Community Eligibility Provision
Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017
Chesterfield County School District is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2016 - 2017 school year. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1))(the law) to provide an alternative to household applications for free and reduced-price meals in local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with increased levels of low-income students. This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision. All students enrolled in the school/district may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge to them. Families will not have to fill out meal applications.
Breakfast and lunch meals follow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for healthy school meals. Please encourage students to participate in the school meal programs.
You may contact your School Food Service (SFS) Coordinator (843-623-2175, 401 West Blvd, Chesterfield, SC 29709 or e-mail at: [email protected] ) for additional information.
Parents or guardians that do not want their child/children to participate in CEP may wish to discuss this matter with Missy Brown (School Food Service Coordinator) on an informal basis.
If parents or guardians choose to opt out of the program or if Chesterfield County School District was not eligible to participate in the CEP program, student lunch meal prices for the upcoming 2016 – 2017 school year would be $2.10 per lunch meal. A student’s participation in a CEP approved school lunch program provides a family a savings in excess of $350.00 per student for the 2016 – 2017 school year.
Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to Missy Brown whose address is: 401 West Blvd, Chesterfield, SC 29709 for a hearing to appeal the decision.
This release was sent to the following newspapers: The Pageland Progressive Journal and The Link
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: [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.