Food Service
Food Service Director
SEBT
Summer EBT will begin this summer for students who qualify under the directly certified free and reduced eligibility category. While everyone received free meals at school this year, a family would still need to have a categorically approved application or be directly certified through Medicaid, SNAP, TANF or MFIP/FDPIR in order to receive the Summer EBT funds. Even if you had a card from P-EBT (the EBT program that was run during the pandemic) you will be receiving a new S-EBT card. The school only facilitates this program by sending a list of eligible students to the state for procession, the S-EBT cards themselves are mailed from the state directly to the family; an incorrect address on file could prevent you from receiving a card. Only children that are enrolled in school are eligible. Homeschool and online students are not part of the school's submission, but rather qualify directly with the state if they have one of the eligibility statuses listed above (exception-Medicaid in some cases).
If you did not receive a letter from the school this year stating you were free/reduced eligible, but you think you would qualify, you can still fill out a household application and turn it in to the District Office. Deadlines for submission to receive benefits are May 31st and August 31st. After July 1st you would need to fill out the new 2024-2025 application that will be sent home in school packets this summer. If you have any questions please call the District Office at 218-547-4206.
MN's Free School Meals Program
Our school offers healthy meals each day. Starting school year 2023-24, we are joining Minnesota’s Free School Meals Program. All students can get one breakfast and one lunch free of charge each day at school. Second meals will be charged at the rate of Adult meals which is $2.60 for Breakfasts for all, and $5.00 for lunch. Although no application is required to receive this free meal benefit, filling out the Application for Educational Benefits is still important! Your child(ren) may qualify for other benefits at school and may also help the school qualify for education funds, discounts, and other meal programs. Every child who qualifies generates up to $3000 for the district in other programs.
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 (202) 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 obtained online at:https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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 violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail U.S. Department of Agricultur Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Right 1400 Independence Avenue, S Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email: program.intake@usda.gov