  Each district school shall be organized to reinforce students’ adoption of health-enhancing behaviors, and staff shall be encouraged to model healthy lifestyles.

•  School leaders shall ensure that the nutrition health services and social services students need to learn are provided at either the school site or in cooperation with other community agencies.

OSSBA Policy CO