Nutrition

COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 provides an alternative to household applications in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The intent of the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) is to improve access to free school meals in eligible, high poverty school districts and to eliminate the administrative burden of collecting household applications.

Taos High School, Taos Middle School, Enos Garcia Elementary School, Ranchos Elementary, Arroyos del Norte Elementary, Chrysalis Alternative High School and Cyber Magnet School are participating in a Universal Breakfast and Lunch Program for the current 2019-2020 school year. If your children attend any of the schools listed, breakfast/lunch will be available to them at no charge. All students enrolled at these schools may participate in the breakfast/lunch program at no charge to them.

By providing breakfast/lunch to all children at no charge, we are hoping to create a better learning environment for our stud ents. Numerous studies and practical thinking all point to the realization that hungry children cannot learn as well as children who are fed balanced meals. The school breakfasts and lunches follow USDA New Meal Pattern guidelines for healthy school meals.

The CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) cannot succeed without your support. Please encourage your children to participate in school meal programs. All meals will be served to all students at no charge regardless of income eligibility status.