The Carson City School District is pleased to announce its participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the After School Snack Program (ASCP).
Under SBP and NSLP, all students enrolled at the following school sites (approved as Community Eligibility Provision) have the opportunity to eat breakfast in the classroom after the bell and hot lunch in the cafeteria at no cost to the household.
- Bordewich Bray Elementary
- Edith Fritsch Elementary
- Empire Elementary
- Fremont Elementary
- Mark Twain Elementary
Students enrolled at the following schools will pay for breakfast and lunch unless a meal benefits application is received and approved.
- Al Seeliger Elementary School
- Carson Middle School
- Eagle Valley Middle School
- Carson High School
Paid meal prices are as follows: $1.75 and $3.50 for elementary school breakfast and lunch; $1.75 and $3.75 for middle school breakfast and lunch and $2.75 and $4.25 for high school breakfast and lunch. Reduced price breakfast is $0.30 and lunch is $0.40.
If any student whose household income is less than or equal to the attached Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) below, they are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals.
Application forms with instructions for completing them are available at all school sites. Applications are also available online at carsoncityschools.com. To apply for free or reduced-priced meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school or fill it out and submit online. Only one application is needed for each household and applications may be completed and turned in at any time during the school year. The information provided on the application will be used to determine eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by program officials.
For up to 30 operating days into the new school year, eligibility from the previous year will continue within the same school district. When this 30 operating day carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children must pay full price for school meals. The school is not required to send a reminder notice of expired eligibility.
When known to the Carson City School District, households that have children that are categorically eligible through an assistance program, SNAP, TANF or FDPIR, or households that have children that are qualified as Other Source Categorically Eligible by being classified as; homeless, migrant, runaway or enrolled in in an eligible head start or pre- K program, will be notified of the children’s eligibility for free meals. Applications do not have to be submitted for families in these circumstances. All children in the household qualify for free meal benefits and if they are not listed on the notification of free meal benefits, the household should contact the school district to have free meal benefits extended to them. If children are participating in the programs listed above and the family is not contacted by the nutrition department, the family should contact the nutrition department. Households that have been notified of their child’s eligibility must contact the nutrition department to decline the free meal benefits.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participants may be eligible for free and reduced-priced meals. Additionally, children of parents or guardians who become unemployed may be eligible for free and reduced-price meals or free milk.
For school officials to determine eligibility and process applications for meal benefits, households must provide the following information on the application.
Income-Based Applications
- Names of all household members.
- Amount, source, and frequency of current income for each household member.
- Signature of an adult household member.
- Last 4 digits of the social security number of the household’s primary wage earner, or another adult household member’s social security number, or an indication that the household member does not have one.
Assistance Program Households: Households that are approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), are automatically approved and need only provide the following information on their applications for free or reduced-priced meal benefits.
- The names of all children for whom the application is made.
- SNAP, TANF, FDPIR case number or identifier, for the children or any household member listed on the application.
- The signature of the adult household member completing the application.
Other Source Categorically Eligibility: Families of children classified as homeless, migrant or runaway, may submit an application with the following information.
- Names of the children for whom the application is made.
- Indication of the child’s categorically eligibility status.
- Signature of an adult household member.
Foster Children: Foster children are automatically approved for free meal benefits. They may be included as a member of the foster family’s household, as this may help other children in the household qualify for benefits, if that family chooses to also apply for benefits for other children. If the foster family is ineligible for free or reduced benefits, it does not prevent the foster child from receiving free meal benefits. A foster child only application should include the following.
- Name of the foster child
- Indication of the child’s foster care status
- Signature of an adult household member
Mixed Applications: These types of applications contain children who are other source categorically eligible, including foster children and the biological children on the household. These applications must include the following information.
- Names of all household members.
- Amount and source of current income for each member and the frequency of income.
- An indication of the program source of Other Source Categorical Eligibility Status.
- Signature of an adult household member.
- Last 4 digits of the social security number of the household’s primary wage earner, or another adult household member’s social security number, or an indication that the household member does not have one.
Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may make a formal appeal either orally or in writing to Mr. Andrew Feuling, Superintendent, Carson City School District, P.O. Box 603, Carson City, Nevada 89702 or (775) 283-2150, for a hearing on the decision using the school district’s appeals process.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.
To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
email: program.intake@usda.gov.
