Aug 07, 2022

Free and Reduced Lunch Forms and meal offerings are topics for USD 475

Posted Aug 07, 2022 10:00 AM

By Dewey Terrill

JC Post

USD 475 needs free and reduced lunch forms completed for students this upcoming school year. The action is being required by the federal government, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald Eggleston. "So parents will need to do so. Due to COVID-19 in the past lunch was free for everyone. " That will not be the case moving forward.

Eggleston added that everyone will need to fill out the free and reduced lunch forms so they can be accommodated and to ensure students get a healthy meal.

Eggleston also noted that there was also discussion at this past week's school board meeting about the central kitchen and child nutrition program. "I know that there have been some concern about our meals and so what we've done is try to see how we can make it more attractive, look at different offerings that students will enjoy and so we're going to try and expand it based on what the law and rules will allow us."

Eggleston added that the federal government puts certain criteria in place on how meals can be prepared and what meals can be offered. "So we're going to do everything we can to make those meals attractive. We know a good diet is important and we want students to perform at their best so we definitely want to make sure that the students take advantage of all the meal offerings that we provide our students. "