Important Information: Free & Reduced-Price Meals Requirements Update
Schools will transition back to requiring family applications for free and reduced-price meals to meet USDA requirements.
As of the 2022-2023 school year, schools are required to return to charging for school meals on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) based on program eligibility.
All Income Elgibile Families Should Complete These Steps:
- As soon as possible, complete the NSLP Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals
- Contact your district for where to access an application
- Return the form to the school office or submit online if available electronically
- Watch for notification of eligibility in the mail or in an email
- Familiarize yourself with how your school accepts payment in the cafeteria for meals and a la carte items
- Ask questions! Contact your district with any questions, your school nutrition department is excited to serve you and your student(s).
Why Aren’t Meals Free To All Students At My Campus?
During the pandemic, schools were able to offer no cost meals to all students due to temporary program flexibilities provided by the federal government. These flexibilities have expired, and the U.S. Congress did not provide funding in this year’s budget to allow schools to serve free meals to all students in the 2022-2023 school year and moving forward.
Your school nutrition team looks forward to serving healthy, balanced meals to every student in the new school year. These meals offer a good source of nutrition for children.
For Amarillo ISD, please contact:
Gail Penka, Chartwells
Child Nutrition Department Meal Prices 2023-2024
Reduced Meal Prices (For all grade levels)
Elementary Student Price List
Breakfast Of The Day:
- Paid $0.90
- (Breakfast Entrée $0.75)
Lunch Of The Day:
- Paid $2.50
- (Lunch Entrée $2.30)
Middle School Student Price List
Breakfast Of The Day:
- Paid $1.00
- (Breakfast Entrée $0.75)
Lunch Of The Day:
- Paid $2.75
- (Lunch Entrée $2.30)
High School Student Price List
Breakfast Of The Day:
- Paid $1.00
- (Breakfast Entrée $0.75)
Lunch Of The Day:
- Paid $2.75
- (Lunch Entrée $2.30)
Staff/Adult Visitor Price List
Breakfast Of The Day:
- $2.30
- (Breakfast Entrée $1.25)
Lunch Of The Day:
- $4.25
- (Lunch Entrée $3.00)
For All Customers
Breakfast consists of:
- Four menu items
- You may choose 3 items for a complete meal:
- With 1 being a fruit or vegetable
- Milk as one of the menu items
Lunch consists of your choice of:
- Five Food Components
- Meat/Meat Alternate component
- Whole Grain component
- Fruit component
- Vegetable component
- Milk 1% or Fat Free
- You may choose 3 different components for a complete meal:
- With 1 being a fruit or vegetable
It is a better value to buy the whole lunch. An entrée by itself costs $2.30 for an elementary student and secondary student. The complete meal for an elementary student is only $0.20 more and a complete meal for as secondary student is $0.45 more. The entrée for an adult is $3.00 the complete meal is only $1.25 more.
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/ad-3027.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: 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: Program.Intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, 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: Texas Department of Agriculture | Food and Nutrition Division Section 3, Civil Rights & Confidentiality | August 4, 2023 | Page 9 of 19 (1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o (3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov. Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
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