Meals will be offered at no cost to students for the 24/25 school year
* Families may text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304 to find free summer meals nearby.
* If you need information on food service in another language, please call (360) 497-3791.
Contact:
Food Service Director - Dawn Quintana dquintana@whitepass.k12.wa.us
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OSPI Helpful Link: Child Nutrition
August 2024
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Our school is participating in a federal program available to select schools as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program called Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This means that all students attending White Pass School District are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no charge throughout the 2023-2024 school year, regardless of family or household income. However, some of the education programs the district provides are funded from state dollars that require our school to collect household information for all students attending CEP schools.
In order to collect the information, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has developed the Family Income Survey. The Family Income Survey is used to capture information and ensure the district/school receives all of the funding it is entitled to for other state funded education programs.
Please take a moment to complete this form and return it to your student’s school. Your participation is essential in order for us to provide OSPI with the information they need and ensure White Pass School District will continue to receive critical state funding for these educational programs.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this important matter. If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Quintana at 360-497-5817.
Sincerely,
Dawn Quintana
dquintana@whitepass.k12.wa.us
Policy Documents:
6700 Nutrition and Physical Fitness Policy
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs
For all other FNS nutrition assistance programs, state or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination 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.
Procedure for Handling Complaints of Discrimination
Download the complaint form here:
https://ospi.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/2023-08/civilrightscomplaintprocedureandform.pdf
A. Complaints of discrimination must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination.
B. Complaints of discrimination should be given to the Chief Nutrition Officer of Child Nutrition Services, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Chief Nutrition Officer will forward to the Food & Nutrition Service, Western Regional Office, San Francisco.
C. Complaints of discrimination may be written or verbal. Use of a form is not required for a person filing a complaint. If a person is unwilling, unable, or not inclined to put the complaint in writing, the person taking the complaint shall do so. (Complaint Form attached.)
D. Complaints of discrimination should contain as much of the following information as possible:
Name, address, email address, and telephone number or other means of containing the complainant.
The specific location and name of the entity providing the benefits.
A description of a specific action that caused the complainant to believe that discrimination was a factor.
Basis on which a complainant feels that discrimination occurred (race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation to prior civil rights activity).
Names and titles, if known, and addresses of persons who may have knowledge of the discriminatory action.
The date(s) of the alleged discriminatory actions occurred or the duration of such action.
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.
March 2023