Meal
Requirements
Applying
for Free and Reduced Meals
Paying
for Meals
Charging
Meals
Sanitation
Scores for Ware Schools
About the Department
The
Ware County School System School Nutrition Department employs 1 Lead
Manager, 70
assistants, 10 school managers, and 2 clerical workers. All managers must
complete 5 thirty-hour classes during the first four years of employment
and 1 thirty-hour class every two years. Managers and assistants
must earn 12 hours of in-service credit annually. Salary incentives
are offered to all staff for further training.
All
school nutrition staff members are encouraged to participate in
professional organizations. All are members of the Georgia School
Nutrition Association and the School Nutrition Association. Ninety-nine percent of the staff are
certified by SNA.
The
staff has a local chapter and is very active at the district level.
Many awards are won by the department each year. Awards have
included the GSNA Gold Scroll Award, 100% membership award for GSNA and
SNA, 100% certification award from SNA and a 3% increase in lunch
participation.
FREE
AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS
FREE
AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS
Free meals and
reduced price meals are available to students based on household income
and the number of people in the household.
All student
meals are subsidized with federal funds; free and reduced price meals are
almost fully funded by USDA.
To
apply for benefits, complete a family application. You may apply
any time during the school year. Students pay full price until the
application is approved.
Applications
are mailed to every student in July and are always available in the
school office in English, Spanish and Chinese. Return the application
to the school or to the School Nutrition office at the Board of
Education.
If
your total household income is the same or below
the amount on the Income Chart, your child can get meals either free or
at a reduced price.
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Income Chart
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Household Size
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Weekly
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Monthly
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Yearly
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1
|
280
|
1211
|
14521
|
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2
|
379
|
1640
|
19669
|
|
3
|
478
|
2069
|
24817
|
|
4
|
577
|
2498
|
29965
|
|
5
|
676
|
2927
|
35113
|
|
6
|
775
|
3356
|
40261
|
|
7
|
874
|
3785
|
45409
|
|
8
|
973
|
4214
|
50557
|
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for each additional member add
|
+99
|
+429
|
+5148
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How do I get free or reduced price meals for my child?
You
must complete the Free and Reduced Price School Meal Application and
return it to the school.
Households
getting food stamps or TANF.
You
only have to include your child’s name and the case number, and the adult
household member must sign the application.
Households
that do not get food stamps or TANF.
If
you do not have a case number, you must include the names of all
household members, the amount of income each person got last month and
where the income came from. An adult household member must sign the
application and include the last four digits of his or her social security number, or indicate
that he or she has none.
Households
with a foster child.
You
must include the child’s name and the amount of “personal use” income the
child got last month, and an adult must sign the application.
Will the application be verified?
Your
eligibility may be checked at any time during the school year.
School officials may ask you to send written evidence that shows that
your child should get free or reduced price school meals.
Can I appeal the school’s decision?
You
can talk to school officials if you do not agree with the school’s
decision on your application. You also may ask for a fair hearing
by calling or writing to:
Stephanie Taylor, SNP Director
1301 Bailey
St.
Waycross,
GA 31502
(912) 287-2304
Must I report changes?
If
your child gets free or reduced price meals because of your income, you
must tell us if your household size decreases, or if your income
changes. If your
child gets free meals because your household gets food stamps or TANF,
you must tell us when you no longer get these benefits.
Will information on my application be kept confidential?
We
will use the information on your application to decide if your child
should get free or reduced price meals. We may inform officials
connected with other child nutrition, health and education programs of
the information on your application to determine benefits for those
programs or for funding and/or evaluation purposes.
Can I apply for free and reduced price meals later?
You
may apply for free and reduced price meals at any time during the school year. If you are not eligible now but
have a change, like decrease in household income, an increase in
household size, become unemployed or get food stamps or TANF,
complete a application then.
Non-discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you
believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with Federal
law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is
prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call
202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and employer. We will let you know
when your application is approved or denied.
Privacy Act Statement: This explains
how we will use the information you give us. The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act requires the information on this application. You do not have to give
the information, but if you do not, we cannot approve your child for free
or reduced price meals. You must
include the social security number of the adult household member who
signs the application. The social
security number is not required when you apply on behalf of a foster
child or you list a Food Stamp Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Program or Food Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations (FDPIR) case number or other FDPIR identifier for your child
or when you indicate that the adult household member signing the
application does not have a social security number. We will use your information to
determine if your child is eligible for free or reduced price meals, and
for administration and enforcement of the lunch and breakfast programs.
We MAY share your eligibility information with education, health, and
nutrition programs to help them evaluate, fund, or determine benefits for
their programs, auditors for program reviews, and law enforcement
officials to help them look into violations of program rules.
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Paying for Meals
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Meal Prices
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|
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Elementary
|
Middle School
|
High School
|
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Full price lunch
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1.25
|
1.50
|
1.50
|
|
Reduced price lunch
|
.40
|
.40
|
.40
|
|
Full price breakfast
|
FREE
|
FREE |
FREE |
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Reduced price breakfast
|
FREE
|
FREE
|
FREE |
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Elementary students
are allowed to charge $10.00. When a student owes $10.00, the SNP
manager will go to the classroom and give the child a letter saying he or
she will get a sandwich tomorrow if payment isn't made. Bills are
sent home on Mondays ($5.00 and up) and Wednesday ($8.00 and up).
Middle School students may charge up to three
meals.
High School students may not charge meals at
all.
No a la carte items can be charged.
Health Department
Sanitation Scores for 2011
|
School
|
Score
|
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Daffodil
|
100
|
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Center
|
97
|
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Memorial Drive
|
100
|
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Ruskin
|
99
|
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Wacona
|
97
|
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Waresboro
|
99
|
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Williams Heights
|
98
|
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Ware Middle
|
99
|
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Waycross
Middle
|
100
|
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Ware High
|
99
|
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Ware Magnet
|
100
|
The
calorie and nutrient needs of children vary by their sex, age, size and activity level. The calorie standards for
breakfast and lunch are estimates of the minimum energy need. Some children,
especially older males, may require considerably more than the minimum.
Children who are large for their age or more active also need more
calories. The amounts of foods served is
adjusted to provide for the calorie needs of all children.
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