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For assistance, please contact the School Nutrition Services office at 405-533-6445 or nutrition@stillwaterschools.com.

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ALL Stillwater children now receive FREE meals temporarily.

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(Stillwater, Oklahoma) All Stillwater children are now able to receive free breakfasts and lunches from Stillwater Public Schools (SPS) regardless of school enrollment or income status. This temporary program is made possible through the receipt of additional funding from the United States Department of Agriculture. The program is scheduled to run until the end of the school year, contingent upon available funding.

Free meals are available for not only all SPS students but for all children ages 1-18, regardless of free or reduced lunch status. Meals can be picked up each day by a parent or guardian; the child does not need to be present. One breakfast and one lunch per child will be given each day.

To assist SPS Nutrition Services cooperation with the USDA, all families, regardless of income level, should complete a 2020-2021 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application at www.schoolcafe.com. A new application is required every year for each family in the district. Families should list all students attending SPS, regardless of whether they are participating in Traditional, Distance, or Virtual Education.

The Pandemic-EBT or P-EBT benefits program is administered by Oklahoma Department of Human Services. P-EBT questions should be directed to DHS.

How does the Alternate (A/B) Schedule affect meal service?

Essentially SPS Nutrition will run two meal services at each school site - a socially distanced cafeteria experience for in-person students and curbside meals for students in Distance Learning and Virtual Learning students (and other Stillwater children as long as the USDA's free meal program is in operation). If you would like to pick up a curbside meal, please complete the order form here.

Free items to go with home lunches

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Under the USDA's free meal program, students bringing a home lunch can receive several free items to supplement their meal. As long as a student takes an item from three of the following categories:

Entree
Fruit
Vegetable
Milk
Dessert

those items would be free. If a student took only one or two items they would be charged. We know this seems counterintuitive, but that's how the USDA regulations for this program work.

Curbside meals for Distance/Virtual Learners and other Stillwater Children

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School Nutrition Services is excited to provide daily curbside meal pick-up for our virtual and distance learners.

All families, regardless of income level, should complete a 2020-2021 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application at www.schoolcafe.com. A new application is required every year for all families in the district. Please complete only one application for your family/household and list all students attending Stillwater Public Schools, regardless of whether they are participating in traditional or virtual learning.

How to order

Place a Distance Learning learner meal request as soon as possible.
Complete an order form every week for each child who would like meals.
Choose which school location to pick up meals
- It does not have to be the school your child attends.
- Families with students at multiple schools should choose one site to pick-up all meals.

Other

Until further notice, there is no charge for meals.
Each pick up will include breakfast and lunch.
Meals can not be picked up on days the child is in school in-person.
Only pick up at one site per day.

FAQs

Do I need to worry about COVID-19 from school meals?

The risk of getting COVID-19 from food, drinking water, or food packaging is very low. Kitchen staff follow strict food safety protocols, which include frequent hand washing, surface cleaning and sanitizing. Kitchen staff will wear face masks and disinfect as part of their regular cleaning duties. Cashiers will wear clear face shields with their masks. All self-service items have been removed and all food will be in an individual container. Students will not touch anything that has been touched by another student. Students will wash hands or use sanitizer as directed by each school. Bar-code scanners have replaced PIN pads. All students will have an ID card to go through the serving line. Younger students’ ID cards will be kept with their classmates’ cards. They may have an extra card to keep for breakfast.

What safety measures are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

Please see the Health and Safety Strategies page.

How do we get low-cost meals?

Free and reduced-price meal applications are available at www.schoolcafe.com or in the school office. You must pay for all school meals until you get an approval letter this year. We must have a new application every year. You can apply any time during the year. Please reapply any time your income or household size changes.

Will my student have time for breakfast?

Breakfast is offered every morning before school. Students who are running late, even after school starts, can still grab breakfast.

Can my student get extra milk with their meal?

Extra milk may be purchased for $0.50. Students who qualify for low-cost meals and buy milk without a meal must pay $0.50 for each extra milk. Free water is always available.

Students in grades 6-12 may buy a Meal Deal, or buy the same food at a la carte pricing. They must take a fruit or vegetable to get the Meal Deal pricing.

How do we pay for school meals?

Credit/debit card payments can be made online at www.schoolcafe.com.To reduce contact time with the cashier, cash or check payments must be put in an envelope with the student’s name. You can view your student’s purchases or set up an email alert at SchoolCafe. There is no charge to view accounts or set up alerts. If your child owes money at the start of the school year, this was a debt from a previous year. Please pay it promptly.

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