*For daily menus with allergy and nutrition information, click here.
2023-24 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
This year, we are pleased to announce that 18 of our 20 schools are now qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. This means that for 2023/24, all students enrolled CEP schools are eligible to receive a free, healthy and complete school breakfast and lunch meal each school day they attend. No meal application is needed.
CEP Eligible Schools List (CEP Eligible means FREE school meals for all students. No application is needed.)
| Albany Options School | Memorial Middle School | South Shore Elementary |
| Calapooia Middle School | North Albany Elementary School | Sunrise Elementary |
| Central Elementary | North Albany Middle School | Takena Elementary |
| Lafayette Elementary | Oak Elementary | Tangent Elementary |
| Liberty Elementary | Periwinkle Elementary | Timber Ridge School |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary | South Albany High School | Waverly Elementary |
Oregon Expanded Income Guidelines – West Albany H.S. and Oak Grove Elementary only
(Families must apply to receive free/reduced price school meals)
While we weren’t able to qualify all schools for CEP, the Oregon Expanded Income Guidelines (EIG) allow more households to qualify for no cost school meals by increasing the qualifying income level to between 185% and 300% of the federal poverty level. Here are the 2023/24 Federal and Oregon Income Guidelines
We encourage Oak Grove Elementary and West Albany High School families to complete a confidential Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals to take advantage of this benefit. No other GAPS schools are eligible. Paper applications are available at your schools in English and Spanish. Contact Nutrition Services for applications in other languages.
Fueling Students for Success
The goal of Nutrition Services is to make sure students receive the necessary nutrition to be prepared to learn and succeed. The school menus are analyzed each week to ensure they meet dietary guidelines. If families have a question or concern about the menu, please contact Nutrition Services or any of the school kitchens. Families are welcome to join their child for a meal at a school. Adult meals may be purchased for $4.50.
- Use low-fat cheeses, yogurt and milk.
- Use reduced sugar and sodium food products.
- Use mostly whole grain rich or whole wheat grains/breads.
- Large variety of fruits and vegetables are offered daily with each meal.
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:
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mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or -
fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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email: Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
General Nutrition Services Information
Scott Lewis
541-967-4622 ext. 1815
Email
Information Regarding Free and Reduced Price Meals and Mealtime Accounts
Tara Dixson
541-967-4622 ext. 1812
Email
MealTime Customer Support: 1-800-755-0904
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
*Para menús diarios con información sobre alergias y nutrición, haga clic aquí.
Solicite almuerzo gratis
Los estudiantes de las siguientes escuelas seguirán recibiendo desayuno y almuerzo gratis: Escuela Albany Options, Escuela Secundaria Calapooia, Escuelas Primarias Central, Lafayette, Liberty y Meadow Ridge, Escuelas Secundarias Memorial y North Albany, Escuelas Primarias Oak, Periwinkle y North Albany, Escuela Preparatoria South Albany, Escuelas Primarias South Shore, Sunrise, Takena, Tangent, Timber Ridge, y Waverly.
Se alienta a las familias con estudiantes en las escuelas restantes a que soliciten el almuerzo gratis o a precio reducido a través del Departamento de Educación de Oregón. Esta solicitud es confidencial y está disponible en inglés y español.
El distrito quiere asegurarse de que los estudiantes reciban la nutrición necesaria para tener éxito. Los menús escolares se analizan cada semana para garantizar que cumplan con las pautas dietéticas. Si las familias tienen alguna pregunta o inquietud sobre el menú, comuníquese con Servicios de Nutrición o cualquiera de las cocinas escolares. Las familias son bienvenidas a la escuela para reunirse con su hijo/a durante alguna comida.
Información general de servicios de Nutrición
Scott Lewis
541-967-4622 ext. 1815
Email
Información con respecto a las comidas gratis y a precio reducido y Mealtime
Tara Dixson
541-967-4622 ext. 1812
Email
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.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usdaprogram-discrimination complaint-form-spanish.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:
- correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
- correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov
