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<TITLE>Free and Reduced Price Meals</TITLE>
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<B><FONT SIZE=+2>PUBLIC RELEASE FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS</FONT></B>
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<A HREF="reduced-s.html">Spanish Version</A></CENTER>
<P>Santa Fe Public Schools today announces its policy for free and reduced
price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under
the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and /or the School Breakfast Program
(SBP).&nbsp; Each school and the Central Administration has a copy of the
policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.
<P>The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining
eligibility: children from households whose income is at or below the levels
specified in the chart below are eligible for either free or reduced price
meals.
<CENTER>Income Chart - Effective from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999</CENTER>
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<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>Household Size</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT SIZE=-1>Reduced Price Meals</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>Annually</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>Monthly</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>Weekly</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>1</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>$14,893</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>$1,242</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>$287</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>2</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>20,073</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>1,673</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>387</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>3</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>25,253</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>2,105</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>486</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>4</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>30,433</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>2,537</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>586</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>5</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>35,613</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>2,968</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>685</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>6</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>40,793</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>3,400</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>785</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>7</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>45,973</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>3,832</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>885</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>8</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>51,153</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>4,263</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>984</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>For Each Additional Family Member, Add:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>+5,180</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>+432</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE=-1>+100</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P>Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents
or guardians. To apply for free and reduced price meals, households should
fill out the application and return it to the school. The information provided
on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility
and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other
program officials. Free and reduced price eligibility may be subject to
release to other federal, state, and local education health, or other means
tested programs. This release is limited to the Title I and National Assessment
of Educational progress (NAEP) programs.
<P>For school officials to determine eligibility, households which currently
include children who receive food stamps and/or benefits under the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application
listing the child's name, Food Stamp and/or FDPIR case number, and the
signature of an adult household member or provide a direct certification
letter from the Department of Human Services. Children in the household
with the same case number and in the same school may be included on the
same application. Separate applications are required for children in the
same household with different case numbers. If the family does not list
a Food Stamp and/or FDPIR case number for all the children they are applying
for, the application must contain all the information as required for "other
households" as described below. Households receiving food stamps and/or
FDPIR must list the child's name, food stamp and/or FDPIR case number and
the signature and name of an adult household member. Households not receiving
food stamps and/or FDPIR must list the names of all household members,
social security number of the adult signing the application or the word,
'none' if the adult member does not possess one, total household income
plus the amount and source of income received by each household member
and the signature of an adult household member certifying that the information
provided is correct.
<P>Applications&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp; submitted&nbsp; at&nbsp; any&nbsp;
time&nbsp; during&nbsp; the&nbsp; year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Under&nbsp; the&nbsp;
provisions&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; free&nbsp; and&nbsp; reduced&nbsp;
price&nbsp; policy, Christina Anaya:&nbsp; S N A P Coordinator will review
applications and determine eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied
with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the
approving official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal
appeal may make a request, either orally or in writing, to&nbsp; Judi Jaquez,
R.D., L.D. Executive Director&nbsp; for a hearing on the decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
2600 Cerillos Road,&nbsp;&nbsp; 989-5434
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<BR>Households that list a Food Stamp and/or FDPIR case number must report
when the household no longer receives these benefits. Other households
approved for benefits are required to report increases in household income
of over fifty dollars ($50) per month or six-hundred dollars ($600) per
year and decreases in household size. Also, if a household member becomes
unemployed or if the household size increases the household should contact
the school. Such changes may make the children of the household eligible
for reduced price meals or for free meals if the households income falls
at or below the levels shown in the household size and income criteria
chart above.
<P>In certain cases, foster children are, also, eligible for school meal
benefits. If a household wishes to apply for benefits for foster children
living with them, the household should contact the school for more information.
The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used
only for the purposes of determining eligibility and verifying data.
<P>In the operation of child feeding programs administered by the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), no child will be discriminated
because of age, sex, color, national origin, race, or disability. If any
member of a household believes he or she has been discriminated against
one may immediately write to tile Secretary of Agriculture, Washington,
D.C. 20250.
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