School Nutrition Program

Building Healthy Students: Minds and Bodies

Dear Parents,
Our mission is to be a partner in the educational process by providing quality meals and create nutritional education opportunities for parents and students that promote HEALTHY CHILDREN, READY to LEARN.

The School Nutrition Program will assist our students in getting the nutrition they need to learn, grow, and develop. Menus must adhere to strict guidelines issued by the USDA. Each meal planned must provide the required (USDA) number of food components and meet the nutrient standards for the age/grade group served. Menus are posted online and on Facebook.

Our District is afforded the wonderful opportunity to provide meals at no cost to students for this school year, 2023-2024, as a part of the federal funding partnership of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Our District will not issue, process, or collect Free/Reduced meal applications this year.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Hayes, Chief Nutrition Officer, MPA CC SNS

"Changing our Future, One Plate at a Time"

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

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 (2002) 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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be found online by clicking this link, 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 violations. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture