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Food Service Department

Teri Brown, food service director

email: tbrown@rivervalleyschools.org

Phone: 269-756-7606

Our lunch program is automated at all campuses this school year. Parents can check their child's account by going to www.LunchDeposit.com. There is no fee to check your child's account, however there will be a service charge if you choose the option of depositing online (the service charge is based on the amount that you deposit). Please call Teri Brown if you have any questions during the school year about the lunch program or this new automated system.

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Elementary Breakfast

Elementary Lunch

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CAFETERIA GUIDELINES

The River Valley School District offers a hot lunch and breakfast program in all schools.  A free and reduced meal program is available for families who qualify. Application forms are distributed to all students on the day they register and are also available in the school office. All applications are kept confidential.

NO LUNCH CHARGES.

A few simple rules to follow while in the cafeteria:     

• Keep an orderly line—no cutting.
• Pick up after yourself.
• Do not sit on tables.
• This is no place for throwing food or debris of any kind. Failure to pick up materials from tables and the floor, and failure to return trays and silverware to their proper places will be disciplined, which could include disbarment from the cafeteria, detention, and suspension from school.
• Students are expected to help maintain a safe, clean and orderly environment.

LETTER TO PARENTS REGARDING FREE AND REDUCED MEALS:

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Children need healthy meals to learn.  River Valley Schools offers healthy meals every school day.  Students may buy elementary lunch for $2.25, MS & HS lunch for $2.50, and elementary breakfast for $1.25, MS & HS breakfast for $1.45.  Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals.  We sell reduced price lunches for 40 cents and breakfasts for 30 cents.

1. Do I need to fill out an application for each child?  No.  Complete one Free and Reduced School Meals Family Application for all students in your household.  We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all the required information.  Return the completed application to:  Teri Brown at River Valley Schools , 269-756-7606 or apply on line at http://www.LunchApp.com
2. Who can get free meals?  Children in households getting Food Stamps, FIP, or FDPIR and most foster children can get free meals regardless of your income.  Also your children can get free meals if your household income is within the free limits on the Federal Income Guidelines shown on this application.
3. Can homeless, runaway, and migrant children get free meals?   Please call Stephany Williams at 269-756-9541 ext. 1034, the homeless and migrant liaison, to see if your child(ren) qualifies, if you have not already been informed that they will get free meals through a letter.
4. Who can get reduced meals?  Your children can get low cost meals if your household income is within the reduced price limits on the Federal Income Chart, shown on this application.
5. Should I fill out an application if I got a letter this school year saying my children are approved for free or reduced price meals?  Please read the letter carefully and follow the instructions.  Call the school at 269-756-7606 if you have questions.
6. I get WIC can my child(ren) get free meals?  Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals.  Please fill out an application.
7. Will the information I give be checked?  Yes, you may be asked to send written proof of your income.
8. If I don’t qualify now, may I apply later?  Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year if your household size goes up, income goes down, or if you start getting Food Stamps, FIP, FDPIR or other benefits.  If you lose your job, your children may be able to get free or reduced price meals.
9. What if I disagree with the school’s decision about my application?  You should talk to school officials.  You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to Cheryl Capiak at River Valley Schools 15480 Three Oaks Rd Three Oaks, MI 49128 or call 269-756-9541 ext. 1013..
10. May I apply if someone in my household is not a US citizen?  Yes you can.  You or your child(ren) do not have to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for free or reduced price meals.
11. Who should I include in as members of my household?  You must include yourself and all the people currently living in your household, related or not;  such as grandparents, other relatives, stepchildren, or friends.  You must include all income earned for each person listed on the lunch application or check the “NO” income spot.
12. What if my income is not always the same?  List the amount that you normally get.  For example, if you normally get $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only got $900, put down that you get $1000 per month.  If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if it is occasional extra income.
13. We are in the military; do we include our housing allowance as income?  If your housing is part of the Military Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income.  All other allowances must be included in your gross income.cause of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwict to mination in our United Status Department of Agriculture donated food & child nutrition program. Any person who believes they have been discriminated against should write immediately to: Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.