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Free & Reduced Meal Application

APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED EACH SCHOOL YEAR. 
Previous year benefits end 30 school days after the school year begins.
 
Although school meals will be free to all scholars in California, regardless of income, our Academy's school funding is still tied to the percentage of scholars who qualify for the free and reduced meal program based on completed meal applications. Please complete an application today, thank you.
 
To complete the Free & Reduced Meal Application, please visit the Linq Connect Home Page and scroll over "School Services" located on the right of the page; select Free & Reduced Meal Application. Many languages are available. 
 
 
Please note:
Be sure to complete all fields on the online form (birthday, campus, etc) when adding scholar(s) or they will not be included on your auto-generated eligibility letter.  Be sure the email you input on the application is correct so your eligibility letter will be emailed to you.  Thank you.
 
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Hard copies of the Free & Reduced Meal Application are also available and can be completed and turned in at the front desk on campus.
 
A meal application can be downloaded below, completed and emailed to [email protected] 

Senate Bill (SB) 708 amended EC Section 49557 to allow LEAs the option to offer households the use of an online F/RP application. Public school districts and county offices of education (COE) opting to offer an online application must include web links to the following resources that are not required with the paper application:

SB 708 requires that an LEA’s online application comply with the privacy rights and disclosure protections established by the federal National School Lunch Act and the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. This bill also prohibits an online application from being made available or accessible if the online application allows for the information provided by an applicant to be used by a private entity for any purpose not related to the administration of a school food program, or if the online application requires an applicant to waive any right or to create a user account in order to submit the application.

 

The intent of SB 708 is to improve access to translated school meal applications, streamline eligibility determination process, add hyperlinks to connect households with support programs such as CalFresh, add privacy protections for applicants, and include clear instructions to households.

Free and Reduced eligible families can receive additional benefits:
Eligible for free and reduced pricing with the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program. 
 
Questions? Contact [email protected]