School Nutrition Program

UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS WILL CONTINUE PERMANENTLY IN VERMONT

ALL STUDENTS MAY ACCESS ONE FREE BREAKFAST AND ONE FREE LUNCH AT SCHOOL EACH DAY

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What does FREE SCHOOL MEALS mean for my child? 

  • FREE BREAKFAST

    • Grab and Go breakfast at the designated breakfast sites, taken back to the classroom to eat. No ordering needed.

  •  FREE LUNCH

    • At our elementary schools, students will order lunch during morning meetings just like they did in the past. They will place their order each morning for the kitchen to prepare. The kitchen will prepare the meals and either deliver to the classrooms or students will pick up the meals during lunch time. 

    •  At WUHSMS, students may visit the cafeteria during their lunch time to pick up a meal to bring back to the designated lunch classroom or eat in the cafeteria spaces.

    • All students will need to learn their four digit lunch number (or PIN #) to input into the register for each meal. Accounts will not be charged, however the meal needs to match a student ID number.

    • At the elementary schools, student can either input their PIN or give their name to the register person.

  • Student meal accounts WILL NOT BE CHARGED. 

  • FREE & REDUCED MEAL STATUS: Even though meals FREE again we need to continue collecting Free & Reduced VT Meal Applications. Please fill out the application for Free & Reduced School Meals and return to your school's administrative assistant. If you need assistance with the application, please let us know how we can help. Filling out the Free & Reduced Meal Application helps our district receive funding for many other programs and helps you receive other assistance. You may apply at ANY time during the school year if your family income status changes. 

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

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 How to File A Complaint 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:

  1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

  2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or

  3. email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Civil rights complaint procedure (.PDF)