Caliente Union School District                                                                                Pricing Letter - Meals
    
LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS ABOUT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
    for 2006-2007
Dear Parent or Guardian:

The Caliente Union School District takes part in the National School Lunch Program.  Meals are served every school day.  Students may buy lunch for $ 1.50  . Eligible students may receive meals free or at a reduced price of $  .40    for lunch  . Students may buy milk for $  .25   .

     If you now receive Food Stamp, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) benefits, your child may receive free meals.

     If your total household income is the same or less than the amounts on the income scale below, your child may receive meals free or at a reduced price.  Household means a group of related or non-related individuals who are living as one economic unit and sharing living expenses.  Living expenses include rent, clothes, food, doctor bills, and utility bills.

·    A foster care child who is the legal responsibility of the welfare agency or ward of the court may be eligible to receive meals free or at a reduced price regardless of your income.  Foster children must have a separate application from other children in your household, and their eligibility is based on their “Personal Use Income.”

HOW TO APPLY

Complete and sign the attached Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals or Free Milk, and return it to the school as soon as possible.  The application cannot be approved and may be returned if it contains incomplete eligibility information.

FOOD STAMP, CalWORKs, KinGAP, and FDPIR HOUSEHOLDS—If you now get Food Stamp, CalWORKs, KinGAP, or FDPIR benefits for your child(ren), list each child's name, and your Food Stamp, CalWORKs, KinGAP, or FDPIR case number.  AN ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER MUST SIGN THE APPLICATION.

FOSTER CARE CHILDREN or CHILDREN PLACED IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE—Complete a separate application for each child who is the legal responsibility of the welfare agency or is a ward of the court.  Write the name of the child and the specific school the child attends.  If the child receives personal-use income, list the amount of income.  Personal-use income is (a) money given by the welfare office identified by category for the child's personal use, such as clothing, school fees, and allowances; and (b) all other money the child receives, such as money from family and earnings from full-time or regular part-time employment.  The foster parent or agency official must sign the application.

ALL OTHER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS (wages, salary, pensions, etc.)—If you do not enter a Food Stamp, CalWORKs, KinGAP, or FDPIR case number for each student listed on the application, you must enter (go to next column):

·    The names of all school-age children in your household and the school(s) they attend.
·    The names of all other children in your household who do not attend school.
·    The names of all adults (21 years and older) and other household members, the amount each person received last month, and the source of income.
·    The social security number of the adult household member who signs the application or indicate "none" if the adult does not have a social security number.

An application must be completed, with all household members and incomes listed, for a child who is living with relatives or friends, whether or not the child is a ward of the court.

An adult household member must sign the application.