School Meals
Academy of Math and Science Avondale is offering healthy meals to all students at NO COST every school day in School Year 2023-2024. Your student(s) will receive free breakfasts and lunches regardless of your household’s income. Free breakfasts are available in the cafeteria from 7:30 AM -7:55 AM. If your student is participating in after-school activities, snacks are provided at no cost too.
- Although meals are free, it is essential that you complete an Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals because your school’s:
- Federal and state educational funding and lower internet charges are based on data learned from F&R applications.
- Federal funding for school meals is based on data from F&R applications.
- You may complete a paper application and submit it to the school office manager or complete the application online starting 7/6/2023.
2023-2024 Application for Free or Reduced-Price School Meals follow:
Frequently Asked Questions provide more details on the meal program for. However, if you have other questions or need help, call your Academy of Math and Science school office.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requires the information requested in order to verify your children’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. If you do not provide the information or provide incomplete information, your children may no longer receive free or reduced-price meals.
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.
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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002- 508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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 AD3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request.