Our goal is to provide nutritious meals to our students each day. USDA unveiled new standards for school meals in January 2012, that changed the requirements for school meals for the first time in 15 years. These meals standards are a key component of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 introduced by former First Lady Michelle Obama. The final standards make practical changes, including:
Ensuring students are offered both fruits and vegetables every day of the week;
Substantially increasing offerings of whole grain-rich foods;
Offering only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties;
Limiting calories based on the age of children being served to ensure proper portion size; and
Increasing the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
West Point Consolidated School District (WPCSD) students have qualified to eat FREE for the past several years based on the Community Eligibility Program (CEP). Community Eligibility is deteremined using a formula based on the number of students receiving SNAP benefits in our district.
Fewer students in our district are receiving SNAP benefits than in past years. Therefore, WPCSD did not meet the requirements to be able to participate in the program this school year.
WPCSD has elected to operate under Provision 2 for National School Lunch and Breakfast to continue providing meals at no charge to our students.
Provision 2 requires the School District to process meal applications for students.
Parents are strongly urged to complete Meal Applicatons at school registration. Failure to complete applicatons could result in WPCSD being unable to continue providing FREE meals to all students.
All parents will complete an electronic application during registration. See the information below:
Getting Started What you will need to provide during the application process:
The names and incomes of every member of your household.
The school, grade, birthdate of every student in your household.
Your social security number and electronic signature.
A valid email address or phone number for district communication about the status of the completed application.
If your household received SNAP benefits, you will need your 9-digit SNAP Case Number. This 9-digit number is located on your benefit card.
The appllication is a Household Application so ALL students living in the same household will be listed on one application.
Students must be listed on the application by the same name in which they are enrolled within the school district's system.
West Point Consolidated School District will be participating in the NSLP and SBP. Students at WPCSD qualify for free meals through Provision 2. All children in West Point Consolidated Schools eat free for breakfast and lunch.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
