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Center Grove Community School CorporationFOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
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MISSIONThe mission of the Center Grove Community School Corporation Food and Nutrition Services Department is to provide nutritionally balanced meals according to the USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch requirements at a reasonable cost to students, staff and guests. Our goal is to provide nutritious, child-focused meals that comply with the USDA Dietary Guidelines based on Nutrient Standard Menu Planning.
MEAL PRICES
Center Grove will offer free Breakfast and Lunch meals for the 21-22 school year (free to all students, you do not need to qualify or apply). The Food & Nutrition Services Department will conduct the first Direct Certification upload from the IDOE during the second week of July. Once letters are printed and mailed, Skyward Family Access will be opened for families to apply for textbook assistance online (end of July). Paper applications will not be accepted this year.Meal prices for the 2021-2022 school year are as follows:
Breakfast Prices (Applies to all schools)
Staff/Adult Visitor Breakfast: $2.50Elementary Lunch Prices
Staff/Adult Visitor Lunch: $4.60Secondary Lunch Prices
Meal prices are established to cover food and non-food expenses, staff benefits and labor expenses, and equipment repair and replacement. The food service department is self-supporting and does not receive money from the general fund.
Staff/Adult Visitor Lunch: $4.60
P-EBT PAYMENTS & CARDS
The last round of P-EBT for the summer is going out to families during the month of July. After this round, the FSSA office will be solely handling P-EBT cards, so please contact the FSSA office from here on out with questions/concerns.- Online: https://www.connectebt.com/
- Phone toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 877.768.5098
UNPAID ACCOUNT PROCEDURESCenter Grove's Food and Nutrition Department has adopted a formal procedure to address unpaid meal charges. The USDA mandated all federal school meal programs adopt similar procedures by July 1, 2017. The procedure is included in all CG Schools handbooks and at this link.
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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 this link, 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.
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