***WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO APPLY FOR FREE OR REDUCED MEALS?***
While an approved Free & Reduced Lunch Application is not necessary for students to receive free meals (Education Code 49501.5), it is still critically important for you to complete your free and reduced lunch form in order for our schools to receive important federal funding.
Completing the Lunch Application allows us to receive important federal funding for things like:
- Additional classroom teachers to ensure reduced class sizes
- Academic facilitators & instructional coaches
- Additional funding for instructional supplies and materials
- Additional technology devices
- Professional development for teachers
- Educational software programs
While individual student data is confidential and may not be used for local education purposes, it is used at the State level for a variety of purposes, including:
- The issuance of P-EBT benefits if they become available to families this year;
- The allotment of State funds and discretionary grants for certain programs and public school units (PSUs);
- A mechanism for students (who qualify) to waive the cost Advanced Placement tests;
- Documentation to qualify for scholarships, grants, and other financial aid;
- Use by the agency for various accountability measures, and
- Other allowable uses at the State level.
Applications are also available in both school offices.
Submit completed applications to Michele Wagstrom mwagstrom@gtusd.org.
Only complete one application per family.
Further Information is available in English (PDF) and in Spanish (PDF).
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/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:
- 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 - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
