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ATTACHMENT E

PUBLIC RELEASE – NON-PRICING, PROVISIONS 2 AND 3, AND COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION (CEP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to regulations, all school food authorities (SFAs) or institutions must submit annually a public release to the informational media, local unemployment offices, any companies contemplating layoffs in that district's area, grassroots organizations, and interested individuals upon request.

 

Date submitted to news media:  08/12/2024

 

Name(s) of media outlets and companies submitted to:  Coleman Public School is participating in Provisional 2 for NSLP and SBP where all students eat free for both lunch and breakfast.

 

COLEMAN                      

(Name of SFA) 

 

announced today it is participating in a free breakfast and/or lunch program for school year _____2025__________. All students enrolled in the district or the listed sites may participate in the breakfast and/or lunch program at no charge. Provision 2 and 3 schools and CEP schools will not collect household applications for free and reduced meals.

 

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District-wide

 

X

Provision 2

 

Non-Pricing

 

 

Partial (list sites that are participating)

 

Provision 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

CEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By providing breakfast and/or lunch to all children at no charge, we can create a better learning environment for our students. The school breakfast and lunch we serve follows U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The program cannot succeed without your support. Please encourage your children to participate in the school meal programs.


All meals are served to all students at no charge.


Base Year of Special Provision Option (SPO):  _____2024__________

SPO to remain in effect for four (4) years from the Base Year above.

School Year SPO must be reconsidered:  _____2027__________


Documentation to be used for SPO reconsideration:
CEP - Direct Certification documentation
Provision 1, 2 or 3 - Qualifying socio-economic data to establish whether the income level of a school's population, as adjusted for inflation, remained constant with the income level of the most recent base year.

 

The Coleman Public Schools Food Services Department coordinates the preparation of meals, storage and delivery of food, and produces the district-wide lunch menus.

Full Pay Student Breakfast Free

Student Breakfast- Reduced Free

Staff Breakfast $2.37

Guest Breakfast $2.37

Full Pay Student Lunch Free

Student Lunch- Reduce Free

Staff Lunch $4.97

Guest Lunch $4.97

 

USDA Civil Rights Policy & Regulation

 

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 the 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: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html , 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 complete 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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