By Jonathan Gipson, Magazine Schools Media Relations
MAGAZINE — Magazine Schools will be participating in the School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program and Afterschool Snack Program during the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
The Magazine School District will provide meals at no charge to the household regardless of program eligibility. Households, however, are still encouraged to apply for meal benefits in order for Magazine Schools to maintain this provision.
Applications will be sent home with high school and elementary students on the first day of school (Monday, Aug. 12) and also may be picked up at the Administration Building. Households that participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may be eligible for free or reduced price meals.
To apply for free or reduced price meals, households must complete and return the application. Applications will be considered incomplete if all information is not provided as described in the instructions provided with the application. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year as circumstances change provided that the loss of income causes the household income during the period of unemployment to be within the eligibility criteria.
Households with children who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, may submit an application with abbreviated information as described in the application instructions. SNAP households should complete an application if they are not notified of their eligibility by September 1, 2024.
All applications are subject to verification. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the determining official may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request to: Dr. Beth Shumate at 866-900-2001.
Children certified as foster, migrant, homeless or runaway by the district are categorically eligible for free meals. Contact Karen Gipson at 866-900-2001 with questions regarding foster, migrant, homeless or runaway meal benefits.
Households who are notified of their eligibility but who do not want their children to receive free meals must contact the school.
      In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age or disability.
Non-Discrimination Statement
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:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
