9/4/24 UPDATE: Another year of good News: Grades K-5 EAT FREE for the whole 24-25 school year. Applications are still expected for grades K-5, regardless of eating for free.

FREE/REDUCED-PRICED MEAL APPLICATIONS & INFORMATION

ENGLISH - 2024-2025 Letter to Households Regarding the Free/Reduced-Price Meal Program and Current Expectations, Free/Reduced Application, and Consent to Share Eligibility.

Click here for the 2024-2025 Letter to Households, Free/Reduced Application, and Consent to Share Eligibility

SPANISH - 2024-2025 Letter to Households Regarding the Free/Reduced-Price Meal Program and Current Expectations, Free/Reduced Application, and Consent to Share Eligibility.

Haga clic aquí para ver la carta a los hogares en español 2024-2025 sobre el programa de comidas gratuitas/a precio reducido y las expectativas actuales, la solicitud gratuita/reducida y el consentimiento para compartir la elegibilidad.

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Free and Reduced-Priced Meal Applications are available at the Sultan School District Office or at each school office. Please return the completed Free and Reduced-Priced Meal Application to the Sultan School District office, located at 514 4th St, Sultan, WA 98294 or email Kaela Chong. You may also return the applications to one of our school offices if that is more convenient; please remember to list all of your students on one application. Free and Reduced-Priced Meal Applications are processed within 10 school days; you must fill out a new application annually and have approval annually. The Sultan School District Office will notify you by mail or email if you are approved for free or reduced-priced meals.

If your students were approved for free or reduced-priced meals within the last school year, then they are approved for the first thirty (30) school operating days of the current school year. The 30 day mark this year is October 15th. This is why we asked for applications to be submitted by October 14th.

If you were not approved for free or reduced-priced meals in the prior year, please submit a payment for any meals before the application’s approval. Any balances accrued before the application is submitted will be the family's responsibility as statuses may not be retroactively applied. Any balance accrued after October 15th will be the family's responsibility if no application was submitted or the family does not qualify.

Like, last year, we are still requesting the Consent to Share Eligibility Form to go along with your free and reduced application. You can conveniently find a fillable version of the document above in connection with the application and income guidelines in one document above. Without parental consent to share the free and reduced-price meal status eligibility, districts cannot share eligibility information with other local programs and cannot automatically remove fees.

Sultan School District has joined forces with Sodexo Food Services to manage our food services. There will be multiple choices at all levels. Students will have the opportunity to fill their trays with all the fruits and veggies they desire. Please feel free to come and have lunch with your child; see the changes we have made!

At the middle and high school, we will be doing different stations presenting a food court feel. There will be a Deli Bar where students can pick from a variety of lunch meats, cheeses, and fresh toppings. There will also be a Pizza Station for each lunch service. Also available daily will be the burger area serving hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and specialty grill items. COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT NUTRITION INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Along with all the above offerings there are a la carte options available at Sultan Middle School and Sultan High School. Snacks will be limited to healthy snacks that meet USDA dietary guidelines.

USDA Guide to Smart Snacks in Schools

Smart Snack Product Calculator

FDA Nutrition Guidelines

For more information on nutrition standards for schools, check out the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services site. Their site for Child Nutrition Programs is also an outstanding resource for schools.

Sultan School District follows all USDA dietary guidelines for meal accommodations for students with disabilities.

Click below for the form required to request special accommodations.

Click here to view menus digitally with nutrition information through Nutrislice.

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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (link is external), 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:

1. Mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture 
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. Fax:833-256-1665 or 202-690-7442; or

3. Email: USDA Program Intake (link is external)

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Additional translations are available here: Nondiscrimination Statement | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)

Español

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.  

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés.  Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual 
puede obtenerse en línea en: Formulario de Denuncia por Discriminación del Programa del USDA (link is external), de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al
866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

1.  correo:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax:
   833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; o

3. correo electrónico:
   program.intake@usda.gov (link sends e-mail)

 Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.

Page updated: February 15, 2023 

 Spanish

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Punjabi

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