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Free/Reduced Lunch Application Incentive Program


Posted Date: 08/15/2018

Free/Reduced Lunch Application Incentive Program

August 14, 2018

 

Free/Reduced Lunch Application Incentive Program

Did you know that many of our federal funds and accountability ratings are directly affected by our number of Free/Reduced Applications?  Did you know that the state actually reimburses the school the full amount for a qualifying meal? Those funds are spent right back into food services.  As an incentive to complete the Free/Reduced Application, we will be drawing for IPad minis this year.

This year, the application will be completed online, just go to www.petroliacisd.org, then under District, Food and Nutrition, Free/Reduced Application. The computer system will verify the applications for the district. You don’t have to worry about the application getting lost or having your income out for eyes to see.  All the applications are confidential.

Who needs to complete an application?  Every family should complete an application, even if you don’t believe you qualify.  Let the system do the work for you.  If you have direct certification kids, please go ahead and fill out an application so they can be included in the drawing.  Foster children and homeless automatically qualify for free meals as well. Please enter their application to enter them into the drawing.

We will have the computer lab available at Meet the Teacher to complete applications or you can stop by school one day and check into the office to use a computer if needed.  You can complete the application from home as well by going to www.mychildk12.com or through the school website as described above. You will create an account, then complete the application.  You will need your income, children names and social security numbers to complete the app.

Here is how the drawing will work.  Every child that has an application submitted by Friday, August 24 at 5pm will have their name in the drawing 5 times. From 5pm, 8/24 through 5pm, August 31, they will get their name in the drawing 2 times. From 5:01pm, 8/31 to 5pm, September 7, 2018, each student submitted will get their name in the drawing 1 time. The names will be entered the appropriate number of times, according to application date/time, into a computerized random name picker. The program will then generate the winners of the IPad minis. Please help us to help your kids by completing a Free/Reduced application.