Back to Student Meal Rates

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This Fall, ‘Back to School’ will also mean ‘Back to Student Meal Rates’ for Nutritious School Meals.

As schools transition back to requiring family applications for free and reduced-price meals to meet USDA requirements, CEs can use these resources to inform families of student meal rate changes.

Communication Resources

	Meal Application One Pager for Parents - This flyer can be distributed via email or printed and sent home with students. Use this flyer to inform parents why completing a meal application is important. This document is English/ Spanish.
	Media Release - Use this fillable media release to alert your community of the legislative changes to student meal rates and how it affects your district's meal service. For Spanish version click here.
	Parent One Pager - Back To Student Meal Rates - Digital- This flyer is intended to be distributed via email or other digital methods, but may also be printed and sent home with students. Use this flyer to communicate important student meal rate changes to parents and families. For Spanish version click here.
	Parent One Pager - Back To Student Meal Rates - Print- This flyer is intended to be printed and sent home with students. Use this flyer to communicate important student meal rate changes to parents and families. For Spanish version click here.
	Parent Poster - Back To Student Meal Rates - This poster is intended to be printed and displayed at school campuses. Use this poster to communicate important student meal rate changes to parents and families. For Spanish version click here.
	Social Media Images - TDA’s high-quality social media images are suitable for all the outlets your district supports including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Use these images with a message from your district to inform your community about the changes to student meal rates. For Spanish version click here.
	Website Banner - To inform the entire community of the return of student meal rates, add this site banner to your school’s home page. The site banner can also be added to school newsletters to capture the attention of parents. For Spanish version click here.
	Website Button - To inform the entire community of the return of student meal rates, add this site button to your school’s home page. The button can also be added to the bottom of email signature lines so it is visible with outgoing emails. For Spanish version click here.

Meal Application One Pager for Parents - Text

Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.

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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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.

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